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circumlocution
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an indirect expression; use of wordy or evasive language
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circumlocutory
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a manner of speaking which is disorganized and which uses a lot of big, vague words
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circumscribe
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to draw a line around; to set the limits; to define; to restrict
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circumspect
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cautious
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circumvent
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to frustrate as though by surrounding
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civil
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polite; civilized; courteous/established by law/government (as in civil service, which is government service)
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clemency
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mercy; forgiveness; mildness
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cliché
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an overused saying or idea
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clique
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an exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest
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coalesce
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to come together as one; to fuse; to unite
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coerce
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to force someone to do or not to do something
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coalition
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a group of people that has come together for some purpose, often a political one
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cogent
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powerfully convincing or persuasive
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cognitive
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dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses; mental
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cognition
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knowing
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cognizant
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aware; conscious
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coherent
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holding together; making sense
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colloquial
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conversational; informal in language
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colloquialism
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expression
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colloquy
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conversation or conference
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collusion
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conspiracy; secret cooperation
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collude
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to conspire
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commensurate
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equal; proportionate
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compelling
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forceful; causing to yield
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compulsion
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an irresistible impulse to do something irrational
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compendium
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a summary; an abridgment
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complacent
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self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself; contented to a fault
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complacency
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uncaring about the world around oneself
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complaisant
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eager to please
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complement
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to complete or fill up; to be the perfect counterpart
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complicity
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participation in wrongdoing; the act of being an accomplice
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comprehensive
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covering or including everything
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comprise
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to consist of
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conciliatory
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making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill; to kiss and make up
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reconcile
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to bring two things into agreement
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concise
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brief and to the point; succinct
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concision
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saying much with few words
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concord
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harmony; agreement
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discord
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marked by disorder
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accord
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a formal agreement
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concurrent
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happening at the same time; parallel
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concur
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to agree
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condescend
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to stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way; to patronize
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condone
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to overlook; to permit to happen
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conducive
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promoting
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confluence
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a flowing together; especially of rivers; the place where they begin to flow together
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congenial
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agreeably suitable; pleasant
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genial
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pleasing, kind, sympathetic, or helpful
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congenital
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describing a trait or condition acquired between conception and birth; innate (or can be used loosely to describe any usually bad trait or behavior that is so firmly fixed it seems to be part of a person's nature)
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conjecture
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to guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence
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conjure
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to summon or bring into being as if by magic
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connoisseur
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an expert, particularly in matters of art or taste
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consecrate
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to make or declare sacred
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desecrate
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to treat irreverently or with great disrespect (can be applied to religion or other areas)
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consensus
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unanimity or general agreement (more than just a rough agreement or a general opinion, but where nearly everyone votes the same way)
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consonant
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harmonious; in agreement
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dissonant
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inharmonious
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construe
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to interpret
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misconstrue
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to misinterpret
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consummate
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perfect; complete; supremely skillful
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