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175 Cards in this Set
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bear
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have
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beatific
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blissful
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beguile
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decieve |
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belated
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late, delayed
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belie
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inaccurately represent
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belittle
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put down, insult
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bellicose
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wanting to fight
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belligerent
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wanting to fight or argue
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benediction
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blessing
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benefactor
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donor
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beneficiary
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donee
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benevolent
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kind, generous
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benign
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harmless
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bent
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inclination, preference
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berate
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put down, scold
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bereft
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lacking
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bevy
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large group
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bewildering
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confusing
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bigotry
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stubborn intolerance
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blanched
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whitened
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bland
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mild
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blandishment
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flattery
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blase
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jaded, bored with pleasure
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blatant
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open, obvious
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bleak
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cheerless
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blighted
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suffering from disease
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blithe
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blissful, happy, joyous; inappropriate indifference
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bode
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foreshadow
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bohemian
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abnormal, unconventional
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boisterous
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noisy, over energetic
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bolster
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support
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bombastic
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using inflated speech
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boon
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blessing, benefit
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boorish
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rude
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bountiful
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plentiful
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bravado
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swagger, arrogance
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brazen
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boldly rude
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breach
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to break a contract
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breadth
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width, extent
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brevity
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briefness
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broad
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wideness
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bucolic
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rural, pastoral
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bulwark
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strong defense
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bungle
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mess up
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bureaucracy
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government through policies
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burgeon
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grow forth
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buttress
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support
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cacophonous
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producing a discordant sound
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cajole
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persuade using flattery or promises
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callous
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hard and insensitive
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callow
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youthful, immature, inexperienced
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candid
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honest, direct
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candor
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honesty
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canny
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shrewd, thrifty
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cantankerous
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easily irritated
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capacious
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spacious
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capitulate
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surrendur
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capricious
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unpredictable, quickly changing
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captious
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finding faults
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captivating
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capturing attention
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cardinal
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main, most important
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carp
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find faults
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castigate
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punish, criticize
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catalyst
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something that increases action
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cathartic
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cleansing, purging
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catholic
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broad, universal
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caustic
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burning
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cavalier
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carefree, arrogant
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cede
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give up possession
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celerity
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rapidity
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censorious
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critical
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censure
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reprimand
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cerebral
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relating to the brain
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cessation
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stopping
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chagrin
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disappointment
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champion
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strongly support
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charlatan
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fake, imposter
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chary
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cautious
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chasm
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deep divide
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chastise
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criticize, discipline
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check
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restrain, prevent movement
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chicanery
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trickery, deception
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chide
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scold
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choleric
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bad tempered, easily angered
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chronic
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lasting a long time
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churlish
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rude
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circuitous
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indirect, roundabout
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circumlocution
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indirect or roundabout speech
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circumscribe
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limit, confine
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circumspect
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cautious, prudent
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circumvent
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go around
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clairvoyant
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person who has a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact
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clandestine
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secretive
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cleft
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split, divide
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clemency
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leniency
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coalesce
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come together
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coddle
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treat gently
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coerce
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to force
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cogent
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convincing
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cognitive
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relating to the brain
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cognizant
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knowledgable
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cohere
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stick together
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cohesive
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sticking together
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colloquial
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relating to everyday speech
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combative
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arguing, fighting
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comely
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attractive
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comity
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courtesy, civility
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commemorate
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honor
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commensurate
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equivalent
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commercial
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related to business
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commiserate
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express sympathy
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commodious
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spacious
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commodity
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item of trade
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compact
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agreement
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compelling
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moving, forceful
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conpensation
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payment
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complacent
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satisfied with oneself
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compliant
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obedient
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complicity
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involvement
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comprehensive
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including all
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compromise
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to make mutual concessions
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compunction
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remorse
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conception
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beginning
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concession
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something given up
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conciliate
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win over, pacify
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concise
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brief
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concrete
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definite
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concur
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agree
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concurrent
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occurring at the same time
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condemnation
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strong disapproval
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condole
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express sorrow
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condone
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overlook, forgive
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conducive
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favorable, helpful
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confidant
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trusted person
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confined
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restricted, limited
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conflagration
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large fire
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congenital
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existing since birth
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congruence
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harmony
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conjecture
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educated guess
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conniving
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cooperating secretly
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connoisseur
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skilled judge
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conscientious
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carefully considered
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consecrate
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dedicate
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consensus
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agreement
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consequential
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important, having consequences
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consign
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assign to
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consonance
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harmony
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conspicuous
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attracting notice or attention, noticable
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consummate
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complete, ideal
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contemptuous
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disliking
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content
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satisfied
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contentious
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argumentative
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contiguous
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touching
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continence
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self-restraining
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contingent
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dependent upon
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contrast
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show differences
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contrite
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remorseful
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contrived
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artificial, made up
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controversial
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causing disagreement
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controvert
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argue against
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conundrum
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puzzling situation
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convene
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bring together
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conventional
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normal
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conviction
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strongly held belief
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convival
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friendly, joyous
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convoluted
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complicated
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copious
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large in quantity
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cordial
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polite, courteous
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cornucopia
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abundance
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correlation
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connection
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corroborate
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support
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cosmopitalian
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international worldly
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countermand
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cancel, revoke
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couple
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join together |
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convenant |
agreement |
