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conveyance
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n. vehicle n. transfer
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convivial
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adj. festive adj. happy adj. characterized by being jolly
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conjugal
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adj. pertaining to marriage
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comprehensive
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adj. thorough adj. inclusive
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complicity
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n. participation n. involvement
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connotation
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n. suggested or hinted n. meaning of an expression
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conversant
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adj. familiar with
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convoluted
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adj. coiled around adj. detailed adj. involved
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conviction
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n. strongly held belief
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copious
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adj. plentiful
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cordial
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adj. gradious adj. heartfelt
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convoke
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vb. call together
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connoisseur
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n. person who is capable of acting as a judge of art, etc n. a lover of art
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compunction
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n. regret and guilt
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consequential
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adj. following as an effect adj. important adj. slef-important
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contingent
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adj. conditional
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conundrum
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n. riddle n. difficult problem
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controvert
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vb. oppose with arguments vb. contradict
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construe
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vb. explain vb. interpret
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congenital
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adj. existing at birth
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compute
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vb. think vb. calculate
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consort
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vb. associate with
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concatenate
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vb. link as in a chain
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conception
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n. beginning n. forming of an idea
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concave
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adj. hollow
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concession
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n. act of giving in
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comport
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vb. bear one's self vb. behave
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conjecture
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n. assumption n. guess
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connubial
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adj. pertaining to marriage or the state of marriage
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consonance
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n. harmony n. agreement
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compromise
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vb. adjust vb. endgaer the interests or reputation of
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consensus
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n. general agreement
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consanguinity
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n. act of being connected by blood or relationship
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consecrate
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vb. dedicate vb. make religious
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conscientious
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adj. careful adj. taking great care to be very exact
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coquette
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n. flirt
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convene
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vb. assemble
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contaminate
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vb. pollute
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cordon
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n. extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or exiting
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composure
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n. mental calmness
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contortion
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n. twisiting n. distortion
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conspiracy
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n. agreement to perform an illegal and deceiving act
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conciliate
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vb. make peace vb. win over
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conspicuous
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adj. easily seen adj. noticeable adj. striking
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constituent
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n. supporter
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consummate
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adj. complete
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concentric
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adj. having a common center
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condone
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vb. overlook vb. forgive
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constraint
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n. holding back of feelings n. act of being forced
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concoct
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vb. prepare by combining vb. make up in concert
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contentious
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adj. quarrelsome
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condiment
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n. seasoning n. spice
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condescend
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vb. bestow courtesises with a superior air
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concise
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adj. brief and short
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conclave
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n. private meeting
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concurrent
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adj. happening at the same time
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conjure
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vb. summon a devil vb. practive magic vb. imagine vb. invent
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concordat
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n. agreement, usually between the papal authority and the secular
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concomitant
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n. that which accompanies
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continence
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n. self-restraint n. sexual chastity
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context
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n. writings preceding and following the passage quoted
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condign
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adj. adequate adj. deservedly severe
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compress
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vb. squeeze vb. make smaller
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conduit
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n. aqueduct n. passageway for fluids
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condole
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vb. express sympathetic sorrow
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contiguous
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adj. adjacent to adj. touching upon
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connivance
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n. false appearance of ignorance of something wrong n. assitance n. permission to offend
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conifer
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n. pine tree n. cone-bearing tree
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congeal
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vb. freeze vb. form into a solid mass
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contrite
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adj. feeling regret or sorrow
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contravene
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vb. contradict vb. trespass on
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contraband
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adj. illegal trade adj. stealing
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confiscate
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vb. seize vb. take for public use
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conflagration
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n. great fire
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conformity
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n. harmony n. agreement
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contumely
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n. scornful rudeness n. insult
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contusion
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n. bruise
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congruence
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n. state of agreeing parts n. harmonious relationship
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conglomeration
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n. mass of material sticking together
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contumacious
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adj. disobedient adj. resisting authority
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