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Chary
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Cautious
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Champion
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Support militantly
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Chassis
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Framework and working parts of an automobile
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Chaste
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Pure
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Chauvinist
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Blindly devoted patriot
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Check
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Stop motion, restrain
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Checkered
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Marked by changes in fortune
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Chicanery
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Trickery
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Chisel
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Wedge like tool for cutting
Cheat
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Choleric
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Hot-tempered
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Cipher
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Code
Worthless person or thing
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Circuitous
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Roundabout
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Circumlocution
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Indirect or roundabout expression
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Circumscribe
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Limit, confine
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Circumspect
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Prudent, cautious
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Circumvent
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Outwit, baffle
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Cistern
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Reservoir, water tank
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Clapper
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Striker of a bell
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Cleave
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Split, sever, remain faithful to
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Cleft
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Split
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Clemency
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Disposition to be lenient
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Clime
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Region, climate
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Cloister
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Convent
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Clout
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Great influence
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Coalesce
Combine
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Codicil
Supplement to a will
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Codify
Classify
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Cogitate
Think over
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Cognate
Similar
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Cognizance
Knowledge
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Colander
Utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
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Collate
Examine in order to verify authenticity
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Comely
Attractive, agreeable
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Comeuppance
Rebuke
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Commandeer
Draft for military purposes
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Commensurate
Equal in extent
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Commiserate
Feel or express pity for
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Communal
Held in common
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Comparable
Similar
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Complacency
Self-satisfaction
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Complaisant
Trying to please
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Complicity
Participation, involvement
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Compunction
Remorse
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Concave
Hollow
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Concentric
Having a common center
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Concerted
Mutually agreed on
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Concession
Act of yielding
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Conciliatory
Reconciling
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Concomitant
Thing that accompanies
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Conducive
Tending to, contributive
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Conduit
Passageway for fluids
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Confluence
Flowing together
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Congenial
Pleasant, friendly
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Congenital
Existing at birth
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Conjugal
Pertaining to marriage
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Connivance
Assistance
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Consequential
Pompous, self-important
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Connotation
Implied meaning of an expression
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Consign
Deliver officially
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Consolidation
Unification
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Consonance
Harmony, agreement
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Consort
Associate with
| Husband or wife
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Constituent
Supporter
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Construe
Explain, interpret
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Contend
Struggle
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Contention
Claim, thesis
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Contentious
Quarrelsome
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Contiguous
Touching upon
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Continence
Self-restraint
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Contingent
Dependent on
| Group that makes up part of a gathering
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Contravene
Oppose
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Contrite
Penitent
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Controvert
Oppose with arguments
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Contusion
Bruise
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Conundrum
Riddle
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Convene
Assemble
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Conventional
Ordinary, typical
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Conversant
Familiar with
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Converse
Opposite
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Conveyance
Vehicle, transfer
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Convoke
Call together
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Cordon
Extended line of men to prevent access
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Corporeal
Bodily
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Corrugated
Wrinkled, ridged
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Coterie
Group that meets socially
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Countenance
Approve, tolerate
| Face
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Countermand
Cancel, revoke
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Covenant
Agreement
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Courier
Messenger
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Coup
Highly successful action or sudden attack
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Cow
Terrorize
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Crotchety
Eccentric
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Credence
Belief
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Craven
Cowardly
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Crabbed
Sour, peevish
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Cozen
Cheat
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Dais
Raised platform for guests of honor
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Cynosure
Object of attention
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Cupidity
Greed
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Culvert
Artificial channel for water
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Culpable
Deserving blame
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Cull
Pick out
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Culminate
Attain the highest point
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Cuisine
Style of cooking
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Dank
Damp
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Dapper
Neat and trim
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Dappled
Spotted
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Daub
Smear paint
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Deadlock
Standstill
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Dearth
Scarcity
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Debase
Reduce in quality or value
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Debauch
Corrupt
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Debilitate
Weaken
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Debonair
Friendly
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Debutante
Young women making formal entrance into society
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Decadence
Decay
