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29 Cards in this Set
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Congenial
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similar in tastes and habits
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Conjecture
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speculation, prediction
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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 declate sacred; dedicate to a goal
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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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Construe
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to explain or interpret
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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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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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Convalescence
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gradual recovery after an illness
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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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Corroborate
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to confirm, verify
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Coterie
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small group of persons with a similar purpose
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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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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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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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Cupidity
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greed
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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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Cynic
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person who distrusts the motives of others
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