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cosmic
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ADJ. pertaining to the universe ; vast
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cosmopolitan
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ADJ. sophisticated
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countenance
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V. approve; tolerate
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covert
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ADJ. secret; hidden; implied
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covetous
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ADJ. avaricious; eagerly desirous of
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cower
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V. shrink quivering, as from fear
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crass
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ADJ. very unrefined; grossly insensible
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credibility
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N. believability
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credulity
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N. belief on sight of evidence; gullibility; naïveté
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criterion
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N. standard used in judging
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cryptic
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ADJ. mysterious; hidden; secret
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culinary
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ADJ. relating to cooking
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cull
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V. pick out; reject
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culmination
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N. attainment of highest point
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culpable
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ADJ. deserving blame
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cumbersome
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ADJ. heavy; hard to manage
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curb
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V. restrain
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cursory
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ADJ. casual; hastily done
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curtail*
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V. shorten; reduce
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cynical
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ADJ. skeptical or distrustful of human motives
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