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counterpart

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n. a thing that completes another; things very much alike

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coup

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n. highly successful action or sudden attack

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couple

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v. join; unite

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courier

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n. messenger

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covenant

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n. agreement

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covert

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adj. secret; hidden; implied

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covetous

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adj. avaricious; eagerly desiroiius of

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cow

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v. terrorize; intimidate

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cower

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v. shrink quivering, as from fear

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coy

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adj. shy; modest; coquettish

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cozen

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v. cheat; hoodwink; swindle

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crabbed

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adj. sour; peevish

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crass

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adj. very unrefined; grossly insensible

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craven

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adj. cowardly

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credence

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n. belief

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credo

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n. creed

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credulity

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n. belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete

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creed

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n. system of religious or ethical belief

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crescendo

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n. increase in the volume or intensity, as in a musical passage; climax

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crestfallen

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adj. dejected; dispirited

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crevice

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n. crack; fissure

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cringe

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v. shrink back, as if in fear

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criteria

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n. PL. standards used in judging

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crone

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n. hag

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crotchety

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adj. eccentric; whimsical

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crux

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n. essential or main point

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crypt

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n. secret recess or vault usually used for burial

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cryptic

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adj. mysterious; hidden; secret

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cubicle

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n. small chamber used for sleeping

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cuisine

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n. style of cooking

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cullinary

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adj. relating to cooking

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cull

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v. pick out; reject

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culmination

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n. attainment of highest point

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culpable

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adj. deserving blame

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culvert

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n. artificial channel for water

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cumbersome

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adj. heavy; hard to manage

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cumulative

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adj. growing by addition

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cupidity

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n. greed

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curator

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n. superintendent; manager

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curmudgeon

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n. churlish, miserly individual

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cursive

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adj. flowing, running

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cursory

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adj. casual; hastily done

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curtail

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v. shorten; reduce

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cynical

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adj. skeptical or distrustful of human motives

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cynosure

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n. object of general attention

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dabble

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v. work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around

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dais

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n. raised platform for guests of honor

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dally

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v. trifle with; procrastinate

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damp

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v. lessen in intensity; diminish; mute

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dank

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adj. damp

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dapper

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adj. neat and trim

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dappled

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adj. spotted

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daub

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v. smear (as with paint)

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daunt

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v. intimidate; frighten

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dauntless

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adj. bold

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dawdle

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v. loiter; waste time

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deadlock

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n. standstill; stalemate

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deadpan

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adj. wooden; impassive

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dearth

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n. scarcity

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debacle

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n. sudden downfall; complete disaster

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debase

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v. reduce the quality

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debauch

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v. corrupt; seduce from virtue

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debilitate

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v. weaken; enfeeble

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debonair

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adj. urbane and suave; amiable

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debris

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n. rubble

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debunk

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v. expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc: ridicule

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debutante

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n. young woman making formal entrance into society

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decadence

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n. decay

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decant

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v. pour off gently

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decapitate

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v. behead

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decelerate

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v. slow down