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Centrifuge
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(noun) 1) a device that rotates rapidly and uses centrifugal force to separate substances of different densities 2) a rotating device (stimulates gravity or acceleration)
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Canonical
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(adj) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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canonical gospels
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Capricious
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(adj.) inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
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He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
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chary
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(adj.) Careful; wary; cautious; reluctant to share or use something; shy; concerned; choosy
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He was chary of investing in oil wells.
She is excessively chary about her friends. |
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chicanery
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(noun) The use of trickery to deceive. Cheating or deception
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He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job.
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circumlocution
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(noun) Indirect or roundabout expression.
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coddle
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(t verb) To treat as a baby or an invalid. 2) to cook an egg gently
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coerce
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(t verb) To force.
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coeval
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(adj. or noun) Existing during the same period of time; also, a contemporary.
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Analysis has proved that this manuscript is coeval with that one.
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cogent
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(adj.) rationally persuasive; Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience. to the point, relevent, pertinent
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A cogent argument is one such that if the premisses are true, then the conclusion is more likely to be true than not.
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cogitate
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(t & i verb) Consider carefully and deeply; ponder.
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Chris cogitated about his math problem.
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cognizant
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(adj.) Taking notice.
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He was cognizant of the difficulty.
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colloquial
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(adj.) Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary.
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she wrote her letters in a colloquial style
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collusion
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(noun) A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose.
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By the ignorance of the merchants or dishonesty of the weavers, or the collusion of both, the ware was bad and the price excessive. --Swift.
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comestible
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(noun) Fit to be eaten.
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commemorate
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(t verb) To serve as a remembrance of.
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complaisance
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(noun) Politeness. People pleasing (adj – complaisant)a comlaisant act or the quality of being complaisant, (aquiescence)
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They strive with their own hearts and keep them down, In complaisance to all the fools in town. --Young.
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complement
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(noun) To make complete. (don't confuse with compliment)
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A good wine is a complement to a good meal.
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comport
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(reflexive verb or i verb) To conduct or behave (oneself).
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He comported himself with dignity.
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compunction
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(noun) Shame, Remorseful feeling.
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He acknowledged his disloyalty to the king, with expressions of great compunction. --Clarendon.
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Belie
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(t verb) 1) to give a false impression, 2) show to be false
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His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
The newspaper belied the facts. |
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conceit
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(noun) Self-flattering opinion.
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Concerto
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(noun) 1) musical composition for soloist and orchestra, 2) organ-accompanied
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conciliatory
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(adj.) Tending to reconcile. Appeasing
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a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
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concord
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(noun) Harmony. 1) peaceful coexistence, 2) treaty, 3) pleasing sound combination, 4) agreement
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