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110 Cards in this Set
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clearance n
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A certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with the law and may sail
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clemency n
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Mercy.
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clement adj.
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Compassionate
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close-hauled adj.
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Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible
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clothier n
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One who makes or sells cloth or clothing
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clumsy adj.
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Awkward of movement.
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coagulate v
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To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment.
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coagulant adj.
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producing coagulation
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coalescence n.
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The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination, or product
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coalition n
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combination i a body or mass
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coddle v
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To treat as a baby or an invalid
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codicil n.
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A supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will
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coerce v.
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To force
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coercion n
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Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical
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coercive adj.
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Serving or tending to force
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cogent adj.
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Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience.
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cognate adj
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akin
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cognizant adj
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Taking notice
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cohere v.
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to stick together
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cohesion n.
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consistency
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cohesive adj.
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having the property of consistency
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coincide v.
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to correspond
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coincidence n
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A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident
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coincident adj.
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Taking place at the same time
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collaborate v
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To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits
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collapse v.
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To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail
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collapsible adj.
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That may or can collapse
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colleague n.
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An associate in professional employment
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collective adj
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Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum
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collector n
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One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like
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collegian n.
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A college student
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collide v.
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One who works in a coal-mine
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collision n
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Violent contact
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colloquial adj.
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Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary
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colloquialism n.
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Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation
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colloquy n
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Conversation
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collusion n.
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A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose
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colossus n
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Any strikingly great person or object
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comely adj
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handsome
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comestible adj.
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fit to be eaten
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comical adj
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funny
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commemorate v
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To serve as a remembrance of
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commentary n
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A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work
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commingle v
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To blend.
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commissariat n.
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The department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
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commission v.
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To empower.
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commitment n.
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The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping
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committal n.
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The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
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commodity n
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Something that is bought and sold
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commotion n.
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A disturbance or violent agitation
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commute v.
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To put something, especially something less severe, in place of.
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comparable adj.
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fit to be compared
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comparison n.
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examination of two or more objects with reference to teir likeness or unlikeness
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compensate v.
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To remunerate
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competence n.
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Adequate qualification or capacity
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competent adj.
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qualified
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competitive adj.
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characteriaed by rivalry
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competitor n.
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a rival
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complacence n.
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satisfaction with one's acts or surroundings
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complacent adj.
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pleased or satisfied with oneself
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complaisance n.
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politeness
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complaisant adj
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Agreeable
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complement v.
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To make complete
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complex adj.
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Complicated
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compliant adj.
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Yielding
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complicate v
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To make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with
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complication n
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An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner
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complicity n
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Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer.
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compliment v
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To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise
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component n.
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A constituent element or part
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comport v
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To conduct or behave (oneself
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composure n
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Calmness
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comprehensible adj
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Intelligible.
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comprehension n
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Ability to know
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comprehensive adj.
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Large in scope or content
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compress v.
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To press together or into smaller space.
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compressible adj
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Capable of being pressed into smaller compass
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compression n
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Constraint, as by force or authority
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comprise v
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to consist of
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compulsion n.
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coercion
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compulsory adj
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forced
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compunction n
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Remorseful feeling.
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compute v
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To ascertain by mathematical calculation
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concede v.
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To surrender
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conceit n.
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self-flaterring opinion
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conceive v.
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to form an idea, mental image or thought of
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concerto n.
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a musical composition
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concession n.
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anything granted or yielded, or admitted in rsponse to a demad, petition, or claim
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conciliate v.
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to obtain the friendship of
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conciliatory adj.
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tending to reconcile
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compulsory adj
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forced
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compunction n
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Remorseful feeling.
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compute v
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To ascertain by mathematical calculation
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concede v.
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To surrender
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conceit n.
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self-flaterring opinion
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conceive v.
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to form an idea, mental image or thought of
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concerto n.
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a musical composition
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concession n.
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anything granted or yielded, or admitted in rsponse to a demad, petition, or claim
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conciliate v.
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to obtain the friendship of
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conciliatory adj.
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tending to reconcile
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conclusive adj
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enough to convince or decide
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concord n.
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harmony
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concordance n.
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harmony
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concur.
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to agree
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concurrence n.
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agreement
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concurrent adj.
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occuring or acting together
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concussion n.
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a violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow
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condensation n.
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the act or process of making dense or denser
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condense v.
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to abridge
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condescend
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to come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors
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