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78 Cards in this Set
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conjecture
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infer on the basis of insufficient data; surmise; guess; V.
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connivance
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pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire
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connotation
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suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote
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conscript
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draftee; person forced into military service; V.
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consequential
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self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent
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consign
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deliver officially; entrust; set apart
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consort
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associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)
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consternation
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great shock; dismay
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constituent
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supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
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contention
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assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition; (contend = assert earnestly)
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continence
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self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
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contingent
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dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
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contravene
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contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention
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contrive
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invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention
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contrived
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unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.
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contumacious
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stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
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convoke
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call together
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contusion
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bruise
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coquette
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flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.
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cordon
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extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; V.
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cornice
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projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars);
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corollary
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natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
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corpus
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collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse
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corroborate
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confirm; support; strengthen
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coterie
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group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
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countenance
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approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance
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countermand
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cancel; revoke (an order)
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coup
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highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d'\'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills
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covenant
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binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise
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cow
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terrorize; intimidate
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cower
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shrink quivering as from fear; cringe
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coy
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shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer
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cozen
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cheat; hoodwink; swindle
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craven
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cowardly
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credence
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belief
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credulity
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belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous
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crescendo
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increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent
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cringe
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shrink back as if in fear; cower
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crotchety
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(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion
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cubicle
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small chamber used for sleeping or work
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culpable
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deserving blame; blameworthy
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culprit
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one guilty of a crime
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culvert
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artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road
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cupidity
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greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid
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curmudgeon
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churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person
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cynosure
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object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor
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dawdle
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loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing
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debauch
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corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)
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debilitate
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weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble OP: facilitate
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bout
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match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu
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debunk
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
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decadence
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decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent
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decorum
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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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decoy
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lure or bait; V.
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decrepitude
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state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
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decry
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express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
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defeatist
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resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
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defect
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shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery
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defiance
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refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
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definitive
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most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court
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defray
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provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
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deify
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turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity
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deign
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condescend; stoop
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deliberate
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consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow
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delirium
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mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious
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delve
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dig; search deeply; investigate
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demoniac(demoniacal)
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fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil
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demur
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object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working on Sunday
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demure
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(of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure
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d\'enouement
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final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained
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deplore
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regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition
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depose
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dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify
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deposition
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testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning
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depravity
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extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave
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depredation
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plundering; destruction
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deranged
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insane
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derelict
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negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person
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