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CHASTE, ADJ
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1 : innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
2 : CELIBATE 3 : pure in thought and act : MODEST 4 a : severely simple in design or execution : AUSTERE <chaste classicism> b : CLEAN, SPOTLESS |
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CHASTISE, V
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1 : to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)
2 : to censure severely : CASTIGATE 3 archaic : CHASTEN 2 |
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CHICANERY, N
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: deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : TRICKERY
2 : a piece of sharp practice (as at law) : TRICK |
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CHARLATAN, N
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1 : QUACK 2
2 : one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability : FRAUD, FAKER |
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CHAOS, N
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1 obsolete : CHASM, ABYSS
2 a often capitalized : a state of things in which chance is supreme; especially : the confused unorganized state of primordial matter before the creation of distinct forms -- compare COSMOS b : the inherent unpredictability in the behavior of a natural system (as the atmosphere, boiling water, or the beating heart) 3 a : a state of utter confusion b : a confused mass or mixture <a chaos of television antennas> |
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CIRCUMSPECT, ADJ
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: careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : PRUDENT
synonym see CAUTIOUS |
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CITADEL, N
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1 : a fortress that commands a city
2 : STRONGHOLD |
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CITE, V
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1 : to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
2 : to quote by way of example, authority, or proof 3 a : to refer to; especially : to mention formally in commendation or praise b : to name in a citation 4 : to bring forward or call to another's attention especially as an example, proof, or precedent synonym see SUMMON |
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CIVILITY, N
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1 archaic : training in the humanities
2 a : COURTESY, POLITENESS b : a polite act or expression |
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CLANDESTINE, ADJ
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marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : SURREPTITIOUS
synonym see SECRET |
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CLARITY, N
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: the quality or state of being clear : LUCIDITY
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CLEMENT, ADJ
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1 : inclined to be merciful : LENIENT <a clement judge>
2 : MILD <clement weather for November> - clem·ent·ly adverb |
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COERCE, V
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1 : to restrain or dominate by force <religion in the past has tried to coerce the irreligious -- W. R. Inge>
2 : to compel to an act or choice 3 : to bring about by force or threat <coerce the compliance of the rest of the community -- Scott Buchanan> synonym see FORCE |
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COGENT, ADJ
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having power to compel or constrain <cogent forces>
2 a : appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : CONVINCING <cogent evidence> b : PERTINENT, RELEVANT <a cogent analysis of a problem> synonym see VALID |
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COGNATE, N
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: one that is cognate with another
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COGNATE, ADJ
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1 : of the same or similar nature : generically alike
2 : related by blood; also : related on the mother's side 3 a : related by descent from the same ancestral language b of a word or morpheme : related by derivation, borrowing, or descent c of a substantive : related to a verb usually by derivation and serving as its object to reinforce the meaning - cog·nate·ly adverb |
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COHERENT, ADJ
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1 a : logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated : CONSISTENT <coherent style> <a coherent argument> b : having clarity or intelligibility : UNDERSTANDABLE <a coherent person> <a coherent passage>
2 : having the quality of cohering; especially : COHESIVE, COORDINATED <a coherent plan for action> 3 a : relating to or composed of waves having a constant difference in phase <coherent light> b : producing coherent light <a coherent source> - co·her·ent·ly adverb |
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COGNIZANT, ADJ
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: knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience; also : MINDFUL
synonym see AWARE |
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COLLOQUY, N
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1 : CONVERSATION, DIALOGUE
2 : a high-level serious discussion : CONFERENCE |
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COMELY, ADJ
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1 : pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
2 : having a pleasing appearance : not homely or plain synonym see BEAUTIFUL |
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COMMENSURATE, ADJ
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1 : equal in measure or extent : COEXTENSIVE <lived a life commensurate with the early years of the republic>
2 : corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : PROPORTIONATE <was given a job commensurate with her abilities> 3 : COMMENSURABLE 1 - com·men·su·rate·ly adverb - com·men·su·ra·tion /-"men(t)-s&-'rA-sh&n, -sh&-/ noun |
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COMPASSION, N
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: sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
synonym see PITY |
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COMPATIBLE, ADJ
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1 : capable of existing together in harmony <compatible theories>
2 : capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively 3 : capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction 4 : capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection) 5 : designed to work with another device or system without modification; especially : being a computer designed to operate in the same manner and use the same software as another computer |
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COMPUNCTION, N
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1 a : anxiety arising from awareness of guilt <compunctions of conscience> b : distress of mind over an anticipated action or result <showed no compunction in planning devilish engines of... destruction -- Havelock Ellis>
2 : a twinge of misgiving : SCRUPLE <cheated without compunction> synonym see PENITENCE, QUALM |
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CONCLAVE, N
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1 : a private meeting or secret assembly; especially : a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while choosing a pope
2 : a gathering of a group or association |
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CONCUR, V
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: to act together to a common end or single effect
2 a : APPROVE <concur in a statement> b : to express agreement <concur with an opinion> 3 obsolete : to come together : MEET 4 : to happen together : COINCIDE synonym see AGREE |
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CONDESCEND, V
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1 a : to descend to a less formal or dignified level : UNBEND b : to waive the privileges of rank
2 : to assume an air of superiority |
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CONDONE, V
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: to pardon or overlook voluntarily; especially : to treat as if trivial, harmless, or of no importance <condone corruption in politics>
synonym see EXCUSE |
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CONDUCIVE, ADJ
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: tending to promote or assist <an atmosphere conducive to education>
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CONGENITAL, ADJ
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1 a : existing at or dating from birth <congenital deafness> b : constituting an essential characteristic : INHERENT <congenital fear of snakes> c : acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity <congenital syphilis>
2 : being such by nature <congenital liar> synonym see INNATE |
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CONJECTURE, N
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1 obsolete a : interpretation of omens b : SUPPOSITION
2 a : inference from defective or presumptive evidence b : a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork c : a proposition (as in mathematics) before it has been proved or disproved |
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CONJECTURE, V
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1 : to arrive at by conjecture
2 : to make conjectures as to intransitive senses : to form conjectures |
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CONNIVE, V
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1 : to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose
2 a : to be indulgent or in secret sympathy : WINK b : to cooperate secretly or have a secret understanding 3 : CONSPIRE, INTRIGUE |
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CONNOISEUR, N
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1 : EXPERT; especially : one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judge
2 : one who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties <a connoisseur of fine wines> |
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CONNOTATION, N
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1 a : the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes b : something suggested by a word or thing : IMPLICATION <the connotations of comfort that surrounded that old chair>
2 : the signification of something <that abuse of logic which consists in moving counters about as if they were known entities with a fixed connotation -- W. R. Inge> 3 : an essential property or group of properties of a thing named by a term in logic -- compare DENOTATION |
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CONSCRIPT, V
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: to enroll into service by compulsion : DRAFT <was conscripted into the army>
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CONSORT, N
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1 : ASSOCIATE
2 : a ship accompanying another 3 : SPOUSE -- compare PRINCE CONSORT 1 : GROUP, ASSEMBLY <a consort of specialists> 2 : CONJUNCTION, ASSOCIATION <he ruled in consort with his father> 3 a : a group of singers or instrumentalists performing together b : a set of musical instruments of the same family |
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CONSORT, V
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transitive senses
1 : UNITE, ASSOCIATE 2 obsolete : ESCORT intransitive senses 1 : to keep company <consorting with criminals> 2 obsolete : to make harmony : PLAY 3 : ACCORD, HARMONIZE <the illustrations consort admirably with the text -- Times Literary Supplement> |
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CONSTERNATION, N
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: amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion <the two... stared at each other in consternation, and neither knew what to do -- Pearl Buck>
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CONSTRUE, V
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transitive senses
1 : to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) 2 : to understand or explain the sense or intention of usually in a particular way or with respect to a given set of circumstances <construed my actions as hostile> intransitive senses : to construe a sentence or sentence part especially in connection with translating |
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CONSUMMATE, ADJ
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1 : complete in every detail : PERFECT
2 : extremely skilled and accomplished <a consummate liar> 3 : of the highest degree <consummate skill> <consummate cruelty> |
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CONSUMMATE, V
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transitive senses
1 a : FINISH, COMPLETE <consummate a business deal> b : to make perfect c : ACHIEVE 2 : to make (marital union) complete by sexual intercourse <consummate a marriage> intransitive senses : to become perfected |
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CONTAMINATE, V
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1 a : to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association <bacteria contaminated the wound> b : to make inferior or impure by admixture <iron contaminated with phosphorus>
2 : to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements - con·tam·i·na·tive /-"nA-tiv/ adjective - con·tam·i·na·tor /-"nA-t&r/ noun synonyms CONTAMINATE, TAINT, POLLUTE, DEFILE mean to make impure or unclean. CONTAMINATE implies intrusion of or contact with dirt or foulness from an outside source <water contaminated by industrial wastes>. TAINT stresses the loss of purity or cleanliness that follows contamination <tainted meat> <a politician's tainted reputation>. POLLUTE, sometimes interchangeable with contaminate, distinctively may imply that the process which begins with contamination is complete and that what was pure or clean has been made foul, poisoned, or filthy <the polluted waters of the river>. DEFILE implies befouling of what could or should have been kept clean and pure or held sacred and commonly suggests violation or desecration <defile a hero's memory with slanderous innuendo>. |
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CONTEMPLATE, V
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transitive senses
1 : to view or consider with continued attention : meditate on 2 : to view as contingent or probable or as an end or intention intransitive senses : PONDER, MEDITATE synonym see CONSIDER |
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CONTIGUOUS, ADJ
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1 : being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
2 of angles : ADJACENT 2 3 : next or near in time or sequence 4 : touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence <contiguous row houses> synonym see ADJACENT |
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CONTINGENT, ADJ
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1 : likely but not certain to happen : POSSIBLE
2 : not logically necessary; especially : EMPIRICAL 3 a : happening by chance or unforeseen causes b : subject to chance or unseen effects : UNPREDICTABLE c : intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen 4 : dependent on or conditioned by something else 5 : not necessitated : determined by free choice synonym see ACCIDENTAL |
