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178 Cards in this Set
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cabal (n)
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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cache (n)
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hiding place
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cacophonous (adj)
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discordant, inharmonious
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cadence (n)
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rhythmic rise and fall; beat
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cajole (v)
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coax, wheedle
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callous (adj)
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hardened, unfeeling
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callow (adj)
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youthful, immature, inexperienced
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calumny (n)
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malicious misrepresentation; slander
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cameo (n)
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shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearances in a minor role in a film
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canard (n)
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unfounded rumor, exaggerated report
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candor (n)
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frankness, open honesty
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canny (adj)
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shrewd, thrifty
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canon (n)
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collection or authoritative list of books; rule or standard set by ecclesiastical authority
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cant (n)
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insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves
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cantankerous (adj)
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ill-humored, irritable
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cantata (n)
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story set to music, to be sung by a chorus
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canter (n)
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slow gallop
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canto (n)
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division of a long poem
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canvass (v)
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determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.
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capacious (adj)
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spacious
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capillary (adj)
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having a very fine bore
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capitulate (v)
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surrender
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captious (adj)
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faultfinding
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carapace (n)
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shell covering the back of a turtle, crab, etc
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carcinogenic (adj)
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causing cancer
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cardinal (adj)
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chief
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careen (v)
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lurch; sway from side to side
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carillon (n)
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a set of bells capable of being played
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carnage (n)
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destruction of life
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carousal (n)
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drunken revel
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carping (n)
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petty criticism; fault-finding
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carrion (n)
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rotting flesh of a dead body
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cataclysm (n)
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deluge, upheaval
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cataract (n)
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great waterfall; eye abnormality
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catcall (n)
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shout of disapproval, boo
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catechism (n)
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book of religious instruction; instruction of question and answer
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categorical (adj)
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without exceptions; unqualified, absolute
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catharsis (n)
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purging or cleansins of any passage of the body
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cathartic (n)
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purgative
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caucus (n)
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private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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caulk (v)
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to make watertight (by plugging seams)
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caustic (adj)
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burning; sarcastically biting
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cauterize (v)
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burn with hot iron or caustic
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cavalcade (n)
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procession; parade
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cavalier (adj)
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casual and offhand; arrogant
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cavil (v)
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make frivolous objections
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cede (v)
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yield (title, territory) to; surrender formally
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censure (v)
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blame; criticize
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centripetal (adj)
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tending towards the center
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cerebration (n)
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thought
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certitude (n)
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certainty
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cession (n)
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yielding to another, ceding
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chaff (n)
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worthless products of an endeavor
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chaffing (adj)
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bantering; joking
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chalice (n)
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goblet, consecrated cup
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chase (v)
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ornament the metal surface by indenting
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chassis (n)
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framework and working parts of an automobile
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check (v)
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to stop motion; curb, restrain
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checkered (adj)
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marked by changes in fortune
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chide (v)
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scold
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chisel (v)
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swindle or cheat; cut with a chisel
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chivalrous (adj)
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courteous, faithful, brave
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chortle (v)
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chuckle with delight
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ciliated (adj)
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having minute hairs
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circlet (n)
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small ring, band
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circumspect (adj)
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prudent, cautious
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circumvent (v)
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outwit, baffle
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clairvoyant (adj)
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having foresight; fortuneteller
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clamber (v)
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climb by crawling
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clandestine (adj)
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secret
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clangor (n)
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loud, resounding voice
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clapper (n)
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striker (tongue) of a bell
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clarion (adj)
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shrill, trumpetlike sound
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claustrophobia (n)
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fear of being locked in
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cleave (v)
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split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to
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cloven (adj)
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adj for cleave
split, clinging, faithful |
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clemency (n)
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disposition to be lenient; mildness (as of the weather)
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clime (n)
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region; climate
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cloister (n)
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monastery or convent
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clout (n)
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great influence (policial or social)
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cloying (adj)
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distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental
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coalesce (v)
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combine, fuse
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coda (n)
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concluding section of a musical or literary composition
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coddle (v)
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treat gently; pamper
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codicil (n)
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supplement to the body of the will
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coeval (adj)
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living at the same time as; contemporary
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cog (n)
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tooth projecting from a wheel
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cogent (adj)
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convincing
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cogitate (v)
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think over
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cognizance (n)
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knowledge
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cohere (v)
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stick together
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coiffure (n)
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hairstyle
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collate (v)
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examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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collation (n)
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light meal
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colloquy (n)
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informal discussion
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collusion (n)
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conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
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comestible (n)
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something fit to be eaten
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comeuppance (n)
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rebuke, deserts;
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comity (n)
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courtesy; civility
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compendium (v)
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brief, comprehensive summary
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complacency (n)
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self-satisfaction, smugness
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complaisant (adj)
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trying to please; obliging
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complicity (n)
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participation; involvement
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comport (v)
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bear one's self, behave
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compunction (n)
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remorse
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concatenate (v)
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link as in a chain
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concede (v)
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admit, yield
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conceit (n)
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vanity or self-love, whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor
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concentric (adj)
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having a common center
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concerted (adj)
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mutually agreed on; done together
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concession (n)
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act of yielding
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conciliatory (adj)
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reconciling, soothing
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conclave (n)
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private meeting
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concomitant (n)
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that which accompanies
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concord (n)
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harmony
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concur (v)
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agree
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condign (adj)
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adequate; deservedly severe
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condone (v)
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overlook, forgive, give tacit approval, excuse
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conflagration (n)
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great fire
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confound (v)
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confuse, puzzle
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congenial (adj)
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pleasant, friendly
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congenital (adj)
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existing at birth
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conifer (n)
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pine tree; cone-bearing tree
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connivance (n)
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pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend
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connubial (adj)
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pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
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consanguinity (n)
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kinship
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conscript (n)
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draftee, person forced into military service
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consequential (adj)
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pompous, self-important
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consign (v)
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deliver officially; entrust; set apart
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consort (v)
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to associate with
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consort (n)
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husband or wife
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construe (v)
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explain, interpret
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consummate (adj)
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complete
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contend (v)
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struggle, compete; assert earnestly
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contention (n)
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claim, thesis
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continence (n)
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self-restraint, sexual chastity
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contingent (n)
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group that makes up part of a gathering
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contortions (n)
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twistings; distortions
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contravene (v)
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contradict, oppose: infringe on or transgress
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contrived (adj)
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forced, artificial; not spontaneous
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controvert (v)
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oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict
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contumacious (adj)
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disobedient; resisting authority
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convene (v)
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assemble
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conversant (adj)
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familiar with
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converse (n)
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opposite
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convex (adj)
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curving outward
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convivial (adj)
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festive, gay, characterized by joviality
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convoke (v)
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call together
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convoluted (adj)
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coiled around, involved, intricate
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copious (adj)
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plentiful
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cordon (n)
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extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress
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cornice (n)
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protecting molding on buildings
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corollary (n)
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consequence, accompaniment
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corporeal (adj)
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bodily, material
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corrugated (adj)
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wrinkled, ridged
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coterie (n)
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group that meets socially; select circle
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countenance (v)
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approve, tolerate
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countenance (n)
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face
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countermand (v)
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cancel, revoke
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counterpart (n)
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a thing that completes another; things very much alike
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coup (n)
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highly successful action or sudden attack
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cow (v)
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terrorize, intimidate
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cozen (v)
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cheat, hoodwink, swindle
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crabbed (adj)
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sour, peevish
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craven (adj)
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cowardly
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credence (n)
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belief
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credulity (n)
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gullibility, naivete
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creed (n)
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system of religious or ethical belief
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crescendo (n)
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increase in volume or intensity (musical passage); climax
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crestfallen (adj)
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dejected, dispirited
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crotchety (adj)
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eccentric, whimsical
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crux (n)
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essential or main point
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cull (v)
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pick out, reject
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culpable (adj)
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deserving blame
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culvert (n)
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artificial channel for water
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cursive (adj)
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flowing, running
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cursory (adj)
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casual, hastily done
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curtail (v)
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shorten, reduce
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