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cabal
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a small group
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cache
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a hiding place
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cacophony
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unpleasant sound
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cadaver
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a dead body
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cadence
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rhythm
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cajole
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to persuade
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calamitous
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causing trouble or disastrous
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caliber
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degree of worth or value
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callous
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unyielding; insensitive
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callow
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young and inexperienced
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camaraderie
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loyalty; friendship
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canard
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a false story, report, or rumor
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candid
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truthful, honest
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candor
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honest; openness; frankness
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canny
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shrewd
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canon
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rule
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cant
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statements made in a singsong tone
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cantankerous
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bad-tempered
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canter
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smooth, easy pace
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canvass
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to make a survey
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capacious
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spacious
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capitulate
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to surrender
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capricious
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erratic, impulsive
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captivate
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to capture or to charm
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carcinogenic
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causing cancer
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cardinal
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of major importance
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careen
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to swerve
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caricature
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an exaggerated portrayal
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carnage
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slaughter
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carnal
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sensual; sexual
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carouse
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to engage in a noisy, wild party
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carp
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to complain
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carrion
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decaying flesh
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caret blanche
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freedom to use one's own judgemnt
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cartel
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association of businesses
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cascade
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to fall
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castigate
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to punish or criticize
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cataclysm
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a violent change
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catacomb
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underground burial place
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catalyst
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person or thing that speeds up a result
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cataract
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large waterfall; cloudiness of the eye
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catharsis
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act of purification
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catholic
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universal; found everywhere
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caucus
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a meeting
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caustic
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severely critical
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cauterize
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to burn
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cavalcade
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a sequence of events
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cavalier
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a casually indifferent person
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caveat
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a warning
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cavil
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to argue
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cavort
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to frolic
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celerity
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swiftness
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celestial
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heavenly
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celibate
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unmarried
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censor
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to eliminate objectionable material
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centrifugal
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moving away from the center
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certitude
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certainty
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cessation
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stopping
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chafe
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to annoy
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chaff
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worthless material
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chagrin
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embarrassment
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chameleon
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a changeable person
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chaos
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complete disorder
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charisma
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great appeal or attraction
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chary
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(of) careful
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chasm
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a wide gap
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chaste
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pure
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chastise
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to punish; to purify
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chattel
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slave
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chauvinism
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fanatical devotion to one's country, sex, religion, etc.
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cherub
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an innocent person
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chic
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stylish
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chicanery
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trickery
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chide
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criticize
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chivalrous
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courteous; courageous
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choleric
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easily angered
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churlish
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rude
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cipher
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a thing of no value
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circuitous
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indirect
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circumlocution
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roundabout way of speaking
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circumscribe
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to encircle
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circumspect
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cautious
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circumvent
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to surround or entrap; to go around or by-pass
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citadel
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a fortress
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cite
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to quote a passage, book, author, etc; to refer to an example
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civility
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politeness
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clairvoyant
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having great insight; keenly perceptive
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claber
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to climb wih effort or difficulty
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clandestine
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secretive; private
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clangor
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harsh ringing sound
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cynic
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one who is critical
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clarion
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clear and shrill
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claustrophobia
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fear of enclosed spaces
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cleave
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to split something apart; to stick or cling to something
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cleft
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split; divided
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clemency
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mercy; leniency
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cliche'
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a rite or worn-out expression
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clientele
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customers
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clime
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climate; region
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clique
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a small, exclusive group
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cloistered
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secluded; confined
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clout
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(colloquial) power; influence
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cloven
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divided; split
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coddle
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to treat tenderly
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coffer
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a strongbox
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cogent
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convincing
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cogitate
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to think; to consider carefully
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cognate
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related; relevant
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cognizant
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aware of
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coherent
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logically connected; consistent
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cohesive
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tending to stick
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cohort
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colleague; associate; partner
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collage
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collection of various bits and pieces
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collate
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to put together in order
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collateral
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security for payment
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colloquial
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informal conversation or phrase
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collusion
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conspiracy; agreement to commit a crime
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colossal
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huge; enormous
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combative
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argumentative
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comely
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attractive
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commemorate
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honoring; remembering
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commence
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to begin
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commendation
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raise
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commensurate
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proportionate
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commiserate
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to express pity for
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commodious
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spacious
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communal
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shared
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compact
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firmly packed; a treaty
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compel
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to force
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compendium
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brief summary
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compensatory
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paying back
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complacent
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satisfied; smug; overly confident
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complement
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to make whole; to complete
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complicity
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partnership in wrongful act
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component
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elements or parts
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composure
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calmness of mind or manner
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comprehensive
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all inclusive
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compulsory
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required
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compunction
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uneasiness; remorse
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concave
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curved inward
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concentric
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having a common center
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conception
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a beginning; original plan
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concession
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allowance; the act of yielding
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conciliate
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to soothe the anger of; to win over
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concise
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to the point; brief
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conclave
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secret meeting
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conclusive
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end result
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concoct
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to invent
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concomitant
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accompanying
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concord
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agreement
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concourse
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a crowd; a wide street
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condign
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deserved
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condolence
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expression of sorrow
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condone
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to excuse; to overlook; to forgive
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conducive
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leading to
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conduit
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pipe or tube
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configuration
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shape
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confiscate
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to seize
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conflagration
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a large fire
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confluent
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flowing together
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conformity
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doing the same as others
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confounded
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confused or amazed
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congeal
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to thicken
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congenial
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friendly
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congenital
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existing at birth
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conglomerate
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mass; large corporation
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congregate
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to assemble
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congruent
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in agreement
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conjecture
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to guess or speculate
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage
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conjure
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to call upon or to command a devil or spirit to pracitice magic; cast a spell
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connivance
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conspiracy
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connoisseur
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an expert
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connote
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imply
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connubial
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relating to marriage
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consanguinity
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close relationship by blood
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consecrate
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to make holy
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consensus
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general agreement
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consol
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to comfort
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consonant
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in agreement or harmony
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consort
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a husband or wife; to associate of join
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contentious
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argumentative; quarrelsome
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consternation
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confusion or panic
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constituents
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supporters
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constraints
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limitations
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constrict
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to shrink
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construe
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to interpret
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consummate
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to complete or perfect
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contemporary
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current; modern
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contemptuous
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scornful; hateful; (to disdain)
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contingent
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possible
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contentious
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ready to argue; quarrelsome
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contort
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to distort
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contrary
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opposite to
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contravene
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to oppose
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contumacious
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disobedient; stubborn
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contusion
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bruise
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conundrum
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a riddle or puzzle
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convene
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to assemble
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conventional
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ordinary; usual
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converge
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to come together
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conversant
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being familiar with
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converse
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to talk; the opposite
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convex
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curing outward
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conveyance
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a vehicle
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convivial
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friendly
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convoluted
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twisted
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copious
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abundant
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coquetry
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flirtation
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cordial
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friendly
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cornucopia
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abundance
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corollary
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a deduction; a result of
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corona
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bright circle
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corporeal
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body or physical
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corpulent
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fatness
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corroborate
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to confirm
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corrugated
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wrinkled; ridged
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cortege
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funeral procession
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cosmopolitan
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worldly
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coterie
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close group of friends
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countenance
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the face; to permit
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countermand
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to cancel
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counterpart
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duplicate
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coup
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a brilliant move
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covenant
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an agreement
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covert
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secretive
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covet
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to desire
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cower
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to tremble
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coy
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shy
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cozen
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to trick
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crafty
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tricky
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crass
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unrefined
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craven
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cowardly
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credence
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belief
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credible
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believable
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credulous
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gullible; trusting
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creed
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a religious belief
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crestfallen
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dejected
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cringe
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to shrink back
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crony
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close friend
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crotchety
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grouchy
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crucible
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a severe test
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crux
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the essential part
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cryptic
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mysterious
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crystallize
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to take on a definite form
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cubicle
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small compartment
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cudgel
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club; thick stick
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cull
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to pick out
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culminate
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to result in
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cupable
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worthy of blame
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cumbersome
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heavy or hard to handle
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cumulative
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accumulated
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cupidity
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greed
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cursory
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superficial
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cursive
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running or flowing
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