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102 Cards in this Set
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collaborate
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work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy
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collage
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work of art put together from fragments
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scrap
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small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel
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scraps
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leftover food
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scrappy
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quarrelsome
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collate
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examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)
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collateral
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security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters
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collation
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a light meal; collating
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colloquial
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pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression
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colloquy
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informal discussion; conversation
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collusion
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conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude
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colossal
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huge
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colossus
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gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance
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comatose
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in a coma; extremely sleepy
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coma
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deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow
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combustible
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easily burned; N. CF. combustion
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comely
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attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance
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homely
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not good-looking; unattractive
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comestible
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something fit to be eaten
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comeuppance
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deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
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deserts
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what someone deserves
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comity
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courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations
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commandeer
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take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes
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draft
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first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript
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draught
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current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time
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commemorative
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remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp
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commemorate
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honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war
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commensurate
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equal in extent; of the same size
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commiserate
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feel or express pity or sympathy for
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commodious
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spacious and comfortable
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communal
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held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune
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commune
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small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature
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compact
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agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement
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compatible
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harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together
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compelling
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overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel
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compulsion
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compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse
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compulsory
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obligatory; that must be done
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compulsive
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resulting from compulsion
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compendium
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brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious
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compensatory
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making up for; repaying
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compilation
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listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling
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compile
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assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary
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complacency
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self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent
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smug
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self-satisfied; complacent
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complaisant
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trying to please; obliging; willing to please others
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complement
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complete; consummate; make perfect; N.
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complementary
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serving to complete something
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compliance
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conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply
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compliant
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readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements
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complicity
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participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)
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component
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element; ingredient
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comport
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bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment
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deport
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send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment
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bearing
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deportment; connection
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composure
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mental calmness
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compound
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combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex
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comprehensive
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broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive
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compress
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force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc.
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comprise
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include; consist of
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compromise
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position; Ex. compromise one's principle; N.
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compunction
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remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
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compute
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reckon; calculate
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reckon
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count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose
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concatenate
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link as in a chain
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concave
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hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex
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concede
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admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal
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conceit
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vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)
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vain
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full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity
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concentric
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having a common center
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conception
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beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception
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concerted
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mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together
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concession
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an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire
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conciliatory
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reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)
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concise
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brief and compact
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conclave
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private secret meeting
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conclusive
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decisive; ending all debate
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concoct
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prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction
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concomitant
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that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else
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concord
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harmony; accord
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concordat
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formal agreement
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concur
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agree; coincide; happen at the same time
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concurrent
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happening at the same time; in agreement
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condescend
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(derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior
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condign
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adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved
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condiments
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seasonings; spices
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condole
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express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow
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condone
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overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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conducive
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helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
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conduit
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aqueduct; passageway for fluids
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confidant(confidante)
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trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
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confide
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tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about
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confidence
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self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling you this in confidence; Ex. exchange confidences about their boyfriends; ADJ. confident
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confidential
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spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary
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confine
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shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement
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confiscate
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seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer
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conflagration
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great fire
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confluence
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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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