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collate
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v. examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
They collated the manuscripts |
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collateral
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n. security given for loan
Collateral (finance) in finance means a security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay. |
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collation
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n. a light meal
tea sandwiches and cookies were offered at the collation |
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colloquy
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n. informal discussion
A coloquy is merely a conversational exchange |
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collusion
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n. conspiring in a fraudulent scheme.
The swindler were found guilty of collusion. |
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colossal
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adj. huge.
the city music hall has a colossal stage |
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colossus
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n. gigantic statue
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comatose
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adj. in a coma; extremely sleepy
the audience was in a comatose state |
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comely
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adj. attractable; aggreable.
I would rather have a poor and comely wife than a rich and homely one. |
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comestible
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n. something fit to be eaten
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comeuppance
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n. rebuke; deserts
After his earlier rudeness, we were delighted to see him get his comeuppance |
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comity
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n. courtesy; civility
A spirit of comity should exist among nations. |
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commandeer
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v. to draft for military purposes; to take for public use
The police commandeered the car to go to the nearest hospital |
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commensurate
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adj. corresponding in extent, degree, amt etc...; proportionate
doing this would not bring about a commensurate improvement in... |
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commiserate
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v. feel or express pity or sympathy for
Her friends commiserated with the widow |
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commodious
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adj. spacious and comfortable
a commodious hotel suite |
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compendium
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v. brief, comprehensive summary
this text serves as a compendium of the tremendous amt of new material |
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complacency
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n. self-satisfaction; smugness.
Full of complacency about his latest victories... |
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complaisant
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adj. trying to please; overly polite; obliging
Someone complaisant is not smug or complacent; he yields to others b/c he has an excessive need to please. |
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complicity
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n. involvement in a crime; particiation
Spanish complicity in the bombing is not proved yet... |
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comport
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v. bear one's self; behave
He comported himself with great dignity |
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compact
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n. agreement; contract
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comprise
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v. include; consist of
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compunction
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n. remorse
the criminal showed no compunction for his heinous crime |
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concatenate
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v. link as in a chain
it's unbelievable how these events could concatenate w/o outside assistance |
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concede
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v. admit; yield
He refused to concede that she was right. |
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conceit
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n. vanity or self-love; whimsical idea; extravagant metaphore
altho conceited, Jack was entertaining, always expressing himself in amusing conceits. |
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concentric
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adj. aving a common center
concentric circles |
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conception
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n. beginning; forming of an idea
at the first conception of the work... |
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concerted
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adj. mutually agreed on; done together
the girls made a concerted effort to raise funds |
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concession
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n. an act of yielding
both sides had to make certain concessions |
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conciliatory
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adj. reconciling; soothing
conciliatory words |
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conclave
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n. private meeting
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concomitant
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n. that which accompanies
some say Cancer is concomitant of advanced age |
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condign
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adj. appropriate; deserved (almost always, in the sense of deservedly severe, as in condign punishment)
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condole
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v. express sympathetic sorrow
his friends gathered to condole with him over his loss |
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condone
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v. overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
She condoned Huck's minor offenses |
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conduit
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adj. aqueducct; passageway for fluids
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conflagration
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n. great fire
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conflate
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v. meld or fuse; confuse; combine into one
terrorismm should not be conflated with Islam |
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confluence
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n. flowing together; crowd
They built the city at the confluence of two rivers |
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confound
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v. confuse; puzzle
No mystery could confound Sherlock holmes for long |
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congenial
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adj. pleasant; friendly
congenial companions |
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congenital
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adj. existing at birth
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