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82 Cards in this Set
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collaborate
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v. work together
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collage
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n. work of art put together from fragments
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collate
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v. examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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collateral
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n. security given for a loan
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collation
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n. a light meal
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colloquial
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adj. pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal
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colloquy
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n. informal discussion
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collusion
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n. conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
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colossal
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adj. huge
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colossus
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n. gigantic statue
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comatose
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adj. in a coma; extremely sleepy
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combustible
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adj. esasily burned
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comely
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adj. attractive; agreeable
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comestible
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n. something fit to be eaten
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comeuppance
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n. rebuke; deserts
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comity
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n. courtesy; civility
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commandeer
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v. to draft for military purposes; to take for public use
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commemorative
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adj. remembering; honoring
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commensurate
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adj. corresponding in extent, degree, amount, etc; proportionate
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commiserate
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v. feel or express pity or sympathy for
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commodious
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adj. spacious and comfortable
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communal
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adj. held in common; a group of people
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compact (noun usage)
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n. agreement; contract
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compact (adj usage)
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adj. tightly packed; firm ; brief
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compatible
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adj. harmonious; in harmony with
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compelling
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adj. overpowering; irresistible in effect
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compendium
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v. brief, comprehensive summary
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compensatory
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adj. making up for; repaying
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compilation
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n. listing of statistical information in tabular or book form.
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compile
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v. assemble; gather; accumulate
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complacency
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n. self-satisfaction; smugness
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complaisant
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adj. trying to please; overly polite; obliging
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complement
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v. complete; consumate; make perfect
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complementary
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adj. serving to complete something
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compliance
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n. readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements.
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compliant
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adj. yielding; conforming to requirements
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complicity
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n. involvement in a crime; participation
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component
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n. element; ingredient
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comport
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v. bear one's self; behave
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composure
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n. mental calmness
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compound
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v. combine; constitute
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comprehensive
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adj. thorough; inclusive
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compress
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v. squeeze or press together; make more compact
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comprise
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v. include; consist of
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compromise
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v. adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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compunction
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n. remorse
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compute
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v. reckon; calculate
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concatenate
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v. link as in a chain
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concave
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adj. hollow
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concede
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v. admit; yield
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conceit
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n. vanity or self-love; whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor
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concentric
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adj. having a common center
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conception
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n. beginning; forming of an idea
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concerted
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adj. mutually agreed on; done together
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concession
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n. an act of yielding
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concillatory
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adj. reconciling; soothing
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concise
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adj. brief and compact
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conclave
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n. private meeting
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conclusive
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adj. decisive; ending all debate
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concoct
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v. prepare by combining; make up in concert
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concomitant
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n. that which accompanies
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concord
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n. harmony
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concur
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v. agree
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concurrent
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adj. happening at the same time
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condescend
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v. bestow courtesies with a superior air
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condign
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adj. appropriate; deserved (almost always, in the sense of deservedly severe, as in condign punishment).
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condiment
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n. food seasoning; spice
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condole
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v. express sympathetic sorrow
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condone
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v. overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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conducive
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adj. helpful; contributive
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conduit
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n. aqueduct; passageway for fluids
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confidant
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n. trusted friend
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confine
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v. shut in; restrict
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confiscate
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v. seize; commandeer
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conflagration
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n. great fire
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conflate
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v. meld or fuse; confuse; combine into one
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confluence
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n. flowing together; crowd
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conformity
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n. harmony; agreement
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confound
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v. confuse; puzzle
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congeal
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v. freeze, coagulate
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congenial
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adj. pleasant; friendly
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congenital
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adj. existing at birth
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