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165 Cards in this Set
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Cabal
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intrigue, faction
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Cache
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hiding place
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Cacophony
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harsh sound
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Cadence
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measured movement
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Cajole
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to coax, flatter, to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion
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Caldron
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kettle
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Calligraphy
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penmanship
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Callous
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hard, obdurate
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Callow
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unfledged
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Calumny
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slander, defamation
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Canard
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hoax
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Canker
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ulcer
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Cant
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tilt, whining speech
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Cantilever
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supporting bracket
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Canvass
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to make a survey, solicit
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Capacious
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roomy, ample
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Caper
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frolic, mischievous act
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Capitulate
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to surrender
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Caprice
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whim, fancy
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Captious
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touchy, cross
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Captivate
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to charm, fascinate
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Carnage
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slaughter, massacre
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Carnivorous
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flesh-eating
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Carom
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rebound
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Carp
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to complain constantly
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Carrion
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decaying flesh
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Castigate
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to punish
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Casuistry
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false reasoning
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Cataclysm
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violent change or upheaval
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Catalyst
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agent of change
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Cathartic
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purifying
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Catholic
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universal
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Caustic
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sarcastic, corrosive
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Cavil
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to quibble
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Celerity
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rapidity, velocity
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Censorious
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fault-finding
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Censure
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to criticize sharply
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Centrifugal
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moving away from center
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Cephalic
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of the head
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Cerebration
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thought process
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Chafe
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fret, irritate
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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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Charlatan
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faker
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Charnel
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place where corpses are deposited
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Chary
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discreetly cautious
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Chastise
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to castigate, correct
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Chattel
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slave
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Chauvinism
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fanatical patriotism
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Chicanery
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deception
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Chimerical
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imaginary
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Choleric
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irascible, easily angered
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Chronic
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always present
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Churlish
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ill-bred
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Circuitous
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roundabout, tortuous
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Circumlocution
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evasion in speech
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Circumspect
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watchful, cautious
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Circumvent
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to avoid
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Citadel
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fortress
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Civility
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politeness, affability
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Clairvoyant
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able to perceive something not readily apparent
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Clandestine
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secret, hidden
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Cloy
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to overindulge with an initially pleasing thing
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Coagulate
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to thicken, clot
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Coalesce
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to unite, join forces
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Coda
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ending section distinct from the main body of a work
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Coerce
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to force
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Cogent
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forcible, convincing
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Cogitate
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to think seriously
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Cognate
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related
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Cognizant
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aware
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Cohesion
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a sticking together, Collate to put together in proper order
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Colligate
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to group together
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Collocate
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to arrange in position
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Colloquy
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conversation, dialogue
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Collusion
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secret agreement to defraud
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Colophon
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inscription in a book
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Colorable
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plausible, ostensible
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Comestible
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edible
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Commensurate
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proportionate
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Commodious
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spacious
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Commute
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alter, exchange
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Compatible
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consistent
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Compendious
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spacious
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Compendium
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abridgment, abstract
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Compunction
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uneasiness, remorse
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Conclave
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secret meeting
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Concomitant
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accompanying
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Concupiscence
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strong desire
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Condign
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appropriate
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Condone
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to overlook as unimportant
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Conduce
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to lead toward a desired end
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Configuration
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shape, arrangement
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Confiscatory
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seized by authority
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Conflagration
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destructive fire
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Confute
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to disprove, refute
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Congeal
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to change to a solid state
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Congenital
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existing from birth
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Congruous
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appropriate, in agreement
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Coniferous
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cone-bearing
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Conjecture
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guess, conclusion
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Conjure
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to summon solemnly
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Connive
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cooperate secretly
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Connoisseur
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expert, critic
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Connote
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suggest, imply
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Conscript
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to force into service, draft
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Consecrate
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to sanctify, dedicate
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Consonance
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harmony
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Consort
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associate, companion
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Constellation
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group of stars
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Consternation
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sudden confusion, panic
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Constituency
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voters in a district
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Constrain
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to restrict movement, limit
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Constrict
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to shrink
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Consummate
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to complete
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Contemn
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to despise, scorn
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Contemptuous
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scornful, insolent
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Contentious
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argumentative
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Contiguous
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adjacent, touching
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Contingency
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casualty, occurrence
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Contravene
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to contradict
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Contrition
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remorse, repentance
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Contrivance
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plan, scheme
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Controvert
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to debate, dispute
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Contumely
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rudeness
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Contusion
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bruise
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Conundrum
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riddle
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Conversant
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familiar with
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Convivial
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joyous, festal
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Convoke
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to assemble
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Convulse
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to shake violently, agitate
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Copious
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abundant
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Corollary
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inference, result
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Corona
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crown, luminous circle
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Corporeal
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pertaining to the body
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Corpulent
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fat, stout
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Correlate
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to be in mutual relation
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Corrigible
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amenable, tractable
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Corroborate
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to strengthen, confirm
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Coterie
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group
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Countenance
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facial expression, composure
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Countermand
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to cancel with a contrary order
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Covenant
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contract
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Covert
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clandestine, secret
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Covet
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to desire, aspire to
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Cower
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to cringe in feat
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Cozen
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to trick
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Crag
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steep projecting rock
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Crass
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grossly stupid
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Credence
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belief, faith
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Credible
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believable
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Credulity
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simplicity, gullibility
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Crimp
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to bend into shape, pinch together
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Cruciate
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cross-shaped
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Crux
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vital point
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Cryptic
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mysterious
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Cudgel
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club
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Culmination
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highest point, climax
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Culpable
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deserving blame
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Cumbrous
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unwieldy
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Cupidity
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avarice, greed
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Curry
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to seek favor by flattery
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Cursory
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hasty, superficial
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Cynical
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sarcastic, sneering
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Cynosure
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center of attraction
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