Gre Vocabulary - C

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cabal

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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

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cache

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hiding place; V.

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cacophonous

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discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

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cadence

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rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm

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cajole

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persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle

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callow

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youthful; immature; inexperienced

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calorific

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heat-producing; N. calorie

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calumny

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malicious misrepresentation; slander

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cameo

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shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film

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canard

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unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report

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canker

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any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer

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canny

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shrewd in money matters; thrifty

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cant

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insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people

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cantankerous

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ill-humored; irritable

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cantata

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story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)

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canter

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slow gallop; V. CF. trot

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canto

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division of a long poem

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capacious

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spacious

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capillary

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having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity

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capitulate

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surrender; give up all resistance

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caprice

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whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause

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capricious

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unpredictable; fickle

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captious

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faultfinding; too critical

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carafe

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glass water bottle; decanter

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careen

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lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger

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career

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rush wildly; go at full speed

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carillon

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a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played

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carousal

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drunken revel; V. carouse

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carping

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petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble

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carrion

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rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture

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castigation

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punishment; severe criticism or disapproval

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cataract

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1. great waterfall

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catechism

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book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize

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catharsis

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purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art

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cathartic

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purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.

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caulk(calk)

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make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)

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caustic

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burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless

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cauterize

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burn (a wound or snakebite

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cavalcade

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procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry

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cavil

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quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily

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celerity

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speed; rapidity

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censure

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blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval

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centurion

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Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)

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cerebration

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thought; working of the brain

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certitude

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certainty

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cession

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yielding to another; ceding

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chaffing

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bantering; joking

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chagrin

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annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)

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chalice

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goblet; consecrated cup

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chary

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cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold

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chase

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1. ornament a metal surface by indenting

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chassis

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framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached

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chasten

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discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate

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chauvinist

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blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group

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checkered(chequered)

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marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares

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cherubic

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angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order

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chicanery

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trickery; deception

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chimerical

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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature

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chisel

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1. swindle or cheat

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choleric

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hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera

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chortle

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chuckle with delight; N.

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churlish

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boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo

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cipher

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nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.

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circuitous

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roundabout

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circuit

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closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place

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circumspect

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prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought

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cistern

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reservoir or water tank

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citadel

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fortress

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clamber

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climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble

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clamor

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loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous

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clandestine

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secret

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clangor

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loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging

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clapper

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striker (tongue) of a bell

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clarion

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shrill

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cleave

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split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven

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clemency

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disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement

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bromide

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platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement

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clime

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climate

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cloister

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monastery or convent

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cloying

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distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess

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coalesce

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combine; fuse; N. coalescence

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coda

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concluding section of a musical or literary composition

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codicil

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supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will

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codify

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arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws

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coeval

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living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age

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cog

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tooth projecting from a wheel

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cogent

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convincing

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cogitate

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think over; ponder

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cognate

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having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.

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coiffure

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hairstyle

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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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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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comity

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courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations

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commodious

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spacious and comfortable

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compendium

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brief

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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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complicity

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participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)

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comport

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bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment

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compunction

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remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt

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concatenate

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link as in a chain

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concentric

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having a common center

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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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conciliatory

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reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)

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conclave

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private secret meeting

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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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concordat

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formal agreement

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condign

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adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved

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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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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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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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conjugal

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pertaining to marriage

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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

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connubial

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pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

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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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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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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

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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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consternation

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great shock; dismay

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contentious

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quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments

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contiguous

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adjacent to; touching upon

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contravene

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contradict; oppose; violate (a rule

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contrite

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penitent; repentant; N. contrition

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contrived

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unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.

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contrive

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invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention

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contrivance

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something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme

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controvert

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oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy

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contumacious

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stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)

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conversant

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familiar with; having knowledge of

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conveyance

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vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance

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convivial

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pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial

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convoke

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call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation

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convoluted

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coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain

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copious

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plentiful

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coquette

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flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.

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cordon

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extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; (¾î±ú¿¡¼­ °Üµå¶û ¹ØÀ¸·Î °ÉÄ¡´Â) Àå½Ä ¸®º»; V.

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cornice

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projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars); ó¸¶ Àå½Ä

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cornucopia

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corollary

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natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)

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corporeal

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bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible

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corpulent

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very fat; N. corpulence

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corpus

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collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse

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corpuscle

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red or white cell in the blood

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corrugated

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wrinkled; ridged

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coterie

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group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests

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countenance

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approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance

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countermand

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cancel; revoke (an order)

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cow

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terrorize; intimidate

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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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craven

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cowardly

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credulity

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belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous

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crestfallen

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dejected; dispirited

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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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cull

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pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N.

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culvert

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artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road

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cupidity

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greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid

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curmudgeon

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churlish

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cursory

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casual; hastily done with little attention to detail

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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