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50 Cards in this Set
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colossus
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n. gigantic statue
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comestible
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n. something fit to be eaten
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comity
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n. courtesy; civility
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commodious
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adj. spacious and comfortable
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compact
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n. agreement; contract
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comport
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v. bear one's self; behave
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concatenate
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v. link as in a chain
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condign
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adj. appropriate; deserved
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condole
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v. express sympathetic sorrow
n. condolence |
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conflate
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v. meld or fuse; confuse; combine into one
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conifer
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n. pine tree; cone-bearing tree
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connivance
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n. pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend
v. connive |
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consanguinity
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n. kinship
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controvert
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v. oppose
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convoke
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v. call together
n. convocation |
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cord
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n. a unit of volume used chiefly for fuel wood
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cornice
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n. projecting moulding on buildling (usually above columns)
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coterie
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n. group that meets socially; select circle
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countenance
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v. approve; tolerate
n. face |
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covenant
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n. agreement
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cow
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v. terrorize; intimidate
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credulity
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n. belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete
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crotchety
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adj. eccentric; whimsical
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culvert
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n. artificial channel for water
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cupidity
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n. greed
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curio
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n. any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity
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cynosure
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n. object of general attention
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damp
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v. lessen in intensity; diminish; mute
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deciduous
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adj. falling off; as of leaves
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declivity
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n. downward slope
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decollete
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adj. having a low-cut neckline
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defoliate
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v. destroy leaves
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defray
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v. provide for the payment of
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defrock
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v. to strip a priest or minister of church authority
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delusive
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adj. deceptive; raising vain hopes
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demoniac
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adj. fiendish
n. demon |
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deprecate
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v. express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
adj. deprecatory |
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depredation
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n. plundering
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descry
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v. catch sight of
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desolate
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v. rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake
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devolve
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v. be transferred to another; delegate to another; gradually worsen
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dialectical
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adj. relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal
n. dialectics |
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didactic
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adj. teaching; instructional
n. didacticism |
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dilettante
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n. aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler
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dint
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n. means; effort
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disconsolate
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adj. sad
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disgorge
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v. surrender something; eject; vomit
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disinter
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v. dig up; unearth
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disport
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v. amuse
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disputatious
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adj. argumentative
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