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30 Cards in this Set
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Cogent
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n. intelligent
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Collusion
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n. a conspiracy, a secret agreement
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Colossus
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n. an enormous structure
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Commendable
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adj. worthy of praise
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Commodious
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adj. spacious, roomy
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Complicit
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adj. being an accomplice in a wrongful act
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Compliment
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n. an expression of esteem or approval
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Concede
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v. to give in, to accept
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Conciliatory
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adj. agreeable, friendly
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Concoct
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v. to make up or invent
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Conduit
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n. a pipe passage, channel
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Confound
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v. to frustrate
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Connotation
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n. a meaning suggested by a word beyond its definition
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Contusion
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n. bruise, injury
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Convalescence
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n. convalescence
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Copious
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adj. abundant, plenty
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Credulity
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n. readiness to believe
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Cursory
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adj. brief to the point of being superficial
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Daunting
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adj. intimidating
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Dearth
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n. a lack or scarcity
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Defame
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v. to destroy the reputation of
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Deft
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adj. skilled or adept
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Defunct
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adj. no longer used or existing
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Delude
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v. to deceive or mislead
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Deluge
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n. a great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood
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Derelict
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adj. rundown, abandoned
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Desolate
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adj. lifeless, deserted
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Despondent
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adj. discouraged, hopeless, depressed
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Destitute
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adj. poor
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Dictate
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v. to pronounce, command, prescribe
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