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Barron's C

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Cabal

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(N) small group of people united to promote their own interests

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Cache

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(N) hiding place

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Cadge

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(V) beg; mooch; panhandle

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Calamity

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(N) disaster; misery

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Calculated

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(Adj) deliberately planned; likely

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Callow

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(Adj) youthful; immature; inexperienced

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Calumny

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(N) malicious misinterpretation; slander

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Camaraderie

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(N) good-fellowish

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Candor

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(N) frankness; open honesty

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Canny

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(Adj) shrewd; thrifty

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Cant

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(N) insincere expression of piety; jargon of thieves

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Cantankerous

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(Adj) ill-humored; irritable

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Canvass

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(V) determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.

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Capacious

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(Adj) spacious

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Capitulate

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(V) surrender

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Capticious

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(Adj) faultfinding

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Cardinal

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(Adj) chief

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Caricature

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(N) distortion; burlesque

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Carnage

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(N) destruction of life

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Carnal

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(Adj) fleshy

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Carping

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(N) petty criticism; faultfinding

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Catechism

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(N)book of religious instruction; instruction by question and answer

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Categorial

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(Adj)) without exceptions; unqualified; absolute

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Catharsis

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(N) purging or cleansing of any passage of the body

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Catholic

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(Adj) universal; wide ranging; liberal

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Caucus

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(N) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

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Cauterize

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(V) burn with hot iron or caustic

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Cavalcade

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(N) procession; parade

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Cavalier

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(Adj) casual and offhand; arrogant

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Cavil

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(V) make frivolous objections

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Cede

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(V) to yield (title, territory), to surrender formally

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Celerity

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(N) speed, rapidity

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Censorious

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(Adj) critical

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Cerebration

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(N) thought

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Ceremonious

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(Adj) marked by formality

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Certitude

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(N) certainty

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Cession

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(V) yielding something

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Chagrin

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(N) vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment

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Champion

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(V) support

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Champion

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(V) support milit

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Chartlan

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(N) quack; pretender of know

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Chartlan

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(N) quack; pretender of know

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Chasten

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(V) correct by punishment or scolding; rebuke; restrain

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Checkered

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(Adj) marked by

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Cherubic

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(Adj) angelic; innocent-looking

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Chimerical

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(Adj)

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Choleric

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(Adj) hot tempered

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Chortle

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(V) chuckle with delight

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Churlish

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(Adj) boorish; rude

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Circuitous

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(Adj) roundabout

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Circumlocution

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(N) unnecessary words and indirect speech

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Circumspect

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(Adj) prudent; cautious

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Circumvent

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(V) outwit; baffle

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Clairvoyant

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(Adj/n) having foresight; fortuneteller

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Clairvoyant

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(Adj/n) having foresight; fortuneteller

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Clangor

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(N) loud; resounding voice

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Cleave

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(V) split or sever; cling on to; remain faithful to

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Clientele

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(N) body of customers

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Clime

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(N) region or climate

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Clout

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(N) great influence

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Cloying

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(Adj)excessive and so distasteful

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Coda

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N. Something that rounds out, summarizes, or concludes

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Coddle

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V. Treat gently, pamper

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Codify

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V. Arrange as codes; classify

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Cogitate

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V. Think over

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Cognate

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Adj. Related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature

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Cognizance

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N. Knowledge

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Cohabit

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V. Live together

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Cohere

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V. Stick together

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Colander

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N. utensil with perforated bottom for straining

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Collate

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V. Arrange in order; examine in order to verify authenticity

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Collateral

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N. Security given for loan

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Collusion

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N. Secret cooperation to cheat

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Colossus

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N. Gigantic statue

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Comatose

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Adj. In a coma; extremely sleepy

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Comeuppance

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N. Debuke, deserta

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Comity

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N. Courtesy; civility

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Comandeer

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V. To draft for military purposes; to take for public use

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Commensurate

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Adj. Corresponding in extent, degree, amount, etc., proportionate

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Commiserate

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V. Feel or express pity or sympathy for

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Commodious

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Adj. Spacious and comfortable

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Communal

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Adj. Held in common; a group of people

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Compact N.

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N. Agreement, contract

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Compendium

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N. Brief, comprehensive summary

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Complacency

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N. Self-satisfaction; smugness

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Complacency

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N. Self-satisfaction; smugness

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Complaisant

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Adj. Trying to please; overly polite; obliging

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Complicity

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N. Involvement in crime or participations

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Comprehensive

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Adj. Thorough; inclusive

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Comprehensive

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Adj. Thorough; inclusive

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Compunction

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N. Remorse

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Compute

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V. Reckon; calculate

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Conceit

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N. Vanity or self-love; whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor

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Concerted

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Adj. Mutually agreed on; done together

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Concession

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N. Act of yielding

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Conciliatory

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Adj. Reconciling; soothing

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Concomitant

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N. That which accompanies

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Concord

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N. Harmony

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Condescend

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V. Bestow courtesies with superior air

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Condole

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V. Express sympathetic sorrow

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Condone

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V. Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

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Conflagration

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N. Great fire

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Conflate

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V. Meld or fuse; confuse; combine into one

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Conformity

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N. Harmony; agreement

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Confound

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V. Confuse

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Congeal

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V. To freeze; coagulate

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Conglomeration

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N. Mass of material sticking together

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Congruent

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Adj. In agreement; corresponding

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Conjecture

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V. Infer on the basis if insufficient data; surmise; guess

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Connivance

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N. Pretense or ignorance of something wrong

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Connotation

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N. Suggested or implied meaning of an expression

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Conscientious

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Adj. Scrupulous; careful

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Consecrate

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V. Dedicate; sanctity

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Consensus

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N. General agreement

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Consign

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V. Deliver officially; entrust; set apart

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Consolidation

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N. Unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger

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Consonance

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N. Harmony; agreement

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Consort

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V. Associate with

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Consternation

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N. Dismay; sudden alarm

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Constituent

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N. Supporter

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Construe

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V. Explain; interpret

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Consummate

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Adj. Wholly without flaw ; supremely skilled ; complete and utter

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Contagion

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N. Infection

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Contend

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V. Struggle; compete; assert earnestly

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Contention

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N. Claim, thesis

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Countenance

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V. Approve; tolerate

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Contingent

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Adj. Dependant on; conditional

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Contortions

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N. Twisting; distortions

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Contraband

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N. Illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods

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Contravene

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V. Contradict; oppose; infringe on or transgress

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Contrived

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Adj. Forced; artificial; not spontaneous

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Controvert

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V. Oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict

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Contumacious

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Adj. Disobedient; resisting authority

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Conundrum

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N. Riddle; difficult problem

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Convene

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V. Assemble

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Converge

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V. Approach; tend to meet; come together

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Conversant

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Adj. Familiar with

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Convivial

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Adj. Festive; gay

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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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Corporeal

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Adj. Bodily

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Corroborate

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V. To confirm; support

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Countermand

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V. To cancel; revoke

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Coup

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N. Highly successful action or sudden attack

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Courier

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N. Messenger

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Convenant

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N. Agreement

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Covetous

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Adj. Avaricious, eagerly desirous of

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Cow

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V. Terrorize; intimidate

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Cower

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V. Shrine quivering as from fear

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Cower

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V. Shrine quivering as from fear

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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 (system of religious beliefs)

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Cull

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V. Pick out; reject

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Culmination

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N. Attainment if the highest point

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Cumulative

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Adj. Grwiung BT addi

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Cupidity

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N. Greed

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Curator

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N. Superintendent

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Cursory

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Adj. Casual; hastily done

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