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20 Cards in this Set
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circumference
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distance around a circle or rounded body; perimeter
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circumlocution
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roundabout way of speaking; use of excessive number of words to express an idea; verbiage; tautology
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circumnavigate
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sail around
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circumscribe
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1. draw a line around
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circumspect
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looking around and paying attention to all possible consequences before acting; cautious; prudent
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circumvent
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go around; get the better of; frustrate; skirt; bypass
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coalesce
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grow togetheeer; unite into one; jion; combine
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coherent
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sticking together; logically connected;; consistent; logical
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collaborate
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work together with another or others, especially as a coauthor
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collusion
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(literally, "playing together) secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose; conspiracy; plot
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concord
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state of being together in heart or mind; agreement; harmony
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congenital
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(literally, "born with") exsting at birth; inborn; innate
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convene
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come together in a body; meet; assemble
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correspond
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1. (literally, "answer together") agree, be in harmony; match; tally
2. communicate by exchange of letters |
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obliterate
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(literally, "cover over letters") erase; blot out; destroy; remove all traces of
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obsess
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(literally, "sit over") trouble the mind of; haunt; preoccupy
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obstacle
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something standing in the way; hindrance; obstruction; impediment
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obstruct
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be in the way of; hinder; impede;; block
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obtrude
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(literally, "thrust against"), thrust forward without being asked; intrude; impose
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obviate
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(literally, "get in the way of) meet and dispose of; make unnecessary; forestall; avert
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