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95 Cards in this Set
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Confluence |
A gathering together |
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Conformist |
One who behaves the same as others |
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Confound |
To frustrate, confuse |
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Congenial |
Pleasantly agreeable |
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Congregation |
A gathering of people especially for religious services |
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Congruity |
The quality of being in agreement |
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Connive |
To plot, scheme |
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Consecrate |
To dedicate something to a holy purpose |
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Consensus |
An agreement of opinion |
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Conspicuous |
Obvious, noticeable, attracting attention |
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Constituent |
An essential part |
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Constrain |
To forcibly restrict |
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Construe |
To interpret |
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Consummate |
To complete |
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Contentious |
Having a tendency to quarrel or dispute |
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Contrite |
Penitent, eager to be forgiven |
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Conundrum |
Puzzle, problem |
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Convene |
To call together |
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Convoluted |
Intricate, complicated, involved |
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Copious |
Profuse, abundant |
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Corroborate |
To support with evidence |
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Corrosive |
Having the tendency to erode or eat away |
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Cosmopolitan |
Sophisticated, worldly |
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Counteract |
To neutralize, make ineffective |
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Coup |
(N)- a brilliant unexpected act (N)- the overthrow of a government & assumption of authority |
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Covet |
To desire enviously |
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Covert |
Secretly engaged in |
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Credulity |
Readiness to believe |
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Criteria |
Standards by which something is judged |
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Culmination |
The climax toward which something progresses |
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Culpable |
Deserving blame |
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Cultivate |
To nurture, improve, refine |
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Cumulative |
Increasing, building upon itself |
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Cunning |
Sly, clever at being deceitful |
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Cursory |
Brief to the point of being superficial |
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Curt |
Abrupt, short |
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Curtail |
To lessen, reduce |
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Daunting |
Intimidating, causing one to lose courage |
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Dearth |
A lack, scarcity |
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Debacle |
A disastrous failure, disruption |
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Debase |
To lower the quality or esteem of something |
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Debunk |
To expose the falseness of something |
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Decry |
To criticize openly |
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Deface |
To ruin or injure something's appearance |
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Defamatory |
Harmful toward another's reputation |
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Defer |
To postpone something; To yield to another's wisdom |
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Deferential |
Showing respect for another's authority |
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Defile |
To make unclean, impure |
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Deft |
Skillful, capable |
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Defunct |
No longer used or existing |
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Delegate |
To hand over responsibility for something |
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Deleterious |
Harmful |
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Deliberate |
Intentional, reflecting careful consideration |
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Delineate |
To describe, outline, shed light on |
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Demagogue |
A leader who appeals to a people's prejudices |
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Demarcation |
The marking of boundaries or categories |
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Demean |
To lower the status or stature of something |
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Demure |
Quiet, modest, reserved |
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Denigrate |
To belittle, diminish the opinion of |
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Denounce |
To criticize publicly |
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Deplore |
To feel or express sorrow, disapprove |
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Depravity |
Wickedness |
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Deprecate |
To belittle, depreciate |
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Derelict |
Abandoned, run-down |
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Deride |
To laugh at mockingly, scorn |
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Desecrate |
To violate the sacredness of a thing or place |
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Desiccated |
Dried up, dehydrated |
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Desolate |
Deserted, dreary, lifeless |
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Despondent |
Feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless |
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Despot |
One who has total power and rules brutally |
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Destitute |
Impoverished, utterly lacking |
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Deter |
To discourage, prevent from doing |
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Devious |
Not straightforward; deceitful |
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Diaphanous |
Light, airy, transparent |
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Diffident |
Shy, quiet, modest |
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Diffuse |
(V)- to scatter, thin out, break up (Adj)- not concentrated, scattered, disorganized |
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Diligent |
Showing care in doing one's work |
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Diminutive |
Small or miniature |
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Dirge |
A mournful song, especially for a funeral |
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Disaffected |
Rebellious, resentful of authority |
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Disavow |
To deny knowledge of or responsibility for |
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Discern |
To perceive, detect |
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Disclose |
To reveal, make public |
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Discrepancy |
Difference, failure of things to correspond |
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Discretion |
The quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgment |
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Discursive |
Rambling, lacking order |
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Disdain |
(V)- to scorn, hold in low esteem (N)- scorn, low esteem |
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Disgruntled |
Upset, not content |
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Disheartened |
Feeling a loss of spirit or morale |
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Disparage |
To criticize or speak ill of |
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Disparate |
Sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements |
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Dispatch |
To send off to accomplish a duty |
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Dispel |
To drive away, scatter |
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Disperse |
To scatter, cause to scatter |
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Disrepute |
A state of being held in low regard |