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37 Cards in this Set
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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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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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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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compendium
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a summary; an abridgment
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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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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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concision
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saying much with few words
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accord
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a formal agreement
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conducive
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promoting
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congenial
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agreeably suitable; pleasant
genial: pleasing, kind, sympathetic, or helpful |
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congenital
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innate
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conjure
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to summon or bring into being as if by magic
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consecrate
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to make or declare sacred
desecrate: to treat irreverently or with great disrespect (can be applied to religion or other areas) |
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cadence
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rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds
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capitalism
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chu nghia tu ban
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caricature
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a portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated, often to prove some point about its subject
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categorical
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unconditional; absolute
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chimera
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an illusion; a foolish fancy
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contiguous
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side by side; adjoining
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contingent
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dependent; possible
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contrived
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artificial; labored
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conventional
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common; customary; unexceptional
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corollary
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sth that follows; a natural consequence
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cosmopolitan
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at home in many places or situations; internationally sophisticated
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convenant
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a solemn agreement; a contract; a pledge
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covet
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to wish for enviously
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cynic
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one who deeply distrusts human nature; one who believes humans are motivated only by selfishness
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