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counterpart
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n. a thing that completes another; things very much alike
Night and day are counterparts |
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coup
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n. highly successful action or sudden attack
news of his coup spread across wall street |
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couple
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v. join; unite
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courier
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n. messenger
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covenant
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n. agreement
comply with the terms of the covenant |
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covert
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adj. secret; hidden; implied
covert operation |
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covetous
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adj. avaricious; eagerly desirous of
the covetous man wants everything |
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cow
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v. terrorize; intimidate
v. cower - shrink quivering, as from fear the child cowered in the corner |
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coy
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adj. shy; modest; coquettish (flirty)
she was coy in her answers to Ken's offers |
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cozen
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v. cheat; hoodwink; swindle
he would cozen his friends in a cheap card game |
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crabbed
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adj. sour; peevish
crabbed old man |
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crass
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adj. very unrefined; grossly insensible
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craven
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adj. cowardly
craven refusal to join the protest |
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credence
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n. belief
do not place any credence in his promises |
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credo
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n. creed
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credulity
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n. belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete
credulity of inexperienced investors |
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creed
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n. system of religious or ethical belief
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crescendo
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n. increase in volume/intensity; climax
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crestfallen
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adj. dejected; dispirited
he was crestfallen after his failure |
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cringe
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v. shrink back, as if in fear
the dog cringed, expecting a blow |
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crone
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n. hag
the toothless crone frightened us |
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crotchety
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adj. eccentric; whimsical
crotchety old gentleman |
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crypt
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n. secret recess or vault usually used for burial
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cull
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v. pick out; reject
the farmer culls the nonlaying hens |
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culmination
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n. attainment of highest point
his inauguration as Pres marked the culmination of his political career |
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culpable
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adj. deserving blame
they are equally culpable |
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culvert
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n. artificial channel for water
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cumbersome
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adj. heavy; hard to manage
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cupidity
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n. greed
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curator
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n. superintendent; manager
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curmudggeon
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n. churlish, miserly individual
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cursory
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adj. casual; hastily done
cursory examination |
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curtail
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v. shorten; reduce
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cynosure
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n. object of general attention
as soon as she walked into the room, she became the cynosure of all eyes |
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dabble
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v. work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around
children dabbled their hands in the bird bath he dabbled at art |
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dais
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n. raised platform for guests of honor
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dally
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v. trifle with; procrastinate
he would dally with her affections |
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damp
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lessen in intensity; diminish; mute
nothing can damp my enthusiasm |
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dank
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adj. damp
the dungeon is dank and slimy |
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dapper
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adj. neat and trim
he was extremely dapper - he could not bear having one hair misplaced |
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daub
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v. smear (as w/ paint)
from the way he daubed his paint on the canvas... |
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dauntless
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adj. bold
dauntless soldier |
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deadpan
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adj. wooden; impassive
deadpan expression |
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debacle
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n. sudden downfall; complete disaster
every fight turns into a debacle |
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debauch
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v. corrupt; seduce from virtue
wild debauchery of toga parties debauch the young men |
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debonair
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adj. urbane and suave; amiable; cheerful and carefree
pierce brosnan - debonair |
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debunk
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v. expose as false, exaggerated worthless, etc; ridicule
debunk the candidate's claim |
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debutante
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n. young woman making formal entrance into society
as a debutante, she was mentioned in the society columns of newspapers |
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decant
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v. pour off gently
decant this wine before serving |
