Elite Power Vocab Day Three

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chronicle

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n. a recording of events in order of time

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chronic

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adj. continuing for a long time; recurrent

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chronology

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n. arrangement of events in time

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concise

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adj. brief and to the point

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genocide

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n. killing of a whole national or ethnic group

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incisive

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adj. keen or penetrating in thought or expression

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precise

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adj. strictly defined; accurately stated

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excise

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v. to remove by, or as if by, cutting

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decisive

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adj. conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination

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supercilious

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adj. feeling or showing proud contempt

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circuitous

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adj. being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course

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circumscribe

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v. to define the limits of

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circumspect

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adj. showing discretion and careful judgement

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circumvent

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v. to go around; bypass; to surround

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circumlocution

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n. and indirect or wordy way of expressing an idea

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incite

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v. to provoke and urge on; to encourage to act, esp. in a hostile action

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resuscitate

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v. to revive, esp. from apparent death or unconsciousness

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cite

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v. to refer to or quote

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conciliate

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v. to overcome or try to overcome distrust or hatred through friendly acts

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council

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n. an assembly of people called together for deliberation or discussion

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declaim

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v. to recite a speech, poem, etc.; to announce formally

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nomenclature

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n. a specialized list of terms, words or names

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enclave

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n. a country or other distinctly bounded area wholly surrounded by another area

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clemency

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n. mercy, or leniency towards an offender

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inclined

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adj. disposed; willing

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exclude

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v. to refuse to admit or include; to shut out

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preclude

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v. to make impossible; to prevent the occurrence of

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conclusive

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adj. serving to settle a matter or put an end to doubt

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secluded

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adj. hidden; removed; sheltered

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concoct

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v. to invent; to create by combining ingredients, as in cooking

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cognizant

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adj. aware (with “of”)

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coherent

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adj. logically consistent and orderly

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colloquy

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n. conversation, esp. a formal one

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commensurate

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adj. equal in proportion; having the same size, duration, etc.

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commiserate

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v. to express sympathy

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compel

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v. to cause to occur by pressure; to force

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complacent

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adj. too pleased with oneself; self-satisfied

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complement

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n. something that completes a whole or brings to perfection

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complicity

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n. association or participation in a wrongful act

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comprehensive

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adj. complete; covering broadly and all-inclusively

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compunction

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n. a feeling of uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt

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condolence

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n. sympathy with another in sorrow

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condone

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v. to pardon or overlook voluntarily

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conflagration

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n. large, disastrous fire

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confluence

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n. joining together of different streams

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confound

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v. to mix up or lump together indiscriminately; to confuse

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congenial

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adj. suited to one’s needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic

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congenital

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adj. present since birth; being an essential characteristic

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congregate

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v. to assemble into a group

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conjecture

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n. an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence

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consecrate

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v. to make or set apart as sacred

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consensus

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n. a position reached by a group as a whole or by majority will; general agreement

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conspicuous

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adj. easy to notice; obvious; apparent

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conspire

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v. to plan secretly together

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contagious

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adj. transmissible by direct or indirect contact; likely to affect others

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contemporary

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adj. of the same time or period

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contend

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v. to claim as a fact; to struggle (as in a fight or competition)

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context

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n. the circumstances in which something occurs

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contiguous

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adj. sharing a common boundary; adjoining

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contrite

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adj. feeling sorry for what one has done

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convalesce

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v. to recover from illness; to recuperate

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convene

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v. to bring together

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conventional

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adj. following ordinary practice; unoriginal

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converge

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v. to come together

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convivial

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adj. sociable; festive

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convoluted

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adj. intricate; complicated

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copious

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adj. very plentiful

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cornucopia

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n. an abundance

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corroborate

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v. to strengthen; confirm; support

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counsel

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n. advice or guidance; v. to give guidance to

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decompose

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v. to break up into its parts; to rot or putrefy

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discompose

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v. to unsettle or disturb

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incognito

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adv. in disguise

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incoherent

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adj. not sticking together; not logically connected

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incorrigible

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adj. unable to be corrected or reformed

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recondite

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adj. not easily understood

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commodious

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adj. spacious; roomy

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commute

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v. to change a punishment to one less severe

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comport

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v. to conduct or behave oneself; to be compatible or in agreement with

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conjugal

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adj. pertaining to marriage relationships

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consanguinity

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n. blood relationship

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convex

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adj. curved or rounded outward

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coerce

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v. to force by threat or intimidation

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cohesion

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n. the act or state of uniting or sticking together

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colloquial

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adj. appropriate to spoken, as opposed to written language; informal

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collude

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v. to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose

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compendium

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n. a short, complete summary

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complaisant

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adj. showing a desire to please; cheerfully obliging

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comply

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v. to yield or act in accordance with requests, conditions, etc.

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concur

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v. to agree

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conjure

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v. to summon or influence by, or as if by, magic

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constrain

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v. to keep within close bounds; to force

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conversant

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adj. familiar, as by study or experience

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composure

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n. a calm state of mind, esp. as the result of self-control

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conduit

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n. a channel for conducting fluids; a means by which something is transmitted

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connoisseur

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n. an expert, esp. in the fine arts

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console

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v. to ease the sorrow or grief of

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contingent

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adj. unpredictable because dependent on chance; dependent on something uncertain

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converse

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v. to exchange in spoken exchange of ideas

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couch

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v. to phrase in a particular way

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conscript

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v. to draft compulsorily, esp. into military service; n. a draftee

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complexion

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n. general character or appearance; natural appearance of the skin, esp. the face

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compensate

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v. to offset; to counterbalance; to reimburse

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conducive

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adj. tending to bring about

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cognition

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n. the process of knowing; perception

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component

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n. an element of a larger thing

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contract

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v. to reduce in size by drawing together

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convoke

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v. to call together in a meeting

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commend

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v. to express approval of

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commodity

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n. an item of trade or commerce, esp. as distinguished from a service

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correlate

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v. to correspond; to be mutually related

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compassion

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n. sympathy for the suffering of others and a desire to help

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consequence

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n. a logical result or outcome

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convey

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v. to carry or transmit; to communicate

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conviction

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n. a strong belief or opinion

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compulsion

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n. irresistible impulse; force

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consonant

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adj. being in agreement

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collateral

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adj. parallel; serving to support; of a secondary nature

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concurrent

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adj. happening at the same time; acting together

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comprise

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v. to include; to contain; to be composed of

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convert

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v. cause to change form in form, character, or function

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conflate

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v. to bring together; to merge into a composite whole

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incontrovertible

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adj. impossible to dispute

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contravene

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v. to act counter to; violate

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contradict

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v. to assert the opposite of (a statement)

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discord

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n. conflict or disagreement

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corporal

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adj. relating to the body

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corpulent

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adj. very fat; obese

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corporeal

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adj. relating to the body; of a material nature

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corpse

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n. a dead body

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corpus

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n. a large collection of writings

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corps

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n. a group of persons working together or related by a common association

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incorporate

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v. to include as a part; to combine into one body

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incorporeal

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adj. lacking material substance

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cosmopolitan

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adj. having worldwide scope; so sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world

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cosmology

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n. the study of the universe; a theory or model of the universe

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idiosyncrasy

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n. a particular, peculiar, or eccentric trait

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aristocracy

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n. a hereditary ruling class; a group considered to be superior to the others

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theocracy

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n. the rule of a state by religious leaders

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bureaucracy

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n. a group of officials and administrators, esp. of a government

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plutocracy

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n. government by the wealthy

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meritocracy

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n. a system in which promotion is based on individual ability or achievement