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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 |
