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145 Cards in this Set
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confounded
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confused or amazed
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coddle
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to treat tenderly
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contingent
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possible
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colloquial
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informal conversation or phrase
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contentious
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argumenative; quarrelsome
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compulsory
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required
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conjure
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to call upon or to command a devil or spirit to practice magic; cast a spell on
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component
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elements or parts
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conjecture
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to guess or speculate
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complicity
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partnership in wrongful act
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configuration
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shape
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compunction
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uneasiness; remorse
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conduit
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pipe or tube
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concentrate
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to think deeply; to increase in strength or degree
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connoisseur
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an expert
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cohort
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colleague; associate; partner
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congenial
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friendly
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concede
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to admit
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contemptuous
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scornful; hateful; (to disdain)
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clandestine
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secretive; private
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construe
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to interpret
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conclusive
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end result
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concur
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to agree with
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comely
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attractive
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consummate
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to complete or perfect
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concession
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allowance; the act of yielding
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connote
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imply
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concise
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to the point; brief
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condescend
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to talk down to someone
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conclave
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secret meeting
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conducive
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leading to
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concourse
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a crowd; a wide street
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condign
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deserved
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conciliate
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to soothe the anger of; to win over
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consanguinity
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close relationship by blood
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conception
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a beginning; original plan
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confluent
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flowing together
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cogent
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convincing
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contravene
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to oppose
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coffer
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a strongbox
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congregate
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to assemble
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cherub
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an innocent person
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conflagration
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a large fire
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compliant
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yielding; submissive
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conundrum
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a riddle or puzzle
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compensatory
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paying back
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage
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chronic
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long-lasting
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conformity
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doing the same as others
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complement
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to make whole; to complete
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constrict
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to shrink
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cleave
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to split something apart; to stick or cling to something
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constituents
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supporters
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colossal
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huge; enormous
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consort
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a husband or wife; to associate or join
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clime
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climate; region
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concord
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agreement
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chivalrous
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courteous; courageous
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congruent
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in agreement
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collate
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to put together in order
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contusion
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a bruise
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cognizant
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aware
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condone
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to excuse; to overlook; to forgive
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compendium
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brief summary
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consecrate
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to make holy
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clairvoyant
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having great insight; keenly perceptive
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contagious
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infectious
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complacent
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satisfied; smug; overly competent
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consternation
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confusion or panic
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clarion
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clear and shrill
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constraints
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limitations
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collusion
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conspiracy; agreement to commit a crime
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congeal
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to thicken
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cliche'
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a trite or worn-out expression
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concomitant
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accompanying
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commence
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to begin
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contumacious
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disobedient; stubborn
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claustrophobia
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fear of enclosed space
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congenital
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existing at birth
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clamor
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noise
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conglomerate
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mass; large corporation
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coincide
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to occur simultaneously
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consensus
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general agreement
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collage
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collection of various bits and pieces
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contort
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to distort
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clique
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a small, exlusive group
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contentious
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ready to argue; quarrelsome
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chimerical
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imaginary; fantastic; unreal
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contrary
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opposite to
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citadel
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to fortress
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contemporary
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current; modern
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circumlocution
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roundabout way of speaking
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connubial
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relating to marriage
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civility
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politeness
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console
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to comfort
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commemorate
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honoring; remembering
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condolence
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expression of sorrow
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cite
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to quote a passage, book, author, etc; to refer to an example
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connivance
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conspiracy
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clamber
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to blimb with effort or difficulty
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consonant
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in agreement or harmony
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churlish
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rude
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contrite
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sorrowful; remorseful; apologetic
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cognate
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related; relevant
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confiscate
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to seize
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compatible
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agreeable; harmonious
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conspicuous
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obvious; easily seen
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cipher
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a thing of no value
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commendation
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praise
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clemency
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mercy; leniency
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coerce
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to force
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choleric
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easily angered
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concentric
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having a common center
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chicanery
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trickery
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clientele
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customers
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coalesce
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to blend; to merge; to fuse
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commodious
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spacious
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chide
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criticize
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communal
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shared
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circumvent
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to surround or entrap; to go around or by-pass
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compel
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to force
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cohesive
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tending to stick
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commensurate
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proportionate
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clout
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(colloquial) power; influence
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circumscribe
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to encircle
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comprehensive
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all inclusive
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clangor
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harsh ringing sound
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concoct
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to invent
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commiserate
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to express pity for
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collateral
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security for payment
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circuitous
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indirect
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composure
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calmness of mind or manner
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compact
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firmly packed; a treaty
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coherent
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logically connected; consistent
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cogitate
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to think; to consider carefully
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clarify
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to make clear
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cleft
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split; divided
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cloistered
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secluded; confined
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concave
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curved inward
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combustible
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capable of catching fire easily
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combative
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argumentative
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cloven
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divided; split
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compromise
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ti agree; to settle by concession
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collaborate
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to work together; to cooperate
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chic
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stylish
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