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censor

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one that condemns or censures

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cerebral

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intellectual rather than emotional

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chagrin

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a keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event

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champion

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to fight for, defend, or support

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characterization

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a description of qualities or peculiarities

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charismatic

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possessing personal magnetism or charm

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chasten

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to correct by punishment or reproof; take to task

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chicanery

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deception by trickery or sophistry; a trick; a subterfuge

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chronological

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arranged in order of time of occurence

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churlishness

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rudeness; having a bad disposition; surly; difficult to work with; intractable

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circumscribe

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to limit narrowly; restrict

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circumvent

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to avoid or get around by artful maneuvering

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civil

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not rude

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clemency

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a disposition to show mercy

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coagulate

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to cause transformation of (a liquid, or solid, for example) into or as if into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass

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coalition

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an alliance, especially a temporary one, of people, factions, parties, or nations

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cogent

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appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing

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coherent

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sticking together; cohering

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coin

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to devise (a new word or phrase)

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colloquial

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informal speech or writing

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commemorate

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to honor the memory of with a ceremony

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commendable

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to be worthy, qualified, or desirable

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communal

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of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community; public

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compilation

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something, such as a set of data, a report, or an anthology, that is compiled

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complaisant
exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging
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complicity
involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime
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compromised
to have been exposed to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
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compunction
a strong uneasiness caused by a sense guilt
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concession
something, such as a point previously claimed in argument, which is later concluded; an acknowledgment or admission
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conciliate
to overcome the distrust or animosity of
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condemn
to express strong disapproval of
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condescension
patronizingly superior behavior or attitude
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condoned
to overlook, forgive, or disregard
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confluence
a gathering, flowing, or meeting together at one juncture or point
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confound
to cause to become confused or perplexed
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conjecture
a guess based on incomplete evidence
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consensus
general agreement
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contemporary
current; modern
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contemptuous
manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful
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contentious
quarrelsome
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contrite
feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses
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conversant
familiar, as by study or experience
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convey
to take or carry from one place to another; transport; to communicate or make known; impart
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convivial
sociable
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copious
large in quantity; abundant
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cordial
friendly
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cosmopolitan
having constituent elements from all over the world or from many different parts of the world
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covet
to feel blameworthy desire for
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craven
characterized by abject fear; cowardly
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credible
capable of being believed; plausible
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credulous
gullible
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culled
to remove rejected members or parts from (a herd, for example)
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cultivate
to promote the growth of; to nurture; foster
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cupidity
covetousness or avarice
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curators
one that manages or oversees, as the administrative director of a museum collection or a library
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curmudgeon
an ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions
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cursory
performed with haste and scant attention to detail
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curtailed
to cut short; abbreviate
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cynical
scornful of the motives, virtue or integrity of others
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dalliance
frivolous spending of time; dawdling; playful flirtation
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dautning
discouraging
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dearth
a scarce supply; a lack
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debase
to lower in rank, dignity, or significance
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decorum
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
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decry
to condemn openly
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deficient
inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient
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defile
to debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt
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defray
to undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay
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deft
skillful
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deign
to think it appropriate to one's dignity; condescend
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delinquent
failing to do what law or duty requires; overdue in payment
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demystify
to make less mysterious; clariy
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denotation
the act of denoting; indication
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denounce
to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible
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derisive
mocking; jeering
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derivation
the act or process of deriving; the historical origin and development of a word
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desecrate
to violate the sacredness of; profane
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despise
to regard with contempt or scorn
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deterred
to prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt
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devotee
one who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate
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devour
to eat up greedily; to destroy, consume, or waste
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dichotomy
division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions
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dictum
an authoritative, often formal, pronouncement
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diffidence
the quality or state of being diffident; timidity or shyness
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digress
to turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray
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dilettante
a dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge
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dilligent
marked by persevering, painstaking effort
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diminish
to make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
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dirge
a funeral song
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discern
to perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect
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discomfited
to make uneasy or perplexed
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disconcerted
to upset the self-possession of; to frustrate; disarrange
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discrepancy
divergence or disagreement; difference
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discreet
marked by, exercising, or showing prudence and wise self-restraint in speech and behavior
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discrete
separate; individual
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discriminate
having the ability to see the nuances or subtle distinctions
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disdain
despise
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disillusionment
the act of disenchating
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disingenuous
crafty; not straightforward or candid
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disparaging
belittle

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