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60 Cards in this Set
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confluence |
flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together
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conformity
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harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance
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confound
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confuse; puzzle
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congeal
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freeze; coagulate
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congenial
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pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather
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congenital
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existing at birth
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conglomeration
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mass of material sticking together
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conglomerate
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corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V.
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congruence
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correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity
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congruent
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in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous
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conifer
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pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen
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conjecture
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surmise; guess; V.
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage
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conjure
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cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.
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connivance
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pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire
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connoisseur
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person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art
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connotation
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suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote
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connubial
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pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
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matrimony
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state of being married
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patrimony
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property inherited from a father
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consanguinity
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kinship; relationship by birth
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consanguineous(consanguine)
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having a common ancestor
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conscientious
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scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker
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conscript
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draftee; person forced into military service; V.
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consecrate
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dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor
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consensus
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general agreement; opinion reached by a group
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consequential
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self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent
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conservatory(conservatoire)
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school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy
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consign
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send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee
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consistency
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absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous
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console
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lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
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consolidation
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unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen
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consonance
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harmony; agreement
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consonant
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harmonious; in agreement; N.
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consort
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associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)
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conspiracy
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treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
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conspire
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take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.
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consternation
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great shock; dismay
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constituent
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supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
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constituency
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voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)
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constitution
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constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions
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constraint
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restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison
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construe
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explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
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consummate
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complete; V.
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contagion
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infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air
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drastic
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strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures
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contaminate
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pollute
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contempt
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scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible
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contend
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struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
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contention
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assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
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thesis
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opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments
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boost
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lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase
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contentious
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quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments
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contest
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dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.
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context
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writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
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contiguous
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adjacent to; touching upon
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continence
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self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
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contingent
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dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
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contortions
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twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist
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contraband
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illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ. |
