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cabal
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a small, secret group
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cache
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a hiding place
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cacophony
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harsh or unpleasant sound
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cadaverous
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pale; ghastly; corpselike
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cadence
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rhythm; beat
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caesura
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pause
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cajole
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to coax; to persuade
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calamitous
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causing trouble or misery; disastrous
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caliber
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degree of worth
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calligraphy
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fancy handwriting
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callous
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unyielding; insensitive
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callow
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young and inexperienced
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calumny
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a false accusation; slander
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camaraderie
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loyalty; friendship
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canard
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a false story, report, or rumor
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candor
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honesty; openness; frankness
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canine
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pertaining to dogs
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canny
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shrewd
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canon
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rule; law; standard
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cant
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insincere statements usually made in a singsong tone
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cantankerous
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bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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canter
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smooth, easy pace; gallop
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canvass
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to make a survey
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capacious
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spacious; roomy
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capitulate
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to surrender
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capricious
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erratic; impulsive
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captious
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hard to please; faultfinding
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captivate
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to capture; to charm; to fascinate
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carapace
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shell; hard, protective covering
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carcinogenic
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causing cancer
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cardinal
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principal; chief
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careen
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to swerve; to dip to one side
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caricature
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an exaggerated portrayal
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carnage
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slaughter; massacre
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carnal
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sensual; sexual
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carnivorous
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flesh-eating
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carouse
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to engage in a noisy, drunken party
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carp (two meanings)
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a type of fish; to complain
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carrion
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decaying flesh
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carte blanche
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freedom to use one's own judgement
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cartel
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association of business firms
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cartographer
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mapmaker
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cascade
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a waterfall
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caste
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social class
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castigate
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to punish
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casualty (two meanings)
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an accident; one who is hurt in an accident
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cataclysm
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a violent change
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catacomb
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underground burial place
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catalyst
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person or thing that speeds up a result
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cataract (two meanings)
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large waterfall; abnormality of the eye
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catastrophe
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disaster; calamity
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cathartic
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cleansing
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catholic
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universal; wide-ranging
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caucus
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a private meeting
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caustic
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sarcastic; severely critical; corrosive
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cauterize
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to burn
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cavalcade
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procession; a sequence of events
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cavalier
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a haughty and casually indifferent person
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caveat
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a warning
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cavil
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to quibble; to argue
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cavort
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to leap about; to frolic
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celerity
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speed; swiftness
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celestial
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heavenly
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celibate
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unmarried
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censure
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to criticize sharply
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centrifugal
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moving away form the center
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cerebration
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thinking; using one's brain
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certitude
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sureness; certainty
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cessation
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a stopping; a discontinuance
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chafe
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to irritate; to annoy
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chaff
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worthless matter
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chagrin
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embarrassment; complete loss of courage
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chameleon
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a lizard able to change its skin color; a changeable or fickle person
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champ
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to bite impatiently; to show impatience
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chaos
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complete disorder
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charisma
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great appeal or attraction
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charlatan
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a fake; a quack
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charnel
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cemetery; tomb
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chary (of)
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careful; cautious
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chasm
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a wide gap
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chaste
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pure; virtuous
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chastise
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to punish; to purify
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chattel
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slave
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chauvinism
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fanatical devotion to one's country, sex, religion, etc
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cherub
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angel; an innocent person
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chic
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stylish; fashionable
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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chide
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to scold
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chimerical
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imaginary; fantastic; unreal
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chirography
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art of handwriting
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chivalrous
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courteous; courageous; loyal
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choleric
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easily angered
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chronic
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long-lasting
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churlish
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rude; ill-bred
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cipher
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person or thing of no value; zero
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circuitous
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roundabout; indirect
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circumlocution
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roundabout way of speaking
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circumscribe
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to encircle; to limit or confine
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circumspect
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cautious; careful
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circumvent
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to surround or entrap; to go around or bypass
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citadel
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a fortress
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cite
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to quote a passage, book, author, etc; to refer to an example
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civility
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politeness
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clairvoyant
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having great insight; keenly perceptive
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clamber
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to climb with effort or difficulty
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clamor
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noise
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clandestine
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secretive; private
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clangor
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harsh ringing sound
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clarify
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to make clear
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clarion
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clear and shrill
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claustrophobia
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fear of enclosed spaces
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cleave (two meanings)
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to split something apart; to stick or cling to something
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cleft
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split; divided
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clemency
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mercy; leniency
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cliché
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a trite or worn-out expression
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clientele
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customers
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climax
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highest point
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clime
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climate; region
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clique
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a small, exclusive group
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cloistered
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secluded; confined
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clout
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power; influence
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cloven
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divided; split
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coadjutor
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assistant; helper
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coalesce
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to blend; to merge; to fuse
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coddle
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to treat tenderly
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coerce
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to force
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coffer
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a strongbox
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cog
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a gear tooth; a minor part
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cogent
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convincing
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cogitate
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to think; to consider carefully
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cognate
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related; relevant
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cognizant
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aware
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cognomen
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family name; last name
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coherent
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logically connected; consistent
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cohesive
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tending to stick
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cohort
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colleague; associate; partner
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coincide
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to occur simultaeously
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collaborate
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to work together; to cooperate
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collage
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collection of various bits and pieces (usually artistic)
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collate
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to put together in order
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collateral
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security for payment of a loan
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colloquial
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informal
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colloquy
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conversation
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collusion
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conspiracy; agreement to commit a wrongful act
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colossal
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huge; enormous
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combative
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eager to fight; argumentative
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combustible
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capable of catching fire easily
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comely
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attractive
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commemorative
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honoring; remembering
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commence
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to begin
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commendation
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praise
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commensurate
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proportionate
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commiserate
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to express pity for
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commodious
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roomy; spacious
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communal
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shared; pertaining to a group of people
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compact (two meanings)
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firmly packed; a treaty
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compassion
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pity; sympathy
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compatible
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agreeable; harmonious
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compel
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to force
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compendium
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brief summary
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compensatory
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paying back; making up for
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complacent
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self-satisfied
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complement
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to make whole; to complete
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compliant
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yielding; submissive
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complicity
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partnership in a wrongful act
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components
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ingredients; elements
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composure
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calmness of mind or manner
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compulsory
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required
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compunction
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uneasiness; remorse
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compute
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to calculate; to estimate
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concave
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hollow; curved inward
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concede
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to admit; to grant
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concentrate (two meanings)
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to think deeply; to increase in strength or degree
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concentric
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having a common center
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conception (two meanings)
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a beginning; original idea or plan
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concession
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allowance; the act of yielding
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conciliate
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to soothe the anger of; to win over
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concise
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brief and to the point
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conclave
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secret meeting
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concoct
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to invent; to devise
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concomitant
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accompanying; attending
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concord
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agreement; harmony
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concourse
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a crowd; a wide street
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concur
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to agree
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condescend
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to lower oneself to an inferior's level
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condign
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deserved; suitable
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condiment
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seasoning; spices
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condolence
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expression of sorrow
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condone
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to excuse; to overlook
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conducive
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tending to or leading to
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conduit
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pipe or tube through which fluid or electricity passes
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confidant
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a close, trusted friend
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configuration
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shape; arrangement
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confiscate
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to seize by way of penalty
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conflagration
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a large and destructive fire
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confluent
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merging; flowing together
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conformity
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agreement; doing the same as others
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confounded
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confused; amazed
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congeal
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to freeze solid; to thicken
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congenital
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existing at birth
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conglomerate
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mass; cluster; corporation
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congregate
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to gather; to assemble
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congruent
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in agreement
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coniferous
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bearing cones (pertaining to trees)
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conjecture
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to guess
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage
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conjure
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to call upon or to command a devil or spirit to practive magic; cast a spell on
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connivance
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pretend ignorance of another's wrong-doing; conspiracy
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connoisseur
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an expert
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connote
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to suggest or imply
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connubial
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pertaining to marriage
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consanguinity
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close relationship, usually by blood
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consecrate
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to make holy
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consensus
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general agreement, especially of opinion
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console (two meanings)
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a musical panel or unit; to comfort
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consolidate
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to combine; to make or become solid
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consonant
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in agreement or harmony
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consort (two meanings)
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a husband or wife; to associate or join
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consternation
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sudden confusion; panic
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constituents
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voters; supporters
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constraints
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restrictions; limits
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constrict
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to shrink; to bind
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construe
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to analyze; to interpret
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consummate
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to complete; perfect
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contagious
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likely to spread; infectious
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contaminant
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substance that pollutes or infects
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contemn
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to regard with scorn or contempt
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contemporary
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happening in the same time period; current
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contemptuous
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scornful
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contentious
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ready to argue; quarrelsome
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contest (three meanings)
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a competive game; to dispute; to compete
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contiguous
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nearby; neighboring
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contingent
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possible
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contort
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to twist; to distort
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contraband
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smuggled or stolen goods
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contrary
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opposite
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contravene
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to go against; to oppose
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contretemps
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an embarrassing occurrence
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contrite
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sorrowful; penitent
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controversial
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debatable; questionable
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contumacious
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disobedient; obstinate
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contumely
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rudeness
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contusion
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a bruise
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conundrum
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a riddle
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convalesce
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to recover from an illness
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convene
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to come together; to assemble
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conventional
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ordinary; usual
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converge
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to come together; to meet in a point or line
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conversant
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being familiar with
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converse (two meanings)
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to talk to someone; the opposite
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convex
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curving outward
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conveyance
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a vehicle
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convivial
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sociable; friendly
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convoke
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to call together
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convoluted
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twisted; coiled
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cope (with)
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to deal with; to contend with
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copious
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plentiful; abundant
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coquetry
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flirtation
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cordial
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friendly; courteous
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cornucopia
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horn of plenty; abundance
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corollary
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inference; deduction; consequence
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corona
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crown; bright circle
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corporeal
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pertaining to the body
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corpulent
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fat; fleshy
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corroborate
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to strengthen; to confirm
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corrosive
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eating away, as an acid
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corrugated
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wrinkled; ridged; furrowed
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cortege
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funereal procession; group of followers
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cosmic
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pertaining to the universe; vast
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cosmopolitan
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worldly-wise; universal
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coterie
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close circle of friends
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countenance (two meanings)
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the face; to permit, tolerance, or approve
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countermand
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to cancel an order
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counterpart
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duplicate; copy
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coup
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a brilliant move; a successful and sudden attack
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courier
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messenger
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covenant
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an agreement; a contract
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covert
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hidden; secretive
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covet
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to desire
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cower
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to tremble in fear of
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coy
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shy; modest
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cozen
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to trick
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crafty
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sly; tricky
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crass
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stupid; unrefined
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crave
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to desire strongly
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craven
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cowardly
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credence
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belief; trust
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credible
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believable
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credulity
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readiness to believe; gullibility
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creed
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a religious belief
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crescendo
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gradual increase in intensity or loudness
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crestfallen
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dejected; humbled
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crevice
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an opening; a crack
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cringe
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to shrink back; as in fear
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criterion
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measure of value; standard of judging
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crone
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hag; withered old woman
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crony
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close friend
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crotchety
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grouchy; eccentric
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crucial
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extremely important; decisive
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crucible
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a severe test or trial
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crux
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the essential part
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cryptic
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mysterious; secretive
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crystallize
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to settle; to take on a definite form
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cubicle
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small compartment
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cudgel
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club; thick stick
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cue
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a hint; a signal
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cuisine
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style of cooking
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culinary
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pertaining to cooking
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cull
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to select; to pick
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culminate
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to result in; to reach the highest point
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culpable
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blameworthy
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cumbersome
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heavy; hard to handle because of size or weight
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cumulative
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collected; accumulated
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cupidity
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greed
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curb
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to control; to check
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curry
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to try to win favor by flattery
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cursive
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running or flowing
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cursory
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superfical; hasty
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curtail
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to cut short
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cynic
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one who is critical; a fault-finder
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cynosure
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center of attention
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curry
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to try to win favor by flattery
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cursive
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running or flowing
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cursory
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superfiical; hasty
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curtail
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to cut short
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cynic
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one who is critical; a fault-finder
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cynosure
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center of attention
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