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25 Cards in this Set
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collude
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conspire
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collonnade
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a line of pillars
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coltish
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not subjected to discipline
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comity
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friendly social atmosphere
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commingle
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combine in common stock/fund
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complancency
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self-satisfaction
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comport
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conduct
comport yourself with dignity com = together portare = bear, carry |
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compunction
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anxiety arising from awareness of guilt
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concede
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grant right/privilege, admit, surrender
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concerted
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mutual agreement
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concilliate
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overcome animosity
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condescending
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overly patronizing
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condign
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appropriate, just
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conducive
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tending to promote/assist
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confluence
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convergence, meeting
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confound
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fail to discriminate, confuse
fr. for pour together or mix up |
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bromide
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COMMONPLACE, banality, cliché, platitude
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brook
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He would brook no interuptions.
tolerate |
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bumptitious
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presumptious
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bungle
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act/work clumsily
mishandle, mess up |
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byzantine
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decious manner of operation
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cabal
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secret group united to promote own interests
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cadge
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sponge off smo., beg
cadge a free cup of coffee |
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calcify
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make inflexible
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canard
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false story, hoax
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