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34 Cards in this Set
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conventional
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typical, customary, commonplace
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convex
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curved outward
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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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cosmetic
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relating to beauty, affecting the surface of something
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cosmopolitan
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sophisticated, free from local prejudices
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coterie
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small group of persons with a similar purpose
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covert
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hidden; secret
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covet
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to desire strongly something possessed by another
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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 somthing 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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cryptic
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puzzling
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cuisine
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characteristic, relating to food
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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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daunt
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to discourage, intimidate
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dearth
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lack, scarcity,insufficiency
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debase
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to degrade or lower in quality or stature
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debilitate
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to weaken, enfeeble
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debunk
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to take away, speak porly about somebody
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deciduous
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falling off or shed seasonally; short-lived, temporary
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decorum
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proper behavior, etiquette
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decry
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to belittle, openly condemn
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deface
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to mar the appearance of, vandalize
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defamatory
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slanderous, injurious to the reputation
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