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cabal n
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A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose
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cabalism n
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Superstitious devotion to one's religion
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cabinet n
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The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation
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cacophony n
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A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones
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cadaverous adj
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Resembling a corpse
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cadence n
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Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops
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cadenza n
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An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument
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caitiff adj
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Cowardly
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cajole v
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To impose on or dupe by flattering speech
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cajolery n
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Delusive speech
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calculable adj
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That may be estimated by reckoning
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calculus n
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A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness
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callosity n
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The state of being hard and insensible
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callow adj
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Without experience of the world
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calorie n
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Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade
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calumny n
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Slander
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Calvary n
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The place where Christ was crucified
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Calvinism n
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The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin
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Calvinize v
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To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism
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came n
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A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows
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cameo n
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Any small engraved or carved work in relief
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campaign n
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A complete series of connected military operations
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Canaanite n
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A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine
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canary adj
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Of a bright but delicate yellow
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candid adj
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Straightforward
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candor n
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The quality of frankness or outspokenness
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canine adj
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Characteristic of a dog
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canon n
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Any rule or law
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cant v
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To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity
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cantata n
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A choral composition
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canto n
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One of the divisions of an extended poem
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cantonment n
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The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered
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capacious adj
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Roomy
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capillary n
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A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells
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capitulate v
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To surrender or stipulate terms
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caprice n
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A whim
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caption n
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A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc
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captious adj
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Hypercritical
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captivate v
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To fascinate, as by excellence
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carcass n
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The dead body of an animal
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cardiac adj
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Pertaining to the heart
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cardinal adj
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Of prime or special importance
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caret n
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A sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc
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caricature n
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a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted
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carnage n
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Massacre
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carnal adj
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Sensual
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carnivorous adj
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Eating or living on flesh
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carouse v
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To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner
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carrion n
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Dead and putrefying flesh
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cartilage n
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An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence
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cartridge n
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A charge for a firearm, or for blasting
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caste n
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The division of society on artificial grounds
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castigate v
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To punish
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casual adj
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Accidental, by chance
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casualty n
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A fatal or serious accident or disaster
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cataclysm n
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Any overwhelming flood of water
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cataract n
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Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness
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catastrophe n
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Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity
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cathode n
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The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery
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Catholicism n
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The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church
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catholicity n
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Universal prevalence or acceptance
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cat-o-nine-tails n
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An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy
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caucus n
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A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates
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causal adj
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Indicating or expressing a cause
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caustic adj
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Sarcastic and severe
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cauterize v
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To burn or sear as with a heated iron
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cede v
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To pass title to
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censor n
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An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication
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censorious adj
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Judging severely or harshly
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census n
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An official numbering of the people of a country or district
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centenary adj
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Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years
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centiliter n
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A hundredth of a liter
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centimeter n
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A length of one hundredth of a meter
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centurion n
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A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army
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cereal adj
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Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds
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ceremonial adj
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Characterized by outward form or ceremony
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ceremonious adj
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Observant of ritual
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cessation n
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Discontinuance, as of action or motion
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cession n
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Surrender, as of possessions or rights
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chagrin n
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Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors
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chameleon adj
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Changeable in appearance
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chancery n
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A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court
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chaos n
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Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion
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characteristic n
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A distinctive feature
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characterize v
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To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities
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charlatan n
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A quack
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chasm n
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A yawning hollow, as in the earth's surface
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chasten v
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To purify by affliction
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chastise v
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To subject to punitive measures
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chastity n
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Sexual or moral purity
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chateau n
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A castle or manor-house
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chattel n
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Any article of personal property
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check v
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To hold back
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chiffon n
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A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc
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chivalry n
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The knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices
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cholera n
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An acute epidemic disease
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choleric adj
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Easily provoked to anger
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choral adj
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Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir
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Christ n
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A title of Jesus
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christen v
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To name in baptism
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Christendom n
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That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed
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chromatic adj
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Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color
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chronology n
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The science that treats of computation of time or of investigation and arrangement of events
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chronometer n
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A portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision
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cipher v
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To calculate arithmetically
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circulate v
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To disseminate
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circumference n
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The boundary-line of a circle
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circumlocution n
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Indirect or roundabout expression
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circumnavigate v
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To sail quite around
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circumscribe v
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To confine within bounds
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circumspect adj
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Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration
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citadel n
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Any strong fortress
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cite v
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To refer to specifically
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claimant n
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One who makes a claim or demand, as of right
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clairvoyance n
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Intuitive sagacity or perception
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clamorous adj
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Urgent in complaint or demand
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clan n
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A tribe
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clandestine adj
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Surreptitious
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clangor n
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Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor
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clarify v
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To render intelligible
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clarion n
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A small shrill trumpet or bugle
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classify v
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To arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblances and differences
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clearance n
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A certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with the law and may sail
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clemency n
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Mercy
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clement adj
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Compassionate
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close-hauled adj
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Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible
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clothier n
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One who makes or sells cloth or clothing
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clumsy adj
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Awkward of movement
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coagulate v
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To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment
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coagulant adj
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Producing coagulation
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coalescence n
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The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination, or product
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coalition n
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Combination in a body or mass
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coddle v
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To treat as a baby or an invalid
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codicil n
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A supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will
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coerce v
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To force
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coercion n
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Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical
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coercive adj
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Serving or tending to force
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cogent adj
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Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience
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cognate adj
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Akin
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cognizant adj
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Taking notice
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cohere v
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To stick together
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cohesion n
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Consistency
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cohesive adj
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Having the property of consistency
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coincide v
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To correspond
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coincidence n
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A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident
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coincident adj
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Taking place at the same time
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collaborate v
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To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits
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collapse v
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To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail
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collapsible adj
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That may or can collapse
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colleague n
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An associate in professional employment
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collective adj
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Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum
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collector n
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One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like
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collegian n
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A college student
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collide v
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To meet and strike violently
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collier n
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One who works in a coal-mine
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collision n
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Violent contact
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colloquial adj
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Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary
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colloquialism n
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Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation
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colloquy n
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Conversation
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collusion n
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A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose
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colossus n
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Any strikingly great person or object
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comely adj
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Handsome
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comestible adj
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Fit to be eaten
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comical adj
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Funny
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commemorate v
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To serve as a remembrance of
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commentary n
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A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work
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commingle v
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To blend
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commissariat n
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The department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs
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commission v
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To empower
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commitment n
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The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping
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committal n
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The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
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commodity n
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Something that is bought and sold
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commotion n
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A disturbance or violent agitation
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commute v
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To put something, especially something less severe, in place of
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comparable adj
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Fit to be compared
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comparative adj
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Relative
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comparison n
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Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness
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compensate v
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To remunerate
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competence n
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Adequate qualification or capacity
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competent adj
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Qualified
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competitive adj
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characterized by rivalry
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competitor n
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A rival
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complacence n
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Satisfaction with one's acts or surroundings
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complacent adj
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Pleased or satisfied with oneself
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complaisance n
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Politeness
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complaisant adj
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Agreeable
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complement v
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To make complete
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complex adj
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Complicated
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compliant adj
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Yielding
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complicate v
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To make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with
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complication n
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An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner
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complicity n
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Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer
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compliment v
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To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise
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component n
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A constituent element or part
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comport v
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To conduct or behave (oneself)
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composure n
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Calmness
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comprehensible adj
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Intelligible
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comprehension n
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Ability to know
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comprehensive adj
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Large in scope or content
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compress v
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To press together or into smaller space
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compressible adj
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Capable of being pressed into smaller compass
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compression n
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Constraint, as by force or authority
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comprise v
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To consist of
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compulsion n
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Coercion
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compulsory adj
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Forced
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compunction n
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Remorseful feeling
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compute v
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To ascertain by mathematical calculation
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concede v
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To surrender
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conceit n
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Self-flattering opinion
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conceive v
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To form an idea, mental image or thought of
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concerto n
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A musical composition
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concession n
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Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim
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conciliate v
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To obtain the friendship of
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conciliatory adj
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Tending to reconcile
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conclusive adj
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Sufficient to convince or decide
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concord n
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Harmony
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concordance n
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Harmony
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concur v
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To agree
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concurrence n
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Agreement
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concurrent adj
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Occurring or acting together
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concussion n
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A violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow
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condensation n
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The act or process of making dense or denser
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condense v
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To abridge
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condescend v
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To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors
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condolence n
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Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune
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conduce v
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To bring about
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conducive adj
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Contributing to an end
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conductible adj
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Capable of being conducted or transmitted
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conduit n
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A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid
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confectionery n
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The candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy
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confederacy n
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A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid
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confederate n
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One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement
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confer v
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To bestow
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conferee n
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A person with whom another confers
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confessor n
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A spiritual advisor
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confidant n
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One to whom secrets are entrusted
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confide v
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To reveal in trust or confidence
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confidence n
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The state or feeling of trust in or reliance upon another
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confident adj
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Assured
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confinement n
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Restriction within limits or boundaries
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confiscate v
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To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury
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conflagration n
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A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like
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confluence n
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The place where streams meet
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confluent n
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A stream that unites with another
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conformance n
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The act or state or conforming
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conformable adj
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Harmonious
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conformation n
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General structure, form, or outline
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conformity n
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Correspondence in form, manner, or use
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confront v
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To encounter, as difficulties or obstacles
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congeal v
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To coagulate
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