(41-60) Flashcards

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CAUSALITY

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relation of cause and effect

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CHICANERY

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trickery, deception

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COAGULATE

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to change from fluid to thickened mass; clot

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CODA

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concluding section or part

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COMMENSURATE

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proportional; of equal extent/duration

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COMPENDIUM

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summary; full list/inventory

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COMPLAISANT

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inclined to please; agreeable

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CONCILIATORY

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to overcome distrust

win over, reconcile

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CONFOUND

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to perplex, bewilder, confuse

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CONNOISSEUR

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discerning judge of the best in any field

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CONTENTION

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competition, dispute

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CONTENTIOUS

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arguing, quarrelsome

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CONUNDRUM

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answer involving pun/play on words

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CONVENTIONAL

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conforming to accepted standards;

use of nonnuclear weapons

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CONVOLUTED

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twisted/coiled; complicated

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CRAVEN

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cowardly, timid

17
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DECORUM

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exhibiting dignified behavior

orderliness

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DEFERENCE

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respectful yield to opinion of other

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DELINEATE

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trace outline; portray in other words

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DENIGRATE

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criticize in derogatory manner; belittle