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149 Cards in this Set
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coerce
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persuade
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coeval
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same age
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cogent
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powerfully persuasive
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cogitate
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to consider carefully
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cognition
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psychological result of perception
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cognizant
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understanding
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coherent
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logical
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colander
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a strainer
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collaborate
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to work together
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collusion
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secret agreement
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combustion
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act of burning something
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commemorate
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to keep alive the memory
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commend
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to express approval of
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commendable
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worthy of praise
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commingle
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to mix
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commuter
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a traveler from suburbs to city
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complacently
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in a pleased manner
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complaisance
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tendency to yield to others
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comply
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to follow rules
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compound
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to add together
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comprise
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to form
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compunction
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deep regret
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conceal
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to hide
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conceit
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the trait of being vain
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conciliatory
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overcoming animosity
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concise
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terse
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concord
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agreement of opinions
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concur
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to agree
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condense
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to compress
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condone
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to overlook
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congeal
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to become gelantinous
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conjoin
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to come together
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connoisseur
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an expert
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connotation
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suggested idea
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consent
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permission
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consequential
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having important results
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consolation
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comfort
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console
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to give emotional strength to
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conspicuous
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obvious
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consternation
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fear
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constrict
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to become tight
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consume
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to destory
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contemn
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to look down on
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contentious
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ready disposition to fight
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contiguous
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very close
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contrite
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feeling regret
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contumacious
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disobedient
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conundrum
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difficult problem
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convition
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a guilty verdict
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biased
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favoring one side over another
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bigot
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intolerant of opinions different from own
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blandishment
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flattery intended to persuade
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blunt
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to make dull
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bogus
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fraudulent
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abacus
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mathematical instrument used for arithmetic
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abate
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make less intense
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abdication
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formal resignation of power
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abdomen
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area between thorax and pelvis
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aberration
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a disorder in one's mental state
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abeyance
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temporary suspension
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abjure
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reject formally
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abraded
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having skin scraped off
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abstruce
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difficult to penetrate
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abut
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lying next to
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acarpous
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producing no fruit
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accolate
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a tangible symbol of distinction
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accretion
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a natural increase
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admonitory
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warning
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adulturation
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a mix w/ extraneous material
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affinity
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natural liking to
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ail
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ill
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alacrity
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liveliness
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alloy
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the state of impairing quality
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aloof
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remote in manner
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amalgamate
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to join together
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ameliorate
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to make better
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amortize
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liquify gradually
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auspice
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favorable omen
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austere
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strict
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aversion
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act of turning away
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avid
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enthusiastic
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avow
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solemly swear
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baleful
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deadly
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balk
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to refuse to comply
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balm
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medical ointment to help skin irritation
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bane
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something causing misery
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barrage
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rapid delivery of linguistic communication
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bazaar
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street of small shops
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bedizen
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decorate tastelessly
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belittle
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to lessen the reputation of
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bellicose
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ready disposition to fight
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benign
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not dangerous to health
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bereft
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unhappy in love
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blithe
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carefree
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boggle
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to overcome w/ amazement
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abrogate
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revoke formally
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abscond
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to run away
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alloy
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combination of 2 metals
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amalgamate
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to combine together
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abide
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dwell
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abrasion
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erosion by friction
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abstruce
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difficult to penetrate
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allegiance
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act of binding yourself to an action
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ambivalent
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uncertain
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auspicious
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tendency to bring good luck
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aver
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solemly swear
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banal
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obvious & dull
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baneful
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deadly
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beatify
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make blessedly happy
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belie
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represent falsely
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belligerent
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one eager to fight
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belligerently
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in a hostile manner
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bequest
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gift of property by will
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convoke
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call together
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convoluted
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highly intricate
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cord
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a line of twisted fibers
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cordial
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showing heartfelt friendliness
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cordon
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a ribbon worn as a symbol of honor
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corporeal
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having physical form
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correlate
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mutually related
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corroboration
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confirmation that some fact is true
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countenance
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the face
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counterfeit
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not genuine
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countervail
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counterbalance
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covert
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secret
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covetous
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desirous of another's advantages
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cower
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to show fear
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craven
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abjectly fearful
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crease
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to make wrinkled
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credulity
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tendency to believe readily
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credulous
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willing to believe too easily
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crush
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to violently compress
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cryptic
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having a secret meaning
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cumbersome
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not graceful in expression
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curmudgeon
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a stubborn bad tempered old person
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curriculm
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course of academic studies
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cursory
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hasty w/o attention to detail
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curtail
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to place restrictions on
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bedizen
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decorate tastelessly
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abhor
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to find repugnant
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abysmal
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limitless
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accentuate
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to stress
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acquisition
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to act of obtaining something
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adamant
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unable to be persuaded
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aggravate
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to make worse
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agile
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mentally quick
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alienate
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to arouse hostility where there had formerly been love
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benefactor
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person who helps people or institutions
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bilge
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to cause to leak
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