Barrons 14 Flashcards

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1
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Compute

A

To reckon

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Concede

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To admit; yield

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Concentric

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Having a common center

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Conception

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-Beginning

Forming of an idea

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Concerted

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  1. Mutually agreed on

2. Done together

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Concession

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  1. Something granted in response to a demand
  2. Acknowledgment
  3. Preferential rate
  4. Right granted to use land, property, etc. for a specific purpose
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Conciliatory

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Reconciling; soothing

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8
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Concort

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To prepare by combining; make up in concert

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Concord

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Harmony; agreement between people or things

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Concrete

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Specific

Real

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11
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Concur

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To happen together

To express agreement with an opinion

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Condemn

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To censure
To sentence
To force or limit to a particular state

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Conceit

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  1. Vanity or self-love

2. Whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor

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14
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Condone

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To overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

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15
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Conductive

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Contributive; tending to

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16
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Constituent

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A supporter

17
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Constraint

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Compulsion; repression of feelings

18
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Construe

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To explain; interpret

19
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Contagion

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Infection

20
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Contemporary

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Person belonging to the same time period

21
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Contempt

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Scorn; disdain

22
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Contend

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  1. To argue earnestly (✅)

2. To struggle in rivalry