02-15-2024 Flashcards

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commensurate

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corresponding in size or amount

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commodious

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roomy

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compelling

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forceful, demanding attention

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compensate

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to make an appropriate payment for something

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complacency

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self-satisfied ignorance of danger

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complement

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to complete, make perfect

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compliant

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ready to adapt oneself to another’s wishes

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complicit

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being an accomplice in a wrongful act

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compliment

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an expression of esteem or approval

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compound

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to combine parts

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comprehensive

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including everything

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compress

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to apply pressure, squeeze together

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compunction

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distress caused by feeling guilty

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concede

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to accept as valid

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conciliatory

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friendly, agreeable

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concise

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brief and direct in expression

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concoct

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to fabricate, make up

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concomitant

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accompanying in a subordinate fashion

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concord

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harmonious agreement

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condolence

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an expression of sympathy in sorrow

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condone

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to pardon, deliberately overlook

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conduit

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a pipe or channel through which something passes

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confection

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a sweet, fancy food

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confidant

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a person entrusted with secrets

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conflagration

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great fire