Barrons Set 2 Flashcards
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bogus
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counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview
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bohemian
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unconventional (in an artistic way)
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boisterous
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violent; rough; noisy
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bolster
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support; reinforce
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bolt
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door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down
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dart
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move or throw suddenly and quickly
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gobble
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eat very quickly
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bombardment
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attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard
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bombastic
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pompous; using inflated language
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bombast
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grandiloquent, pompous speech
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boon
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blessing; benefit; something very helpful
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boorish
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rude; insensitive
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boor
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rude, insensitive person
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bouillon
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clear beef (or meat) soup
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bountiful
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generous; graciously generous; showing bounty
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gracious
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kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
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bourgeois
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middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions
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bovine
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cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm
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bowdlerize
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expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler
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brackish
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somewhat saline
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braggadocio
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boasting
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brag
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boast
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braggart
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boaster; bragger
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brandish
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wave around (a weapon); flourish
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bravado
swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery
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swagger
walk or behave with an over-confident manner
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brawn
human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness
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brawny
muscular; having well-developed muscles
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sturdy
strong and firm (in the body)
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brazen
insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence
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brawl
noisy quarrel
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breach
breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.
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breadth
width; extent
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brevity
conciseness; shortness of duration
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brindled
tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
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tawny
brownish yellow
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bristling
rising like bristles; showing irritation
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bristle
short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly
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brittle
hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation
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broach
introduce as a subject; moot; open up
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brocade
rich, figured(patterned) fabric
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brochure
pamphlet
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brooch
ornamental clasp; pin
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clasp
hold firmly within arms
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brook
tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream
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browbeat
bully; intimidate
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browse
graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually
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graze
(of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound
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skim
read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid
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brunt
main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument
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brusque
blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice
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buccaneer
pirate
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bucolic
rustic; pastoral
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buffet
strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set
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slap
hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack
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buffoonery
clowning
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buffoon
stupid person; clown
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clown
act stupidly; play the fool; N.
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bugaboo
bugbear; object of baseless terror
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bullion
gold and silver in the form of bars
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bulwark
strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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bungle
mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior
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botch
mismanage; blow
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buoyant
able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market
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bureaucracy
overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic
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burgeon
grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon
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burlesque
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly
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burnish
make shiny by rubbing; polish
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buttress
support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress
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prop
support placed under or against something; V.
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buxom
full-bosomed; plump; jolly
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plump
pleasantly fat; nicely rounded
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cabal
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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cache
hiding place; V.
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cacophonous
discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
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cadaver
corpse; dead human body
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cadaverous
like a corpse; pale
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cadence
rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
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cajole
persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle
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coax
persuade by flattery
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calamity
disaster; misery
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calculated
deliberately planned; likely
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caldron(cauldron)
large kettle
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caliber
ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber
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calligraphy
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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callous
hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind
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callus
area of thick hard skin
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callow
youthful; immature; inexperienced
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calorific
heat-producing; N. calorie
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calumny
malicious misrepresentation; slander
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camaraderie
good-fellowship; CF. comrade
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cameo
shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film
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canard
unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report
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candor
frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid
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canine
related to dogs; doglike
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canker
any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
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ulcer
sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate
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canny
shrewd in money matters; thrifty
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cant
insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people
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cantankerous
ill-humored; irritable
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cantata
story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
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canter
slow gallop; V. CF. trot
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canto
division of a long poem
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canvass
determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.
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capacious
spacious
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capacity
mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president
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capillary
having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity
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capitulate
surrender; give up all resistance
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caprice
whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
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capricious
unpredictable; fickle
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caption
title; chapter heading; text under illustration
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captious
faultfinding; too critical
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carafe
glass water bottle; decanter
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carapace
shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
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carat(karat)
unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold
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carcinogenic
causing cancer; N. carcinogen
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cardinal
chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order
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cardiologist
doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
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careen
lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
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career
rush wildly; go at full speed
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sway
swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N.
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caricature
distortion; burlesque
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carillon
a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
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carnage
destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals
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carnal
fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body
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carnivorous
meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore
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carousal
drunken revel; V. carouse
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carping
petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble
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carrion
rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture
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cartographer
map-maker
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cascade
small waterfall
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caste
one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige
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castigation
punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
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casualty
serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle
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casual
happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark
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cataclysm
deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
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catalyst
agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis
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catapult
slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult
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hurl
throw forcefully; shout out violently
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cataract
great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)
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catastrophe
calamity ; disaster
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catcall
shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.
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catechism
book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize
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categorical
without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute
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qualify
reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated
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catharsis
purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art
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cathartic
purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.
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catholic
(of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes
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caucus
private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
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caulk(calk)
make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)
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causal
implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality
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caustic
burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless
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cauterize
burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
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cavalcade
procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry
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cavalier
casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight
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cavil
quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
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cede
yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
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celerity
speed; rapidity
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celestial
heavenly
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hereafter
life after death
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afterlife
life after death; later part of one's life
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celibate
abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy
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censor
(in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V.
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censorious
severely critical
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censure
blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval
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centaur
mythical figure, half man and half horse
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centigrade
denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
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centrifugal
radiating; departing from the center
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centrifuge
machine that separates substances by whirling them
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centripetal
tending toward the center
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centurion
Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
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cerebral
pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum
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cerebration
thought; working of the brain
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ceremonious
marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy
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unceremonious
not done politely without due formalities
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certitude
certainty
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cessation
stoppage
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cession
yielding to another; ceding
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chafe
warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.
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chaff
worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff
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chaffing
bantering; joking
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chagrin
annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)
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chalice
goblet; consecrated cup
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chameleon
lizard that changes color in different situations
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champion
support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.)
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championship
position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion
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chaotic
in utter disorder
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charisma
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism
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charlatan
quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)
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chary
cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold
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chase
ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch
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chasm
abyss; very deep crack
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chassis
framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached
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chaste
morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere
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chasten
discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate
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chastise
punish as by beating; criticize severely
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chauvinist
blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin
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check
stop motion; curb or restrain
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checkered (chequered)
marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares
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cherubic
angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order
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chicanery
trickery; deception
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chide
scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
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chimerical
fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature
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chisel
swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting
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chip
lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp
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chivalrous
courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry
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choleric
hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera
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choreography
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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chore
daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task
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chortle
chuckle with delight; N.
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chuckle
laugh quietly
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chronic
long established as a disease
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chronicle
report; record (in chronological order)
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churlish
boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo
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ciliated
having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash
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cipher
nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.
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circlet
small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration)
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circuitous
roundabout
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circuit
closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place
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circumlocution
indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)
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circumscribe
limit; confine; draw a line around
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circumspect
prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought
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circumvent
outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around
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cistern
reservoir or water tank
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citadel
fortress
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cite
quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record
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civil
having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic
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clairvoyant
having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance
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hindsight
understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened
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clamber
climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble
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clamor
loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous
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clandestine
secret
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chaperon
older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman
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clangor
loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging
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clapper
striker (tongue) of a bell
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clap
strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause
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clarion
shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times
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claustrophobia
fear of being locked in
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clavicle
collarbone
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scrimmage
disorderly fight between two or more people
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cleave
split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven
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cleft
N: split
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clemency
disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
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cliché
phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clichéd
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bromide
platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement
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clientele
body of customers
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climactic
relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic
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clime
climate
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clique
small exclusive group of people
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cloister
monastery or convent
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clout
great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist
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cloying
distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
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coagulate
congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant
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clot
half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.
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pudding
hot sweet dish
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coalesce
combine; fuse; N. coalescence
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coalition
partnership; league; union of separate political parties
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coda
concluding section of a musical or literary composition
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coddle
treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
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codicil
supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
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codify
arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs
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coercion
use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce
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coeval
living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
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cog
tooth projecting from a wheel
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cogent
convincing
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cogitate
think over; ponder
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cognate
having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.
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cognitive
having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing
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cognizance
knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware
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cohabit
live together
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cohere
stick together
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cohesion
tendency to keep together
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cohorts
group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)
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coiffure
hairstyle
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coin
make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented
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coincidence
the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental
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colander
utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
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collaborate
work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy
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collage
work of art put together from fragments
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scrap
small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel
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scraps
leftover food
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scrappy
quarrelsome
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collate
examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)
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collateral
security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters
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collation
a light meal; collating
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colloquial
pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression
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colloquy
informal discussion; conversation
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collusion
conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude
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colossal
huge
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colossus
gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance
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comatose
in a coma; extremely sleepy
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coma
deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow
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combustible
easily burned; N. CF. combustion
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comely
attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance
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homely
not good-looking; unattractive
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comestible
something fit to be eaten
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comeuppance
deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
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deserts
what someone deserves
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comity
courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations
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commandeer
take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes
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draft
first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript
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draught
current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time
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commemorative
remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp
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commemorate
honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war
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commensurate
equal in extent; of the same size
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commiserate
feel or express pity or sympathy for
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commodious
spacious and comfortable
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communal
held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune
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commune
small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature
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compact
agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement
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compatible
harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together
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compelling
overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel
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compulsion
compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse
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compulsory
obligatory; that must be done
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compulsive
resulting from compulsion
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compendium
brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious
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compensatory
making up for; repaying
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compilation
listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling
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compile
assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary
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complacency
self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent
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smug
self-satisfied; complacent
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complaisant
trying to please; obliging; willing to please others
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complement
complete; consummate; make perfect; N.
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complementary
serving to complete something
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compliance
conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply
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compliant
readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements
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complicity
participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)
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component
element; ingredient
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comport
bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment
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deport
send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment
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bearing
deportment; connection
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composure
mental calmness
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compound
combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex
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comprehensive
broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive
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compress
force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc.
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comprise
include; consist of
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compromise
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position; Ex. compromise one's principle; N.
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compunction
remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
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compute
reckon; calculate
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reckon
count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose
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concatenate
link as in a chain
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concave
hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex
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concede
admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal
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conceit
vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)
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vain
full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity
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concentric
having a common center
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conception
beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception
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concerted
mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together
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concession
an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire
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conciliatory
reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)
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concise
brief and compact
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conclave
private secret meeting
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conclusive
decisive; ending all debate
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concoct
prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction
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concomitant
that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else
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concord
harmony; accord
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concordat
formal agreement
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concur
agree; coincide; happen at the same time
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concurrent
happening at the same time; in agreement
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condescend
(derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior
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condign
adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved
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condiments
seasonings; spices
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condole
express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow
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condone
overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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conducive
helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
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conduit
aqueduct; passageway for fluids
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confidant(confidante)
trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
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confide
tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about
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confidence
self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling you this in confidence; Ex. exchange confidences about their boyfriends; ADJ. confident
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confidential
spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary
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confine
shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement
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confiscate
seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer
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conflagration
great fire
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confluence
flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together
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conformity
harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance
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confound
confuse; puzzle
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congeal
freeze; coagulate
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congenial
pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather
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congenital
existing at birth
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conglomeration
mass of material sticking together
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conglomerate
corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V.
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congruence
correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity
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congruent
in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous
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conifer
pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen
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conjecture
surmise; guess; V.
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conjugal
pertaining to marriage
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conjure
cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.
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connivance
pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire
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connoisseur
person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art
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connotation
suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote
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connubial
pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
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matrimony
state of being married
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patrimony
property inherited from a father
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consanguinity
kinship; relationship by birth
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consanguineous(consanguine)
having a common ancestor
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conscientious
scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker
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conscript
draftee; person forced into military service; V.
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consecrate
dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor
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consensus
general agreement; opinion reached by a group
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consequential
self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent
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conservatory(conservatoire)
school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy
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consign
send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee
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consistency
absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous
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console
lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
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consolidation
unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen
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consonance
harmony; agreement
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consonant
harmonious; in agreement; N.
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consort
associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)
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conspiracy
treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
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conspire
take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.
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consternation
great shock; dismay
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constituent
supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
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constituency
voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)
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constitution
constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions
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constraint
restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison
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construe
explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
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consummate
complete; V.
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contagion
infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air
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drastic
strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures
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contaminate
pollute
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contempt
scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible
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contend
struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
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contention
assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
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thesis
opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments
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boost
lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase
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contentious
quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments
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contest
dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.
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context
writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
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contiguous
adjacent to; touching upon
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continence
self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
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contingent
dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
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contortions
twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist
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contraband
illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.
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contravene
contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention
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contrite
penitent; repentant; N. contrition
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contrived
unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.
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contrive
invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention
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contrivance
something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme
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controvert
oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy
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contumacious
stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
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contusion
bruise
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bruise
injure without breaking the skin; N.
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conundrum
riddle; difficult problem
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convene
come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council
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convention
social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement
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conventional
ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons
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converge
approach; tend to meet; come together
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conversant
familiar with; having knowledge of
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converse
opposite; ADJ.
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convert
one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief
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convex
curving outward
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conveyance
vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance
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conviction
judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
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convivial
pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial
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convoke
call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation
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convoluted
coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain
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convulsion
violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive
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copious
plentiful
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coquette
flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.
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flirt
behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious
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cordial
warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome
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cordon
extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress;
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cornice
projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars)
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cornucopia
horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
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corollary
natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
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corporeal
bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible
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corpulent
very fat; N. corpulence
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corpus
collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse
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corpuscle
red or white cell in the blood
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correlation
mutual relationship
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correlate
either of the correlated things; V.
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corroborate
confirm; support; strengthen
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corrode
destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
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corrosive
eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce
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corrugated
wrinkled; ridged
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wrinkle
small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.
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crinkle
wrinkle
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cosmic
pertaining to the universe; vast
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coterie
group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
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countenance
approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance
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countermand
cancel; revoke (an order)
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counterpart
thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system
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coup
highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d'\'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills
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couple
join; unite; OP. uncouple
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courier
messenger
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covenant
binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise
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bargain
agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power
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covert
secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt
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covetous
avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions)
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cow
terrorize; intimidate
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cower
shrink quivering as from fear; cringe
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coy
shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer
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cozen
cheat; hoodwink; swindle
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crabbed
sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting
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peevish
bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry
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crass
very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior
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craven
cowardly
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credence
belief
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credo
creed
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credulity
belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous
