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congenial adj
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Having kindred character or tastes
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congest v
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To collect into a mass
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congregate v
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To bring together into a crowd
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coniferous adj
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Cone-bearing trees
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conjecture n
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A guess
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conjoin v
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To unite
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conjugal adj
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Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons
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conjugate adj
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Joined together in pairs
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conjugation n
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The state or condition of being joined together
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conjunction n
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The state of being joined together, or the things so joined
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connive v
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To be in collusion
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connoisseur n
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A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art
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connote v
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To mean; signify
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connubial adj
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Pertaining to marriage or matrimony
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conquer v
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To overcome by force
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consanguineous adj
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Descended from the same parent or ancestor
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conscience n
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The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct
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conscientious adj
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Governed by moral standard
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conscious adj
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Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks
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conscript v
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To force into military service
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consecrate v
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To set apart as sacred
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consecutive adj
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Following in uninterrupted succession
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consensus n
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A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons
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conservatism n
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Tendency to adhere to the existing order of things
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conservative adj
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Adhering to the existing order of things
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conservatory n
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An institution for instruction and training in music and declamation
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consign v
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To entrust
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consignee n
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A person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted
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consignor n
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One who entrusts
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consistency n
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A state of permanence
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console v
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To comfort
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consolidate v
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To combine into one body or system
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consonance n
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The state or quality of being in accord with
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consonant adj
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Being in agreement or harmony with
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consort n
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A companion or associate
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conspicuous adj
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Clearly visible
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conspirator n
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One who agrees with others to cooperate in accomplishing some unlawful purpose
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conspire v
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To plot
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constable n
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An officer whose duty is to maintain the peace
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constellation n
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An arbitrary assemblage or group of stars
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consternation n
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Panic
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constituency n
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The inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body
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constituent n
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One who has the right to vote at an election
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constrict v
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To bind
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consul n
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An officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country
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consulate n
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The place in which a consul transacts official business
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consummate v
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To bring to completion
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consumption n
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Gradual destruction, as by burning, eating, etc
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consumptive adj
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Designed for gradual destruction
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contagion n
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The communication of disease from person to person
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contagious adj
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Transmitting disease
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contaminate v
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To pollute
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contemplate v
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To consider thoughtfully
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contemporaneous adj
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Living, occurring, or existing at the same time
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contemporary adj
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Living or existing at the same time
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contemptible adj
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Worthy of scorn or disdain
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contemptuous adj
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Disdainful
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contender n
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One who exerts oneself in opposition or rivalry
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contiguity n
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Proximity
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contiguous adj
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Touching or joining at the edge or boundary
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continence n
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Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion
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contingency n
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Possibility of happening
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contingent adj
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Not predictable
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continuance n
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Permanence
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continuation n
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Prolongation
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continuity n
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Uninterrupted connection in space, time, operation, or development
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continuous adj
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Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence
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contort v
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To twist into a misshapen form
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contraband n
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Trade forbidden by law or treaty
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contradiction n
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The assertion of the opposite of that which has been said
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contradictory adj
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Inconsistent with itself
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contraposition n
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A placing opposite
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contravene v
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To prevent or obstruct the operation of
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contribution n
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The act of giving for a common purpose
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contributor n
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One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose
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contrite adj
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Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin
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contrivance n
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The act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose
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contrive v
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To manage or carry through by some device or scheme
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control v
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To exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over
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controller n
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One who or that which regulates or directs
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contumacious adj
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Rebellious
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contumacy n
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Contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority
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contuse v
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To bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin
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contusion n
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A bruise
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convalesce v
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To recover after a sickness
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convalescence n
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The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease
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convalescent adj
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Recovering health after sickness
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convene v
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To summon or cause to assemble
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convenience n
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Fitness, as of time or place
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converge v
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To cause to incline and approach nearer together
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convergent adj
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Tending to one point
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conversant adj
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Thoroughly informed
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conversion n
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Change from one state or position to another, or from one form to another
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convertible adj
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Interchangeable
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convex adj
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Curving like the segment of the globe or of the surface of a circle
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conveyance n
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That by which anything is transported
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convivial adj
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Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking
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convolution n
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A winding motion
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convolve v
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To move with a circling or winding motion
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convoy n
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A protecting force accompanying property in course of transportation
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convulse v
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To cause spasms in
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convulsion n
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A violent and abnormal muscular contraction of the body
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copious adj
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Plenteous
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coquette n
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A flirt
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cornice n
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An ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling
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cornucopia n
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The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity
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corollary n
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A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration
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coronation n
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The act or ceremony of crowning a monarch
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coronet n
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Inferior crown denoting, according to its form, various degrees of noble rank less than sovereign
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corporal adj
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Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind
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corporate adj
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Belonging to a corporation
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corporeal adj
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Of a material nature; physical
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corps n
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A number or body of persons in some way associated or acting together
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corpse n
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A dead body
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corpulent adj
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Obese
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corpuscle n
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A minute particle of matter
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correlate v
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To put in some relation of connection or correspondence
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correlative adj
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Mutually involving or implying one another
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corrigible adj
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Capable of reformation
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corroborate v
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To strengthen, as proof or conviction
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corroboration n
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Confirmation
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corrode v
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To ruin or destroy little by little
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corrosion n
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Gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration
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corrosive n
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That which causes gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration
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corruptible adj
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Open to bribery
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corruption n
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Loss of purity or integrity
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cosmetic adj
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Pertaining to the art of beautifying, especially the complexion
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cosmic adj
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Pertaining to the universe
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cosmogony n
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A doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe
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cosmography n
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The science that describes the universe, including astronomy, geography, and geology
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cosmology n
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The general science of the universe
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cosmopolitan adj
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Common to all the world
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cosmopolitanism n
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A cosmopolitan character
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cosmos n
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The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement
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counter-claim n
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A cross-demand alleged by a defendant in his favor against the plaintiff
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counteract v
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To act in opposition to
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counterbalance v
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To oppose with an equal force
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countercharge v
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To accuse in return
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counterfeit adj
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Made to resemble something else
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counterpart n
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Something taken with another for the completion of either
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countervail v
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To offset
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counting-house n
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A house or office used for transacting business, bookkeeping, correspondence, etc
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countryman n
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A rustic
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courageous adj
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Brave
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course n
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Line of motion or direction
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courser n
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A fleet and spirited horse
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courtesy n
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Politeness originating in kindness and exercised habitually
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covenant n
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An agreement entered into by two or more persons or parties
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covert adj
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Concealed, especially for an evil purpose
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covey n
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A flock of quails or partridges
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cower v
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To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame
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coxswain n
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One who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew under an officer
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crag n
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A rugged, rocky projection on a cliff or ledge
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cranium n
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The skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain
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crass adj
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Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine
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craving n
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A vehement desire
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creak n
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A sharp, harsh, squeaking sound
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creamery n
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A butter-making establishment
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creamy adj
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Resembling or containing cream
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credence n
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Belief
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credible adj
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Believable
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credulous adj
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Easily deceived
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creed n
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A formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief
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crematory adj
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A place for cremating dead bodies
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crevasse n
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A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier
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crevice n
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A small fissure, as between two contiguous surfaces
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criterion n
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A standard by which to determine the correctness of a judgment or conclusion
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critique n
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A criticism or critical review
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crockery n
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Earthenware made from baked clay
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crucible n
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A trying and purifying test or agency
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crusade n
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Any concerted movement, vigorously prosecuted, in behalf of an idea or principle
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crustacean adj
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Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc
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crustaceous adj
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Having a crust-like shell
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cryptogram n
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Anything written in characters that are secret or so arranged as to have hidden meaning
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crystallize v
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To bring together or give fixed shape to
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cudgel n
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A short thick stick used as a club
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culinary adj
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Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen
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cull v
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To pick or sort out from the rest
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culpable adj
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Guilty
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culprit n
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A guilty person
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culvert n
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Any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or under a road, canal
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cupidity n
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Avarice
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curable adj
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Capable of being remedied or corrected
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curator n
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A person having charge as of a library or museum
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curio n
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A piece of bric-a-brac
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cursive adj
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Writing in which the letters are joined together
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cursory adj
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Rapid and superficial
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curt adj
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Concise, compressed, and abrupt in act or expression
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curtail v
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To cut off or cut short
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curtsy n
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A downward movement of the body by bending the knees
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cycloid adj
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Like a circle
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cygnet n
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A young swan
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cynical adj
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Exhibiting moral skepticism
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cynicism n
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Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value
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cynosure n
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That to which general interest or attention is directed
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daring adj
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Brave
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darkling adv
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Blindly
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Darwinism n
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The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms
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dastard n
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A base coward
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datum n
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A premise, starting-point, or given fact
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dauntless adj
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Fearless
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day-man n
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A day-laborer
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dead-heat n
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A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner
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dearth n
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Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable
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death's-head n
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A human skull as a symbol of death
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debase v
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To lower in character or virtue
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debatable adj
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Subject to contention or dispute
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debonair adj
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Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner
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debut n
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A first appearance in society or on the stage
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decagon n
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A figure with ten sides and ten angles
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decagram n
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A weight of 10 grams
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decaliter n
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A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters
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decalogue n
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The ten commandments
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Decameron n
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A volume consisting of ten parts or books
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decameter n
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A length of ten meters
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decamp v
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To leave suddenly or unexpectedly
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decapitate v
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To behead
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decapod adj
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Ten-footed or ten-armed
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decasyllable n
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A line of ten syllables
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deceit n
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Falsehood
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deceitful adj
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Fraudulent
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deceive v
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To mislead by or as by falsehood
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decency n
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Moral fitness
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decent adj
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Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress
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deciduous adj
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Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc
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decimal adj
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Founded on the number 10
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decimate v
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To destroy a measurable or large proportion of
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decipher v
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To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible
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decisive ad
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Conclusive
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declamation n
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A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public
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declamatory adj
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A full and formal style of utterance
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declarative adj
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Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmation
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declension n
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The change of endings in nouns and adj
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decorate v
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To embellish
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decorous adj
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Suitable for the occasion or circumstances
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decoy n
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Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation
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decrepit adj
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Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity
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dedication n
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The voluntary consecration or relinquishment of something to an end or cause
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deduce v
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To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles
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deface v
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To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of
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defalcate v
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To cut off or take away, as a part of something
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defamation n
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Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another
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defame v
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To slander
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default n
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The neglect or omission of a legal requirement
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defendant n
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A person against whom a suit is brought
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defensible adj
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Capable of being maintained or justified
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defensive adj
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Carried on in resistance to aggression
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defer v
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To delay or put off to some other time
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deference n
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Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment
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defiant adj
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Characterized by bold or insolent opposition
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