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123 Cards in this Set
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cacophony
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tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
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cadence
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a rhythm, progression of sound
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cajole
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to urge, coax
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calamity
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an event with disastrous consequences
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calibrate
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to set, standardize
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callous
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harsh, cold, unfeeling
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calumny
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an attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies
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camaraderie
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brotherhood, jovial unity
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candor
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honesty, frankness
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canny
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shrewd, careful
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canvas
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to cover, inspect
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capacious
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very spacious
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capitulate
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to surrender
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capricious
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subject to whim, fickle
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captivate
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to get the attention of, hold
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carouse
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to party, celebrate
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carp
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to annoy, pester
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catalyze
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to charge, inspire
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caucus
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a meeting usually held by people working toward the same goal
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caustic
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bitter, biting, acidic
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cavort
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to leap about, behave boisterously
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censure
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harsh criticism, to rebuke formally
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cerebral
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related to the intellect
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chaos
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absolute disorder
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chastise
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to criticize severely
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cherish
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to feel or show affection toward something
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chide
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to voice disapproval
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choreography
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the arrangement of dances
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chronicle
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a written history , to write a history
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chronological
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arranged in order of time SAT Vocabulary
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circuitous
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roundabout
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circumlocution
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indirect and wordy language
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circumscribed
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marked off, bounded
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circumspect
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cautious
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circumvent
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to get around
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clairvoyant
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able to perceive things that normal people cannot
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clamor
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loud noise ,to loudly insist
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clandestine
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secret
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cleave
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to divide into parts, to stick together firmly
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clemency
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mercy
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clergy
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members of Christian holy orders
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cloying
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sickeningly sweet
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coagulate
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to thicken, clot
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coalesce
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to fuse into a whole
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cobbler
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a person who makes or repairs shoes
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coerce
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to make somebody do something by force or threat
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cogent
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intellectually convincing
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cognizant
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aware, mindful
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coherent
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logically consistent, intelligible
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colloquial
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characteristic of informal conversation
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collusion
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secret agreement, conspiracy
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colossus
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a gigantic statue or thing
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combustion
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the act or process of burning
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commendation
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a notice of approval or recognition
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commensurate
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corresponding in size or amount
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commodious
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roomy
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compelling
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forceful, demanding attention
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compensate
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to make an appropriate payment for something
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complacency
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self-satisfied ignorance of danger
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complement
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to complete, make perfect
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compliant
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ready to adapt oneself to another’s wishes
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complicit
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being an accomplice in a wrongful act
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compliment
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an expression of esteem or approval
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compunction
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distress caused by feeling guilty
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conciliatory
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friendly, agreeable
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concomitant
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accompanying in a subordinate fashion
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concord
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harmonious agreement
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condolence
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an expression of sympathy in sorrow
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condone
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to pardon, deliberately overlook
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conduit
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a pipe or channel through which something passes
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confection
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a sweet, fancy food
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confidant
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a person entrusted with secrets
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conflagration
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great fire
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confluence
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a gathering together
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conformist
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one who behaves the same as others
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confound
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to frustrate, confuse
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congeal
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to thicken into a solid
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congenial
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pleasantly agreeable
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congregation
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a gathering of people, especially for religious services
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congruity
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the quality of being in agreement
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connive
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to plot, scheme
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consecrate
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to dedicate something to a holy purpose
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consensus
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an agreement of opinion
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consign
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to give something over to another’s care
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consolation
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an act of comforting
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consonant
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in harmony
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constituent
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an essential part
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constrain
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to forcibly restrict
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construe
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to interpret
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consummate
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to complete a deal
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consumption
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the act of consuming
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contemporaneous
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existing during the same time
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contentious
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having a tendency to quarrel or dispute
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contravene
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to contradict, oppose, violate
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contrite
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penitent, eager to be forgiven
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contusion
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bruise, injury
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conundrum
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puzzle, problem
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convene
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to call together
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convivial
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characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment
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convoluted
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intricate, complicated
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copious
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profuse, abundant
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cordial
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warm, affectionate
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coronation
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the act of crowning
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corpulence
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extreme fatness
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corroborate
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to support with evidence
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corrosive
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having the tendency to erode or eat away
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cosmopolitan
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sophisticated, worldly
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counteract
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to neutralize, make ineffective
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coup
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a brilliant, unexpected act , the overthrow of a government and assumption of authority
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covet
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to desire enviously SAT Vocabulary
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covert
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secretly engaged in
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credulity
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readiness to believe
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crescendo
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a steady increase in intensity or volume
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criteria
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standards by which something is judged
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culmination
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the climax toward which something progresses
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culpable
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deserving blame
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cultivate
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to nurture, improve, refine
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cumulative
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increasing, building upon itself
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cunning
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sly, clever at being deceitful
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cupidity
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greed, strong desire
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cursory
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brief to the point of being superficial
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curt
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abruptly and rudely short
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curtail
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to lessen, reduce
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