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Consecrate
To set aside as holy
Contiguous
Bordering
Contrite
Genuinely repentant
Contumacy
Stubbornness
Conundrum
A riddle
Convivial
Fond of feasting and drinking
Coterie
A group of people with a similar interests
Credence
Proof
Currish
Bad tempered
Congenial
Having the same tastes as another
Demagogue
Leader who is able to arouse the emotions and prejudices of the group
Denizen
Inhabitant or resident of a certain region
Depreciate
To lessen the value of something
Despoil
To take away possessions by force
Disingenuous
Sneaky
Dissemble
To hide one’s true feelings or personality
Docile
Meek and mild
Draconian
Excessively rigorous
Efficacy
Power or ability to produce a desired effect
Effigy
A crude figure of a hated or desired person
Egress
The act of going out
Emanate
To send or come forth from a source or central point
Encomium
Warm and glowing praise
Endemic
Native to a certain region or people group