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22 Cards in this Set
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coerce
verb |
forcing someone to do something against their will.
She coerced me into taking her old clothes. |
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cogent
adj |
forceful and convincing/ to the point
My teacher doesn't like to waste time and is cogent in her explanations. |
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cohere
v |
to hold/stick something together, to fit together into a unified whole
The flour and water cohered into a paste. |
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collaborate
v |
a. to work together on a joint project
we collaborated together for the song b. cooperate with the enemy for a treasonable activity countries unwillingly sided with germany in wwii. |
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compatible
adj |
a. capable of use with some other brand or model
b. capable of living/getting along together They have been together for 3 years without fighting and are very compatible. |
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complacent
adj. |
overly self-satisfied; smug
he gets good grades and is oftenly complacent |
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concise
adj. |
saying a lot in few words
I learn a lot from his class, because he tends to be very concise. |
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condone
v. |
to overlook/disregard an offence, thereby implying forgiveness/acceptance
His mom will let him get away with some things, but will not condone the use of alcohol. |
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confrontation
n |
face to face encounter
they were fighting online, but it was time to solve the problem and have a confrontation |
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conjecture
n and v |
a. (n) a conclusion based on inadequate evidence, guess
b. (v) to conclude from inadequate evidence she conjectured I was stealing, but she said that only because I bought a lot of new clothes |
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human
humane |
pertaining to the nature of people
pertaining to humanistic studies |
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envious
enviable |
expressing envy
worthy of envy |
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laudable
laudatory |
praiseworthy
containing or expressing praise |
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judicial
judicial |
pertaining to courts of law/judges
using/showing judgement |
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ingenious
ingenuous |
cleverly intentive
free rom reserve/restraint |
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affect
effect |
to act on; produce an effect
result/consequence |
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fallible
fallicious |
inadequate, liable in error
deceptive |
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fortunate
fortuitous |
having good chance
produced by chance |
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contemptible
contemptuous |
despicable
scornful |
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progeny
prodigy |
a descendent/offspring
marvelous example |
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usage note
complacent and complaisant |
complacent is to be self satisfied
complaisant is eager to please |
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Vidkun Quisling
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notorious for betraying Norway therefore. he is the origin of the word "traitor"
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