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155 Cards in this Set
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abandon (n.)
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total lack of inhibition
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abhor
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to loathe, detest
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abridge
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to condense, shorten
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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abstemious
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sparing or limited in appetite
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accolade
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praise, distinction
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accretion
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growth in size or increase in amount
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acme
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highest point; summit
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acquittal
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release from blame
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acrimonious
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bitter, filled with animosity
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adage
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old saying or proverb
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adapt
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to accommodate; adjust
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addled
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muddled; confused
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adhere
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to cling or follow without deviation
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adroit
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skillful, accomplished, highly competent
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adulation
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high praise
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adversarial
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antagonistic, competitive
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adversity
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difficult or harmful situation
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty or art
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affable
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friendly, easy to approach
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affected (adj.)
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personal offense, insult
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed
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allay
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to lessen, ease, or soothe
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alleviate
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to relieve, improve partially
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allusion
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indirect reference
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amalgam
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mixture, combination, alloy
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ameliorate
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to make better, improve
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amicable
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friendly, aggreable
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ample
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abundant, plentiful
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anachronism
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something chronologically inappropriate
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anathema
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ban, curse; something shunned or disliked
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ancillary
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accessory; subordinate; helping
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animosity
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hatred, hostility
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antagonist
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foe, opponent, adversary
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antipathy
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dislike, hostility; extreme opposition or aversion
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antithesis
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exact opposite or direct contrast
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apathy
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lack of feeling or emotion
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aphorism
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old saying or pithy statement
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apocryphal
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not genuine, fictional
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appease
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to satisfy, placate, calm, pacify
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appropriate (v.)
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to take possession of
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arcane
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secret, obscure, known only to a few
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ardent
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passionate, enthusiastic, fervent
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arduoud
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extremely difficult, laborious
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articulate (adj.)
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well spoken, expressing oneself clearly
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artisan
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craftsperson; expert
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ascertain
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to determine, discover, make certain of
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aspersion
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false rumor, damaging report, slander
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aspire
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to have great hopes; to aim at a goal
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assiduous
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diligent, persistent, hard-working
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assuage
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to make less severe, ease, relieve
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asymmetrical
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not corresponding in size, shape, position
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audacious
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bold, daring, fearless
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august (adj.)
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dignified, awe inspiring, venerable
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auspicious
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having favorable prospects, promising
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avarice
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greed
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avenge
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to retaliate, take revenge for an injury or crime
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aversion
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intense dislike
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aviary
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large enclosure housing birds
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baleful
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harmful, with evil intentions
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balk
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to refuse, stop short; prevent
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banal
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trite, overly common
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banter
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playful conversation
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beguile
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to deceive, mislead; charm
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behemoth
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huge creature
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belligerent
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hostile, tending to fight
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benefactor
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someone giving aid or money
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beneficient
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kindly, charitable; doing good deeds; producing good effects
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benevolent
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friendly and helpful
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berate
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to scold harshly
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bestow
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to give as a gift
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biped
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two-footed animal
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blandish
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to coax with flattery
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blatant
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glaring, obvious, showy
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bombastic
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using high-sounding but meaningless language
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bonhomie
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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
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boon
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blessing, something to be thankful for
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buffoon
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clown or fool
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burly
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brawny, husky
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buttress (v.)
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to reinforce or support
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cacophony
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jarring, unpleasant noise
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cajole
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to flatter, coax, persuade
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calamitous
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disastrous, catastrophic
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calumny
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false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander
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canny
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smart; founded on common sense
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capacious
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large, roomy; extensive
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capitulate
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to submit completely, surrender
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capricious
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impulsive, whimsical, without much thought
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cast (n.)
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copy, replica
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cast (v.)
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to fling, to throw
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castigate
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to punish, chastise, criticize severely
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caulk
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to make watertight
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caustic
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biting, sarcastic; able to burn
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cavort
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to frolic, prance about
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celebrity
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fame, widespread acclaim; a famous person
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censorious
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severely critical
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cessation
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temporary or complete halt
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champion (v.)
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to defend or support
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charlatan
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quack, fake
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chary
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watchful, cautious, extremely shy
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cherubic
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sweet, innocent, resembling a cherub angel
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chicanery
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trickery, fraud, deception
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chide
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to scold, express disapproval
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chimerical
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faniful, imaginary, visionary, impossible
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choleric
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easily angered, short-tempered
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choice (adj.)
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specially selected, preferred
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chromatic
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relating to color
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circuitous
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roundabout
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circumlocution
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roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
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circumspect
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cautious, wary
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clairvoyant (adj.)
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having ESP, psychic
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clandestine
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secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
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clemency
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merciful leniency
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cloister (v.)
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to confine, seclude
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coalesce
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to grow together or cause to unite as one
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cogent
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logically forceful, compelling, convincing
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cohabit
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to live together
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coherent
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intelligible, lucid, understandable
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collaborate
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to cooperate, work together
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colloquial
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characteristic of informal speech
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compatriot
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fellow countryman
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compelling (adj.)
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having a powerful and irresistible effect
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complacent
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self-satisfied, smug
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complicity
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knowing partnership in doing
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compress
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to reduce, squeeze
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condone
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to pardon or forgive; overlook, justify, or excuse a fault
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conflagration
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bug, destructive fire
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conformist
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one who unquestionably follows the rules of customs of others
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confound
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to baffle, perplex
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congenial
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similar in tastes and habits
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congruity
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correspondence, harmony, agreement
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conjecture
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speculation, prediction
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construe
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to explain or interpret
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conundrum
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riddle, puzzle or problem with no solution
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conventional
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typical, customary, commonplace
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convivial
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sociable; fond of eating, drinking, and people
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coquette
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woman who flirts
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corporeal
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having to do with the body; tangible, material
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cosmetic (adj.)
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relating to beauty; affecting the surface of something
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countervail
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to counteract, to exert force against
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covert
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hidden; secret
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covet
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to desire strongly something possessed by another
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craven
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cowardly
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credulous
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gullible, trusting
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crescendo
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gradual increase in volume of sound
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culpable
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guilty, responsible for wrong
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cupidity
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greed
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curmudgeon
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cranky person
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dearth
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lack, scarcity, insufficiency
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debauch
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to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty; indulge
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debunk
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to discredit, disprove
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deciduous
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losing leaves in the fall; short-lived, temporary
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decorous
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proper, tasteful, socially correct
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deferential
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respectful and polite in a submissive way
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definitive
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clear-cut, explicit or decisive
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