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cabal
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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cache
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hiding place; V.
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cadaver
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corpse; dead human body
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cadence
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rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat
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cajole
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persuade by praise or false promise; coax
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caldron(cauldron)
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large kettle
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callow
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youthful; immature
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calumny
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malicious misrepresentation; slander
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camaraderie
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good-fellowship; CF. comrade
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canard
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unfounded false rumor
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candor
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frankness;
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canny
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shrewd in money matters
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cantankerous
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ill-humored; irritable
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canter
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slow gallop
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caprice
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whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
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capricious
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unpredictable, fickle
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captious
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faultfinding; too critical
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careen
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lurch; sway from side to side
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caricature
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distortion; burlesque
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carnage
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destruction of life; slaughter
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carnal
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fleshly; sensual;
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carousal
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drunken revel; V. carouse
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carping
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petty criticism; fault-finding
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carrion
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rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture
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castigation
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punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
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cataclysm
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deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
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cathartic
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purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty
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caustic
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burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action;
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cavalier
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casual and offhand; arrogant
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cavil
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quibble; make frivolous objections;
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celerity
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speed; rapidity
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celibate
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abstaining from sexual intercourse
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cerebration
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thought; working of the brain
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cession
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yielding to another; ceding
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chaffing
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bantering; joking
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chagrin
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annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)
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chalice
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goblet; consecrated cup
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charlatan
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quack; pretender to knowledge
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chary
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cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving;
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chaste
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morally pure; virginal;
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chasten
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discipline; punish in order to correct
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chastise
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punish as by beating
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cherubic
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angelic; innocent-looking
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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chide
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scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
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chimerical
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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic
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choleric
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hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable
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chortle
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chuckle with delight
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chuckle
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laugh quietly
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churlish
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boorish; rude;
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cipher
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nonentity; worthless person or thing
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circlet
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small ring; band of gold,
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circuitous
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roundabout
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circumspect
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prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought
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clandestine
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secret
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clangor
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loud resounding noise;
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clarion
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shrill, trumpetlike sound
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claustrophobia
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fear of being locked in
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clich\'e
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phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude
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clique
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small exclusive group of people
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clout
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great influence (especially political or social);
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clown
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act stupidly; play the fool;
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cloying
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distasteful (because excessive);
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coax
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persuade by flattery
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coddle
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treat gently; indulge excessively
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codicil
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supplement to the body of a will
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coercion
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use of force to get someone to object
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coeval
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living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
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cogitate
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think over; ponder
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cognate
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having a common origin; related linguistically
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coiffure
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hairstyle
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collate
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examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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commensurate
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equal in extent; of the same size
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commiserate
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
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commodious
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spacious and comfortable
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complacency
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self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent
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comport
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bear one's self; behave
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compunction
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remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
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conceit
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vanity or self-love;
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conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing
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concord
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harmony; accord
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condescend
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(derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior
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condign
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adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved
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conduit
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aqueduct; passageway for fluids
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confiscate
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seize; take possession of (private property) by official order
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congenial
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pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage
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connivance
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pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend;
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connotation
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suggested or implied meaning of an expression
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consecrate
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dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping
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construe
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explain; interpret
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consummate
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complete
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contention
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assertion; claim;
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contentious
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quarrelsome; controversial;
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continence
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self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence
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contortions
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twistings; distortions
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contraband
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illegal trade; smuggling
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contrite
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penitent; repentant;
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contrive
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invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation);
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contumacious
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stubborn and disobedient
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contusion
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bruise
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convivial
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pleasantly merry; festive; joyous
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coquette
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flirt; flirtatious woman;
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cornucopia
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horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
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corporeal
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bodily (rather than spiritual);
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corrugated
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wrinkled; ridged
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covenant
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binding agreement between two groups or people; compact;
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covetous
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avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions
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coy
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shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence;
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cozen
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cheat;
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crabbed
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sour; bad-tempered
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crass
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very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude
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craven
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cowardly
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credence
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belief
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crescendo
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increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage
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crestfallen
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dejected; dispirited
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crotchety
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(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical
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cull
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pick out from others (to kill the weakest members);
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culpable
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deserving blame; blameworthy
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cupidity
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greed (for wealth);
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curmudgeon
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churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person
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cynical
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skeptical or distrustful of human motives;
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cynosure
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object of general attention
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abet
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assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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abjure
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renounce upon oath
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abode
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dwelling place; home
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abrogate
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abolish
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accolade
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award of merit
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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accoutrements
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the equipment needed for a particular activity or way of life
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acquiesce
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assent; agree passively; comply without protest
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acrimonious
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stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuate
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motivate
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adage
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wise saying , proverb
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addle
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make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)
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adjuration
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solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
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affliction
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state of distress;cause of distress or suffering Eg Malnutrition is one of the common afflictions of the poor.
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affront
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insult
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agape
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openmouthed
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agnostic
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someone who does not know, or believes that it is impossible to know, whether a god exists:Eg. Although he was raised a Catholic, he was an agnostic for most of his adult life.
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agog
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highly excited; intensely curious
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness without reluctance
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alcove
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a small space in a room Eg. We've put some bookshelves in the alcove.
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allude
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refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference
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ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
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ambush
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act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in ambush; V.
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ameliorate
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improve
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amenable
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obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests
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amiss
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wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.
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amulet
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charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck
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annul
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make void
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antediluvian
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antiquated
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apothegm(apophthegm)
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pithy, compact saying
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aplomb
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poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
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appall
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dismay; shock deeply
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appease
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pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement
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appellation
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name; title
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apposite
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appropriate; fitting
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appurtenances
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subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing
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arroyo
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gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
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ashen
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ash-colored; deadly pale
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asinine
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stupid; Ex. asinine remarks
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asperity
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sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter
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aspersion
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slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on
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assail
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assault
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assiduous
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diligent, showing hard work, care and attention to detail
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assuage
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mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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astute
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wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage
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atone
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make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for
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attire
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clothe
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attrition
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rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition
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augury
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omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)
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bacchanal
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noisy party with a lot of drinking
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backslide
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revert (to bad habits); N. reverter
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badger
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pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal
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badinage
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teasing conversation; banter; joking talk
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baffle
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frustrate; perplex
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bait
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harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals
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baleful
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evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look
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balk
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stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate
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bandy
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discuss lightly or glibly
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bane
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posion; cause of ruin
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bantering
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joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter
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bard
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poet
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baroque
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highly ornate
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bate
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let down; lessen the force of;
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beatific
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giving or showing bliss
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bedizen
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dress with vulgar finery
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befuddle
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confuse thoroughly
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beget
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father; become the father of; produce
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begrudge
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envy;
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beguile
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deceive; mislead or delude
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behemoth
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huge creature
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beholden
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obligated; indebted
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