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148 Cards in this Set
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cadence
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rhythmic flow or poetry; marching beat
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callous
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thick-skinned, insensitive
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callow
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immature, lacking sophistication
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calumny
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false and malicious accusation, misinterpretation, slander
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canny
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smart; founded on common sense
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canvass
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to examine thoroughly; conduct a poll
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capacious
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large, roomy
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capitulate
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to submit completely, surrender
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carp
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to find fault, complain constantly
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cartography
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science or art of making maps
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cast
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copy, replica; to fling, throw
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castigate
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to punish, criticise harshly
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catalyst
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something causing change without being changed
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catharsis
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purification, cleansing
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causality
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cause-and-effect relationship
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caustic
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biting, sarcastic, able to burn
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cavalier
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carefree, happy
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cede
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to surrender possession of something
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centripetal
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directed or moving towards the center
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cessation
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temporary or complete halt
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chagrin
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shame, embarrassment, humiliation
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champion
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to defend or support
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chary
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watchful, cautious, extremely shy
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chastise
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to punish, discipline, scold
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chicanery
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trickery, fraud, deception
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choleric
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hot-tempered, easily angered
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chromatic
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relating to color
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circuitous
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roundabout
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circumlocution
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roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
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circumscribe
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to encircle, set limits on, confine
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circumspect
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cautious, wary
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circumvent
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to go around; avoid
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civility
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courtesy, politeness
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clandestine
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secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
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claustrophobia
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fear of small, confined places
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coagulate
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to clot or change from a liquid to a solid
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coalesce
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to grow together or cause to unite as one
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coddle
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to baby, to treat indulgently
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coerce
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to compel by force or intimidation
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collateral
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accompanying
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colloquial
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characteristic of informal speech
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collusion
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consiracy, collaboration
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commend
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to praise, compliment
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commensurate
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equal to, proprtional
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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commute
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to change a penalty to a less severe one
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complacent
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self-satisfied
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complement
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to complete, perfect
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complicity
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knowing partnership in wrongdoing
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compound
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complex; to combine, augment
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compunction
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feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret
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concerto
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musical composition for orchestra and one or more soloist
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confiscate
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to appropriate, seize
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confluence
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meeting place; meeting of two streams
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congeal
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to become thick or solid
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congenial
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similar in tastes and habit
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congenital
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existing since birth
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conglomerate
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collected group of varied things
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conjecture
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speculation, prediction
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage
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connive
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to conspire, scheme
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consanguineous
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of the same origin, related by blood
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consecrate
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to declare sacred, dedicate to a goal
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consign
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to commit, entrust
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consolation
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something providing comfort or solace for a loss or hardship
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consonant
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consistent with, in agreement with
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constituent
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component, part; citizen voter
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construe
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to explain or interpret
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consummate
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accomplished, complete, perfect; to complete, fulfill
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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
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contrite
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deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong; penitent, eager to be forgiven
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conundrum
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riddle, puzzle or problem with no solution
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convene
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to meet, come together, assemble
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convivial
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sociable; fond of eating, drinking, and people
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convoke
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to call together, summon
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copious
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abundant, plentiful
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corpulence
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obesity, fatness, bulkiness
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cosmography
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science that deals with the nature of the universe
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cosmopolitan
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sophistocated, free from local prejudices
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cosset
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to pamper, treat with great care
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countenance
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facial expression; look of approval or support; to favor, support
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countermand
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to annul, cancel, make a contrary order
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countervail
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to counteract, to exert force against
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covert
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hidden, secret
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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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creed
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statement of belief or principle
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crescencdo
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gradual increase in volume of sound
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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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culprit
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guilty person
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cupidity
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greed
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curator
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caretaker and overseer or an exhibition
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curtail
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to shorten; reduce
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cacophony
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tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
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cajole
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to urge, coax, wheedle
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capricious
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subject to whim, fickle, incalculable
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clemency
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mercy; disposition to be lenient; mildness
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cogent
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intellectually convincing
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concomitant
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accompanying in a subordinate fashion
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conflagration
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great fire
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credulity
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readiness to believe
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cursory
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brief to the point of being superficial; casual; hastily done
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calculated
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deliberately planned
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candor
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frankness
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caricature
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distortion; burlesque
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censorious
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critical
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censure
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blame; criticize
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certitude
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certainty
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charlatan
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quack; pretender to knowledge
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chronicle
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report; record
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civil
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having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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clamor
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noise
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coercion
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use of force to get someone's compliance
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commemorate
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honor the memory of
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compelling
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overpowering; irresistible in effect
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compile
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assemble; gather; accumulate
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compliance
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readiness to yield; comformity in fulfilling requirements
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composure
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mental calmness
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comprehensive
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thorough, inclusive
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concede
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admit; yield
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conciliatory
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reconciling; appeasing; amiable
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concise
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brief and compact
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conclusive
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convincing; decisive
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concur
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agree in opinion
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condone
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overlook voluntarily; forgive
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confirm
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corroborate; verify; support
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confound
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confuse; puzzle
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confront
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face; challenge
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conscientious
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scrupulous; careful
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consensus
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general afreement
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consistency
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absence of contradictions; dependability; uniformity; degree of thickness
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constraint
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compulsion; repression of feelings
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contagion
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infection
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contemporary
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person belonging to the same perios
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contend
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struggle; compete; assert earnestly
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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contract
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compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease
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converge
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approach; tend to meet; come together
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conviction
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strongly held belif
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cordial
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gracious; heartfelt
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corroborate
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confirm; support
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corrosion
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destruction by chemical action
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credibility
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believability
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criterion
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standard used in judging
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cryptic
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mysterious; hidden; secret
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cynic
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one who is skeptical or distrustful of human motives
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