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counterpart
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thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system
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coup
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highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d'\'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills
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couple
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join; unite; OP. uncouple
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courier
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messenger
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covenant
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binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise
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bargain
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agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power
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covert
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secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt
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covetous
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avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions)
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cow
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terrorize; intimidate
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cower
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shrink quivering as from fear; cringe
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coy
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shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer¸¦ ¹Þ¾ÒÀ» ¶§
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cozen
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cheat; hoodwink; swindle
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crabbed
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sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting
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peevish
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bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry
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crass
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very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior
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craven
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cowardly
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credence
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belief
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credo
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creed
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credulity
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belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous
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creed
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system of religious or ethical belief
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crescendo
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increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent
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far-fetched
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too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story
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overture
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musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace
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crestfallen
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dejected; dispirited
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crest
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top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird
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crevice
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crack; fissure
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cringe
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shrink back as if in fear; cower
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criteria
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standards used in judging; CF. criterion
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crone
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hag; ugly old woman
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crotchety
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(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion
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crux
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essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance
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crypt
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secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)
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cryptic
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mysterious; hidden; secret
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cubicle
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small chamber used for sleeping or work
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compartment
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one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
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cuisine
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style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine
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culinary
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relating to cooking or kitchen
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cull
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pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N.
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culmination
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highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war
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culpable
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deserving blame; blameworthy
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culprit
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one guilty of a crime
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culvert
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artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road
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cumbersome
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heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform
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cumulative
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growing by addition; accumulative
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cupidity
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greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid
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curator
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superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)
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curmudgeon
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churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person
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cursive
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(of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined
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cursory
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casual; hastily done with little attention to detail
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curtail
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shorten; reduce
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cynical
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skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness
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cynosure
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object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor
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dabble
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work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid
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dais
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raised platform for speakers or other important people
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dally
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trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
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dank
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damp; unpleasantly wet
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dapper
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neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry
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dappled
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spotted
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daub
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smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint
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smear
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spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing
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smudge
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dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V.
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daunt
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intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
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dauntless
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bold; fearless
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dawdle
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loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing
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deadlock
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standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
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standstill
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condition of no movement or activity; stop
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deadpan
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wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
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dearth
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scarcity
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d\'eb\^acle
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sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
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debase
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degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement
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kneel
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go down on one's knee(s)
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debauch
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corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)
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seduce
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lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive
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debilitate
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weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble
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bout
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match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu
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debonair
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(of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition
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d\'ebris
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rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed
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debunk
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
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debutante
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young woman making formal entrance into society
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debut
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début; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society
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decadence
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decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent
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decant
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pour off gently (wine or liquid)
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decapitate
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behead
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decelerate
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slow down
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