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Cabal
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a secret group seeking to overturn something
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Cacophonous
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jarring, unpleasantly noisy
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Cadaver
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dead body
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Cadence
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rhythmic flow of poetry; marching beat
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Cajole
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to flatter, coax, persuade
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Calamitous
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disastrous, catastrophic
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Callous
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thick-skinned, insensitive
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Callow
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immature, lacking sophistication
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Calumny
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false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander
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Canard
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a lie
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Candid
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frank or fair
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Candor
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honesty of expression
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Canny
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smart; founded on common sense
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Canonize
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to declare a person a saint; raise to highest honors
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Canvass
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to examine thoroughly; conduct a poll
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Capacious
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large, roomy; extensive
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Capitulate
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to submit completely, surrender
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Capricious
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impulsive, whimsical, without much thought
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Cardiologist
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physician specializing in diseases of the heart
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Careen
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to lean to one side
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Caricature
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exaggerated portrait, cartoon
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Carnal
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of the flesh
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Carnivorous
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meat-eating
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Carom
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to strike and rebound
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Carp (v)
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to find fault, complain constantly
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Cartography
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science or art of making maps
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Cast (n)
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copy, replica
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Cast (v)
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to fling, to throw
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Castigate
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to punish, chastise, criticize severely
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Cataclysmic
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disastrous
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Catalyst
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something causing change without being changed
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Categorical
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absolute, without exception
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Catharsis
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purification, cleansing
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Catholic
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universal; broad and comprehensive
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Caucus
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smaller group within an organization; a meeting of such a group
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Caulk
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to make watertight
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Causality
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cause-and-effect relationship
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Caustic
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biting, sarcastic; able to burn
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Cavalcade
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a procession
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Cavalier (adj)
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carefree, happy; with lordly disdain
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Cavil
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to raise trivial objections
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Cavort
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to frolic, frisk
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Cede
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to surrender possession of something
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Celebrity
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fame, widespread acclaim
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Celerity
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quick moving or acting
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Censorious
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severely critical
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Censure
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to criticize or find fault with
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Centripetal
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directed or moving toward the center
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Certitude
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assurance, certainty
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Cessation
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temporary or complete halt
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Cession
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act of surrendering something
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Chagrin
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shame, embarrassment, humiliation
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Chalice
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goblet, cup
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Champ (v)
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chew noisily
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Champion (v)
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to defend or support
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Chaos
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confusion
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Chaotic
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extremely disorderly
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Charlatan
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quack, fake
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Charm
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compelling attractiveness
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Chary
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watchful, cautious, extremely shy
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Chastise
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to punish, discipline, scold
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Chattel
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piece of personal property
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Chauvinist
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someone prejudiced in the belief of their kind's superiority
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Cheeky
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lacking prejudice or discretion
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Cherubic
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sweet, innocent, resembling a cherub angel
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Chicanery
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trickery, fraud, deception
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Chide
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to scold, express disapproval
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Chimerical
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fanciful, imaginary, visionary; impossible
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Choice (adj)
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specially selected, preferred
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Choleric
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easily angered, short-tempered
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Chortle
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to chuckle
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Chromatic
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relating to color
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Chronicler
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one who keeps records of historical events
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Churlish
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rude
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Circuitous
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roundabout
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Circumference
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boundary or distance around a circle or sphere
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Circumlocution
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roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
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Circumnavigate
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to sail completely around
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Circumscribe
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to encircle; set limits on, confine
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Circumspect
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cautious, wary
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Circumvent
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to go around; avoid
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Cistern
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tank for rainwater
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Citadel
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fortress or stronghold
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Civil
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polite; relating to citizens
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Civility
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courtesy, politeness
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Clairvoyant (adj)
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having ESP, psychic
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Clamor (n)
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noisy outcry
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Clamor (v)
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to make a noisy outcry
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Clandestine
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secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
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Clarity
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clearness; clear understanding
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Claustrophobia
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fear of small, confined places
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Cleave
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to split or separate; to stick, cling, adhere
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Clemency
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merciful leniency
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Clement
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mild
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Cloister (v)
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to confine, seclude
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Cloying
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indulging to excess
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Coagulate
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to clot or change from a liquid to a solid
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Coalesce
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to grow together or cause to unite as one
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Coddle
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to baby, treat indulgently
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Coerce
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to compel by force or intimidation
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Coffer
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strongbox, large chest for money
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Cogent
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logically forceful, compelling, convincing
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Cognate
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related, similar akin
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Cognition
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mental process by which knowledge is acquired
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Cognomen
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family name; any name, especially a nickname
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Cohabit
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to live together
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Coherent
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intelligible, lucid, understandable
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Collate
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to arrange in an order
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Collateral
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accompanying
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Collected
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acting calm and composed
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Colloquial
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characteristic of informal speech
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Colloquy
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dialogue or conversation, conference
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Collusion
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collaboration, complicity, conspiracy
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Comeliness
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physical grace and beauty
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Commend
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to compliment, praise
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Commensurate
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proportional
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Commission
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fee payable to an agent; authorization
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Commodious
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roomy, spacious
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Commonplace
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ordinary, found every day
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Communicable
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transmittable
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Commute
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to change a penalty to a less severe one
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Compatriot
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fellow countryman
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Compelling (adj)
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having a powerful and irresistible effect
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Compendious
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summarizing completely and briefly
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Compensate
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to repay or reimburse
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Complacent
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self-satisfied, smug, affable
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Complaisant
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agreeable, friendly
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Complement
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to complete, perfect
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Compliant
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submissive and yielding
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Complicity
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knowing partnership in wrongdoing
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Composed
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acting calm
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Composure
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a calm manner or appearance
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Compound (adj)
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complex; composed of several parts
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Compound (v)
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to combine, add to
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Compress (v)
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to reduce, squeeze
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Compulsive
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obsessive, fanatic
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Compunctious
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feeling guilty or having misgivings
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Compunction
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feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret
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Concatenate
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linked together
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Concave
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curving inward
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Concede
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to yield, admit
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Conceptualize
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to envision, imagine
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Concern
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a matter of importance or worthy of consideration
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Concerto
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musical composition for orchestra and soloist(s)
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Conciliatory
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overcoming distrust or hostility
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Concomitant
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accompanying something
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Concord
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agreement
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Concur
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to agree
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Condone
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to pardon or forgive; overlook, justify, or excuse a fault
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Conduit
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tube, pipe, or similar passage
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Confection
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something sweet to eat
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Confiscate
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to appropriate, seize
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Conflagration
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big, destructive fire
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Confluence
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meeting place; meeting of two streams
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Confound
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to baffle, perplex
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Congeal
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to become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing
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Congenial
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similar in tastes and habits
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Congenital
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existing since birth
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Conglomerate
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collected group of varied things
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Congress
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formal meeting or assembly
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Congruity
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correspondence, harmony, agreement
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Conjecture
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speculation, prediction
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Conjoin
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to join together
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Conjugal
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pertaining to marriage
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Conjure
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to evoke a spirit, cast a spell
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Connive
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to conspire, scheme
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Connoisseur
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a person with refined taste
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Consanguineous
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of the same origin; related by blood
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Conscientious
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governed by conscience; careful and thorough
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Consecrate
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to declare scared; dedicate to a goal
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Consensus
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unanimity, agreement of opinion or attitude
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Consequential
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important
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Considerable
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significant, worth considering
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Consign
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to commit, entrust
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Consistent
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containing no contradictions, being harmonious
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Consolation
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something providing comfort or solace for a loss or hardship
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Consolidate
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to combine, incorporate
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Consonant (adj)
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consistent with, in agreement with
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Constant
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completely uniform and unchanging
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Constituent
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component, part; citizen, voter
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Constrained
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forced, compelled; confined, restrained
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Constraint
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something that forces or compels; something that restrains or confines
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Constrict
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to inhibit
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Construe
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to explain or interpret
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Consummate (adj)
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accomplished, complete, perfect
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Consummate (v)
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to complete, fulfill
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Contend
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to battle, clash; compete
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Contentious
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quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent
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Continence
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self-control, self-restraint
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Contradict
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to deny or oppose
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Contravene
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to contradict, deny, act contrary to
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Contrite
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deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
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Contumacious
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rebellious
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Contusion
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bruise
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Conundrum
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riddle, puzzle or problem with no solution
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Convalescence
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gradual recovery after an illness
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Convene
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to meet, come together, assemble
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Conventional
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typical, customary, commonplace
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Convex
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curved outward
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Convivial
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sociable; fond of eating, drinking, and people
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Convoke
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to call together, summon
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Convoluted
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twisted, complicated, involved
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Copious
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abundant, plentiful
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Coquette
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woman who flirts
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Cornucopia
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abundance
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Corporeal
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having to do with the body; tangible, material
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Corpulence
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obesity, fatness, bulkiness
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Correlation
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association, mutual relation of two or more things
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Corroborate
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to confirm, verify
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Corrode
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to weaken or destroy
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Corrugate
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to mold in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges
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Cosmetic (adj)
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relating to beauty; affecting the surface of something
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Cosmography
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science that deals with the nature of the universe
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Cosmopolitan
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sophisticated, free from local prejudices
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Cosset
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to pamper, treat with great care
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Coterie
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group of people with a common interest or purpose
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Countenance (n)
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facial expression; look of approval or support
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Countenance (v)
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to favor, support
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Countermand
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to annul, cancel, make a contrary order
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Countervail
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to counteract, to exert force against
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Coven
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group of witches
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Covert
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hidden; secret
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Covet
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to strongly desire something possessed by another
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Cower
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to cringe in fear
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Crass
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crude, unrefined
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Craven
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cowardly
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Credence
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acceptance of something as true or real
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Credible
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plausible, believable
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Credulous
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gullible, trusting
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Creed
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statement of belief or principle
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Crescendo
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gradual increase in volume of sound
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Cringe
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to shrink in fear
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Criterion
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standard for judging, rule for testing
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Cryptic
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puzzling
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Cuisine
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characteristic style of cooking
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Culmination
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climax, final stage
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Culpable
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guilty, responsible for wrong
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Culprit
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guilty person
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Cumulative
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resulting from gradual increase
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Cupidity
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greed
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Curator
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caretaker and overseer of an exhibition, esp. in a museum
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Curmudgeon
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cranky person
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Cursory
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hastily done, superficial
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Curt
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abrupt, blunt
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Curtail
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to shorten
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Cutlery
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cutting instruments; tableware
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Cygnet
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young swan
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Cynic
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person who distrusts the motives of others
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