5000 English Vocabulary Words - Sheet2 Flashcards
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bawl v
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To proclaim by outcry
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beatify v
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To make supremely happy
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beatitude n
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Any state of great happiness
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beau n
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An escort or lover
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becalm v
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To make quiet
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beck v
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To give a signal to, by nod or gesture
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bedaub v
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To smear over, as with something oily or sticky
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bedeck v
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To cover with ornament
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bedlam n
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Madhouse
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befog v
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To confuse
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befriend v
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To be a friend to, especially when in need
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beget v
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To produce by sexual generation
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begrudge v
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To envy one of the possession of
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belate v
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To delay past the proper hour
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belay v
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To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat
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belie v
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To misrepresent
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believe v
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To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others
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belittle v
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To disparage
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belle n
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A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc
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bellicose adj
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Warlike
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belligerent adj
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Manifesting a warlike spirit
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bemoan v
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To lament
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benediction n
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a solemn invocation of the divine blessing
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benefactor n
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A doer of kindly and charitable acts
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benefice n
A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service
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beneficent adj
Characterized by charity and kindness
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beneficial adj
Helpful
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beneficiary n
One who is lawfully entitled to the profits and proceeds of an estate or property
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benefit n
Helpful result
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benevolence n
Any act of kindness or well-doing
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benevolent adj
Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being
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benign adj
Good and kind of heart
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benignant adj
Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect
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benignity n
Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner
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benison n
Blessing
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bequeath v
To give by will
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bereave v
To make desolate with loneliness and grief
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berth n
A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc
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beseech v
To implore
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beset v
To attack on all sides
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besmear v
To smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance
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bestial adj
Animal
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bestrew v
To sprinkle or cover with things strewn
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bestride v
To get or sit upon astride, as a horse
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bethink v
To remind oneself
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betide v
To happen to or befall
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betimes adv
In good season or time
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betroth v
To engage to marry
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betrothal n
Engagement to marry
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bevel n
Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees
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bewilder v
To confuse the perceptions or judgment of
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bibliomania n
The passion for collecting books
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bibliography n
A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject
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bibliophile n
One who loves books
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bibulous adj
Fond of drinking
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bide v
To await
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biennial n
A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second
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bier n
A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave
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bigamist n
One who has two spouses at the same time
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bigamy n
The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living
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bight n
A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line
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bilateral adj
Two-sided
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bilingual adj
Speaking two languages
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biograph n
A bibliographical sketch or notice
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biography n
A written account of one's life, actions, and character
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biology n
The science of life or living organisms
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biped n
An animal having two feet
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birthright n
A privilege or possession into which one is born
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bitterness n
Acridity, as to the taste
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blase adj
Sated with pleasure
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blaspheme v
To indulge in profane oaths
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blatant adj
Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous
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blaze n
A vivid glowing flame
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blazon v
To make widely or generally known
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bleak adj
Desolate
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blemish n
A mark that mars beauty
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blithe adj
Joyous
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blithesome adj
Cheerful
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blockade n
The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces
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boatswain n
A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc
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bodice n
A women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist
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bodily adj
Corporeal
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boisterous adj
Unchecked merriment or animal spirits
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bole n
The trunk or body of a tree
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bolero n
A Spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing
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boll n
A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton
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bolster v
To support, as something wrong
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bomb n
A hollow projectile containing an explosive material
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bombard v
To assail with any missile or with abusive speech
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bombardier n
A person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells
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bombast n
Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects
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boorish adj
Rude
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bore v
To weary by tediousness or dullness
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borough n
An incorporated village or town
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bosom n
The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman
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botanical adj
Connected with the study or cultivation of plants
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botanize v
To study plant-life
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botany n
The science that treats of plants
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bountiful adj
Showing abundance
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Bowdlerize v
To expurgate in editing (a literary composition) by omitting words or passages
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bowler n
In cricket, the player who delivers the ball
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boycott v
To place the products or merchandise of under a ban
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brae n
Hillside
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braggart n
A vain boaster
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brandish v
To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear
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bravado n
An aggressive display of boldness
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bravo interj
Well done
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bray n
A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn
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braze v
To make of or ornament with brass
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brazier n
An open pan or basin for holding live coals
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breach n
The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation
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breaker n
One who trains horses, dogs, etc
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breech n
The buttocks
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brethren n
Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like
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brevity n
Shortness of duration
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bric-a-brac n
Objects of curiosity or for decoration
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bridle n
The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins
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brigade n
A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments
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brigadier n
General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general
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brigand n
One who lives by robbery and plunder
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brimstone n
Sulfur
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brine n
Water saturated with salt
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bristle n
One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc
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Britannia n
The United Kingdom of Great Britain
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Briticism n
A word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of Great Britain or the British
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brittle adj
Fragile
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broach v
To mention, for the first time
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broadcast adj
Disseminated far and wide
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brogan n
A coarse, heavy shoe
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brogue n
Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people
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brokerage n
The business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker
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bromine n
A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor
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bronchitis n
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes
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bronchus n
Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs
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brooch n
An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside
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brotherhood n
Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity
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browbeat v
To overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner
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brusque adj
Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech
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buffoon n
A clown
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buffoonery n
Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc
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bulbous adj
Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb
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bullock n
An ox
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bulrush n
Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water
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bulwark n
Anything that gives security or defense
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bumper n
A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health
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bumptious adj
Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit
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bungle v
To execute clumsily
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buoyancy n
Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas
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buoyant adj
Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat
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bureau n
A chest of drawers for clothing, etc
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bureaucracy n
Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business
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burgess n
In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia
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burgher n
An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town
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burnish v
To make brilliant or shining
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bursar n
A treasurer
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bustle v
To hurry
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butt v
To strike with or as with the head, or horns
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butte n
A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated
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buttress n
Any support or prop
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by-law n
A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like
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cabal n
A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose
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cabalism n
Superstitious devotion to one's religion
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cabinet n
The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation
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cacophony n
A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones
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cadaverous adj
Resembling a corpse
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cadence n
Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops
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cadenza n
An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument
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caitiff adj
Cowardly
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cajole v
To impose on or dupe by flattering speech
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cajolery n
Delusive speech
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calculable adj
That may be estimated by reckoning
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calculus n
A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness
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callosity n
The state of being hard and insensible
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callow adj
Without experience of the world
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calorie n
Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade
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calumny n
Slander
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Calvary n
The place where Christ was crucified
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Calvinism n
The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin
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Calvinize v
To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism
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came n
A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows
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cameo n
Any small engraved or carved work in relief
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campaign n
A complete series of connected military operations
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Canaanite n
A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine
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canary adj
Of a bright but delicate yellow
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candid adj
Straightforward
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candor n
The quality of frankness or outspokenness
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canine adj
Characteristic of a dog
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canon n
Any rule or law
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cant v
To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity
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cantata n
A choral composition
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canto n
One of the divisions of an extended poem
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cantonment n
The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered
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capacious adj
Roomy
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capillary n
A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells
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capitulate v
To surrender or stipulate terms
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caprice n
A whim
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caption n
A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc
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captious adj
Hypercritical
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captivate v
To fascinate, as by excellence, eloquence, or beauty
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carcass n
The dead body of an animal
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cardiac adj
Pertaining to the heart
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cardinal adj
Of prime or special importance
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caret n
A sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted
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caricature n
a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted
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carnage n
Massacre
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carnal adj
Sensual
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carnivorous adj
Eating or living on flesh
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carouse v
To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner
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carrion n
Dead and putrefying flesh
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cartilage n
An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence
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cartridge n
A charge for a firearm, or for blasting
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caste n
The division of society on artificial grounds
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castigate v
To punish
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casual adj
Accidental, by chance
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casualty n
A fatal or serious accident or disaster
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cataclysm n
Any overwhelming flood of water
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cataract n
Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness
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catastrophe n
Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity
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cathode n
The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery
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Catholicism n
The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church
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catholicity n
Universal prevalence or acceptance
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cat-o-nine-tails n
An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy
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caucus n
A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates
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causal adj
Indicating or expressing a cause
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caustic adj
Sarcastic and severe
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cauterize v
To burn or sear as with a heated iron
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cede v
To pass title to
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censor n
An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication
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censorious adj
Judging severely or harshly
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census n
An official numbering of the people of a country or district
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centenary adj
Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years
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centiliter n
A hundredth of a liter
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centimeter n
A length of one hundredth of a meter
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centurion n
A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army
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cereal adj
Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds
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ceremonial adj
Characterized by outward form or ceremony
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ceremonious adj
Observant of ritual
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cessation n
Discontinuance, as of action or motion
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cession n
Surrender, as of possessions or rights
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chagrin n
Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors
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chameleon adj
Changeable in appearance
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chancery n
A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court
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chaos n
Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion
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characteristic n
A distinctive feature
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characterize v
To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities
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charlatan n
A quack
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chasm n
A yawning hollow, as in the earth's surface
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chasten v
To purify by affliction
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chastise v
To subject to punitive measures
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chastity n
Sexual or moral purity
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chateau n
A castle or manor-house
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chattel n
Any article of personal property
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check v
To hold back
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chiffon n
A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc
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chivalry n
The knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices
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cholera n
An acute epidemic disease
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choleric adj
Easily provoked to anger
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choral adj
Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir
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Christ n
A title of Jesus
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christen v
To name in baptism
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Christendom n
That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed
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chromatic adj
Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color
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chronology n
The science that treats of computation of time or of investigation and arrangement of events
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chronometer n
A portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision
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cipher v
To calculate arithmetically
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circulate v
To disseminate
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circumference n
The boundary-line of a circle
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circumlocution n
Indirect or roundabout expression
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circumnavigate v
To sail quite around
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circumscribe v
To confine within bounds
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circumspect adj
Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration
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citadel n
Any strong fortress
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cite v
To refer to specifically
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claimant n
One who makes a claim or demand, as of right
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clairvoyance n
Intuitive sagacity or perception
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clamorous adj
Urgent in complaint or demand
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clan n
A tribe
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clandestine adj
Surreptitious
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clangor n
Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor
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clarify v
To render intelligible
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clarion n
A small shrill trumpet or bugle
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classify v
To arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblance’s and differences
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clearance n
A certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with the law and may sail
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clemency n
Mercy
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clement adj
Compassionate
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close-hauled adj
Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible
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clothier n
One who makes or sells cloth or clothing
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clumsy adj
Awkward of movement
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coagulate v
To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment
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coagulant adj
Producing coagulation
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coalescence n
The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination, or product
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coalition n
Combination in a body or mass
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coddle v
To treat as a baby or an invalid
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codicil n
A supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will
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coerce v
To force
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coercion n
Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical
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coercive adj
Serving or tending to force
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cogent adj
Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience
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cognate adj
Akin
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cognizant adj
Taking notice
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cohere v
To stick together
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cohesion n
Consistency
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cohesive adj
Having the property of consistency
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coincide v
To correspond
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coincidence n
A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident
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coincident adj
Taking place at the same time
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collaborate v
To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits
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collapse v
To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail
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collapsible adj
That may or can collapse
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colleague n
An associate in professional employment
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collective adj
Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum
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collector n
One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like
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collegian n
A college student
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collide v
To meet and strike violently
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collier n
One who works in a coal-mine
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collision n
Violent contact
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colloquial adj
Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary
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colloquialism n
Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation
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colloquy n
Conversation
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collusion n
A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose
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colossus n
Any strikingly great person or object
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comely adj
Handsome
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comestible adj
Fit to be eaten
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comical adj
Funny
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commemorate v
To serve as a remembrance of
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commentary n
A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work
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commingle v
To blend
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commissariat n
The department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs
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commission v
To empower
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commitment n
The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping
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committal n
The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
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commodity n
Something that is bought and sold
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commotion n
A disturbance or violent agitation
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commute v
To put something, especially something less severe, in place of
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comparable adj
Fit to be compared
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comparative adj
Relative
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comparison n
Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness
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compensate v
To remunerate
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competence n
Adequate qualification or capacity
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competent adj
Qualified
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competitive adj
characterized by rivalry
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competitor n
A rival
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complacence n
Satisfaction with one's acts or surroundings
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complacent adj
Pleased or satisfied with oneself
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complaisance n
Politeness
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complaisant adj
Agreeable
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complement v
To make complete
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complex adj
Complicated
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compliant adj
Yielding
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complicate v
To make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with
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complication n
An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner
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complicity n
Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer
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compliment v
To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise
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component n
A constituent element or part
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comport v
To conduct or behave (oneself)
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composure n
Calmness
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comprehensible adj
Intelligible
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comprehension n
Ability to know
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comprehensive adj
Large in scope or content
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compress v
To press together or into smaller space
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compressible adj
Capable of being pressed into smaller compass
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compression n
Constraint, as by force or authority
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comprise v
To consist of
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compulsion n
Coercion
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compulsory adj
Forced
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compunction n
Remorseful feeling
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compute v
To ascertain by mathematical calculation
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concede v
To surrender
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conceit n
Self-flattering opinion
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conceive v
To form an idea, mental image or thought of
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concerto n
A musical composition
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concession n
Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim
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conciliate v
To obtain the friendship of
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conciliatory adj
Tending to reconcile
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conclusive adj
Sufficient to convince or decide
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concord n
Harmony
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concordance n
Harmony
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concur v
To agree
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concurrence n
Agreement
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concurrent adj
Occurring or acting together
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concussion n
A violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow
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condensation n
The act or process of making dense or denser
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condense v
To abridge
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condescend v
To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors
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condolence n
Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune
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conduce v
To bring about
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conducive adj
Contributing to an end
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conductible adj
Capable of being conducted or transmitted
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conduit n
A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid
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confectionery n
The candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy
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confederacy n
A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid
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confederate n
One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement
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confer v
To bestow
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conferee n
A person with whom another confers
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confessor n
A spiritual advisor
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confidant n
One to whom secrets are entrusted
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confide v
To reveal in trust or confidence
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confidence n
The state or feeling of trust in or reliance upon another
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confident adj
Assured
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confinement n
Restriction within limits or boundaries
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confiscate v
To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury
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conflagration n
A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like
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confluence n
The place where streams meet
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confluent n
A stream that unites with another
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conformance n
The act or state or conforming
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conformable adj
Harmonious
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conformation n
General structure, form, or outline
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conformity n
Correspondence in form, manner, or use
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confront v
To encounter, as difficulties or obstacles
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congeal v
To coagulate
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congenial adj
Having kindred character or tastes
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congest v
To collect into a mass
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congregate v
To bring together into a crowd
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coniferous adj
Cone-bearing trees
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conjecture n
A guess
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conjoin v
To unite
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conjugal adj
Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons
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conjugate adj
Joined together in pairs
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conjugation n
The state or condition of being joined together
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conjunction n
The state of being joined together, or the things so joined
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connive v
To be in collusion
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connoisseur n
A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art
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connote v
To mean; signify
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connubial adj
Pertaining to marriage or matrimony
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conquer v
To overcome by force
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consanguineous adj
Descended from the same parent or ancestor
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conscience n
The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct
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conscientious adj
Governed by moral standard
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conscious adj
Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks
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conscript v
To force into military service
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consecrate v
To set apart as sacred
432
consecutive adj
Following in uninterrupted succession
433
consensus n
A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons
434
conservatism n
Tendency to adhere to the existing order of things
435
conservative adj
Adhering to the existing order of things
436
conservatory n
An institution for instruction and training in music and declamation
437
consign v
To entrust
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consignee n
A person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted
439
consignor n
One who entrusts
440
consistency n
A state of permanence
441
console v
To comfort
442
consolidate v
To combine into one body or system
443
consonance n
The state or quality of being in accord with
444
consonant adj
Being in agreement or harmony with
445
consort n
A companion or associate
446
conspicuous adj
Clearly visible
447
conspirator n
One who agrees with others to cooperate in accomplishing some unlawful purpose
448
conspire v
To plot
449
constable n
An officer whose duty is to maintain the peace
450
constellation n
An arbitrary assemblage or group of stars
451
consternation n
Panic
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constituency n
The inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body
453
constituent n
One who has the right to vote at an election
454
constrict v
To bind
455
consul n
An officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country
456
consulate n
The place in which a consul transacts official business
457
consummate v
To bring to completion
458
consumption n
Gradual destruction, as by burning, eating, etc, or by using up, wearing out, etc
459
consumptive adj
Designed for gradual destruction
460
contagion n
The communication of disease from person to person
461
contagious adj
Transmitting disease
462
contaminate v
To pollute
463
contemplate v
To consider thoughtfully
464
contemporaneous adj
Living, occurring, or existing at the same time
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contemporary adj
Living or existing at the same time
466
contemptible adj
Worthy of scorn or disdain
467
contemptuous adj
Disdainful
468
contender n
One who exerts oneself in opposition or rivalry
469
contiguity n
Proximity
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contiguous adj
Touching or joining at the edge or boundary
471
continence n
Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion
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contingency n
Possibility of happening
473
contingent adj
Not predictable
474
continuance n
Permanence
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continuation n
Prolongation
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continuity n
Uninterrupted connection in space, time, operation, or development
477
continuous adj
Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence
478
contort v
To twist into a misshapen form
479
contraband n
Trade forbidden by law or treaty
480
contradiction n
The assertion of the opposite of that which has been said
481
contradictory adj
Inconsistent with itself
482
contraposition n
A placing opposite
483
contravene v
To prevent or obstruct the operation of
484
contribution n
The act of giving for a common purpose
485
contributor n
One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose
486
contrite adj
Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin
487
contrivance n
The act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose
488
contrive v
To manage or carry through by some device or scheme
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control v
To exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over
490
controller n
One who or that which regulates or directs
491
contumacious adj
Rebellious
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contumacy n
Contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority
493
contuse v
To bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin
494
contusion n
A bruise
495
convalesce v
To recover after a sickness
496
convalescence n
The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease
497
convalescent adj
Recovering health after sickness
498
convene v
To summon or cause to assemble
499
convenience n
Fitness, as of time or place
500
converge v
To cause to incline and approach nearer together
