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24 Cards in this Set
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conjecture
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n. surmise; guess
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connivance
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n. pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance
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connubial
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adj. pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
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consanguinity
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n. kinship
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conscript
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n. draftee; person forced into military service
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consequential
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adj. pompous; self-important
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consonance
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n. harmony; aggreement
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consign
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v. deliver officially; entrust; set apart
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contagion
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n. infection
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contentious
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adj. quarrelsome
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contravene
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v. contradict; oppose; infringe on or transgress
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contrite
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adj. penitent
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controvert
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v. oppose w/ arguments
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contumacious
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adj. disobedient; resisting authority
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conversant
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adj. familiar with
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conveyance
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n. vehicle; transfer
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convivial
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adj. festive; gay; characterized by joviality
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convoke
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v. call together
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convoluted
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adj. coiled around; involved; intricate
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coquette
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n. flirt
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cordon
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n. extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress
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coterie
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n. group that meets socially
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countenance
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v. approve; tolerate
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countermand
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v. cancel; revoke
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