High Frequency Word List 2

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censure

Back 1

blame; criticize

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coercion

Back 2

use of force to get someone to obey

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commemorate

Back 3

honor the memory of

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compile

Back 4

assemble; gather; accumulate

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complacency

Back 5

self-satisfaction; smugness

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compliance

Back 6

readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements

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composure

Back 7

mental calmness

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comprehensive

Back 8

thorough; inclusive

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concede

Back 9

admit; yield

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conciliatory

Back 10

reconciling; soothing

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concise

Back 11

brief; compact

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concur

Back 12

agree

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condone

Back 13

overlook; forgive

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conflagration

Back 14

great fire

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confound

Back 15

confuse; puzzle

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consensus

Back 16

general agreement

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constraint

Back 17

compulsion; repression of feelings

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contend

Back 18

struggle; compete; assert earnestly

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contentious

Back 19

quarrelsome - argumentative(having to do or tending with a argument or problem.)

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contract

Back 20

compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease

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conviction

Back 21

(1) judgment that someone is guilty of a crime

"He was convicted of the cirme"

(2) strongly held belief

"The woman has strong convictions about women's rights"

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cordial

Back 22

gracious; heartfelt

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corroborate

Back 23

confirm; support

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credulity

Back 24

belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete

adjective: credulous

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criterion

Back 25

standard used in judging

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cryptic

Back 26

mysterious

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cursory

Back 27

doing something hastily (too quickly/casually)

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curtail

Back 28

shorten; reduce

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decorum

Back 29

propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners, decorous adj.
- having proper manners. (queen of england has good decorum.)

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deference

Back 30

courteous regard to anothers wish.

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degradation

Back 31

humiliation; debasement

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delineate

Back 32

portray

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denounce

Back 33

condemn; criticize. denunciation v
- blame

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deplore

Back 34

regret; disapprove of

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depravity

Back 35

extreme corruption; wickedness
-evil(the state of being evil or wicked)

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deprecate

Back 36

express dissaproval of; protest against

"self-deprecating humor" -- make fun of yourself; say bad things about yourself.

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deride

Back 37

redicule, make fun of

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derivative

Back 38

unoriginal; derived from another source

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despondent

Back 39

depressed or gloomy

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detached

Back 40

emotionally removed; calm and onjective; physically unconnected

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deterrent

Back 41

something the discourages; hindrance

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detrimental

Back 42

harmful; damaging

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devious

Back 43

roundabout; erratic; not straightforward

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devise

Back 44

think up; invent; plan

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diffuse

Back 45

wordy; rambling ; spread out like gas

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digression

Back 46

wandering away from the subject; digress

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diligence

Back 47

steadiness of effort; persistent hard work

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diminution

Back 48

lessening; reduction in size

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discerning

Back 49

mentally quick and observant; having insight

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disclose

Back 50

reveal

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discordant

Back 51

not harmonious; conflicting

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discount

Back 52

disregard; dismiss

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discrepancy

Back 53

lack of consistency; difference

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discriminating

Back 54

able to see differences; prejudiced

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disdain

Back 55

view with scorn or contempt