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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

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swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery

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swagger

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walk or behave with an over-confident manner

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brawn

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human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness

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brawny

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muscular; having well-developed muscles

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sturdy

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strong and firm (in the body)

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brazen

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insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence

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brawl

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noisy quarrel

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breach

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breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.

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breadth

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width; extent

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brevity

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conciseness; shortness of duration

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brindled

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tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)

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tawny

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brownish yellow

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bristling

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rising like bristles; showing irritation

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bristle

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short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly

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brittle

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hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation

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broach

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introduce as a subject; moot; open up

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brocade

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rich, figured(patterned) fabric

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brochure

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pamphlet

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brooch

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ornamental clasp; pin

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clasp

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hold firmly within arms

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brook

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tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream

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browbeat

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bully; intimidate

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browse

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graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually

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graze

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(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

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read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid

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brunt

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main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument

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brusque

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blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice

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buccaneer

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pirate

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bucolic

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rustic; pastoral

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buffet

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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

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hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack

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buffoonery

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clowning

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buffoon

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stupid person; clown

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clown

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act stupidly; play the fool; N.

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bugaboo

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bugbear; object of baseless terror

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bullion

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gold and silver in the form of bars

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bulwark

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strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

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bungle

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mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior

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botch

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mismanage; blow

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buoyant

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able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market

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bureaucracy

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overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic

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burgeon

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grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon

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burlesque

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give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly

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burnish

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make shiny by rubbing; polish

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buttress

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support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress

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prop

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support placed under or against something; V.

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buxom

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full-bosomed; plump; jolly

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plump

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pleasantly fat; nicely rounded

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cabal

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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

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cache

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hiding place; V.

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cacophonous

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discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

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cadaver

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corpse; dead human body

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cadaverous

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like a corpse; pale

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cadence

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rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm

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cajole

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persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle

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coax

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persuade by flattery

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calamity

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disaster; misery

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calculated

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deliberately planned; likely

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caldron(cauldron)

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large kettle

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caliber

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ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber

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calligraphy

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beautiful writing; excellent penmanship

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callous

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hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind

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callus

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area of thick hard skin

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callow

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youthful; immature; inexperienced

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calorific

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heat-producing; N. calorie

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calumny

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malicious misrepresentation; slander

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camaraderie

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good-fellowship; CF. comrade

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cameo

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shell or jewel carved in relief; star’s special appearance in a minor role in a film

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canard

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unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report

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candor

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frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid

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canine

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related to dogs; doglike

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canker

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any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer

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ulcer

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sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate

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canny

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shrewd in money matters; thrifty

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cant

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insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people

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cantankerous

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ill-humored; irritable

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cantata

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story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)

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canter

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slow gallop; V. CF. trot

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canto

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division of a long poem

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canvass

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determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.

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capacious

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spacious

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capacity

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mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president

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capillary

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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

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surrender; give up all resistance

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caprice

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whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause

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capricious

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unpredictable; fickle

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caption

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title; chapter heading; text under illustration

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captious

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faultfinding; too critical

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carafe

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glass water bottle; decanter

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carapace

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shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)

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carat(karat)

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unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold

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carcinogenic

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causing cancer; N. carcinogen

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cardinal

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chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order

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cardiologist

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doctor specializing in ailments of the heart

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careen

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lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger

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career

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rush wildly; go at full speed

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sway

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swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one’s opinion; N.

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caricature

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distortion; burlesque

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carillon

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a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played

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carnage

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destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals

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carnal

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fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body

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carnivorous

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meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore

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carousal

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drunken revel; V. carouse

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carping

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petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble

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carrion

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rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture

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cartographer

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map-maker

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cascade

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small waterfall

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caste

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one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige

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castigation

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punishment; severe criticism or disapproval

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casualty

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serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle

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casual

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happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark

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cataclysm

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deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change

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catalyst

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agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis

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catapult

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slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult

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hurl

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throw forcefully; shout out violently

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cataract

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great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)

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catastrophe

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calamity ; disaster

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catcall

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shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.

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catechism

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book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize

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categorical

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without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute

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qualify

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reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated

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catharsis

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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

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purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.

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catholic

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(of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes

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caucus

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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)

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make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)

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causal

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implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality

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caustic

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burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless

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cauterize

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burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection

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cavalcade

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procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry

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cavalier

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casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight

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cavil

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quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily

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cede

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yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession

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celerity

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speed; rapidity

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celestial

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heavenly

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hereafter

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life after death

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afterlife

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life after death; later part of one’s life

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celibate

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abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy

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censor

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(in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V.

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censorious

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severely critical

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censure

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blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval

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centaur

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mythical figure, half man and half horse

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centigrade

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denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)

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centrifugal

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radiating; departing from the center

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centrifuge

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machine that separates substances by whirling them

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centripetal

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tending toward the center

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centurion

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Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)

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cerebral

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pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum

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cerebration

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thought; working of the brain

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ceremonious

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marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy

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unceremonious

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not done politely without due formalities

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certitude

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certainty

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cessation

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stoppage

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cession

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yielding to another; ceding

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chafe

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warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.

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chaff

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worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff

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chaffing

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bantering; joking

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chagrin

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annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)

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chalice

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goblet; consecrated cup

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chameleon

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lizard that changes color in different situations

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champion

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support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.)

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championship

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position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion

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chaotic

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in utter disorder

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charisma

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divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism

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charlatan

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quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)

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chary

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cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold

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chase

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ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch

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chasm

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abyss; very deep crack

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chassis

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framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached

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chaste

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morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere

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chasten

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discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate

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chastise

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punish as by beating; criticize severely

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chauvinist

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blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin

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check

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stop motion; curb or restrain

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checkered (chequered)

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marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares

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cherubic

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angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order

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chicanery

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trickery; deception

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chide

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scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)

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chimerical

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fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature

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chisel

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swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting

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chip

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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

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courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry

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choleric

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hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera

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choreography

A

art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

209
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chore

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daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task

210
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chortle

A

chuckle with delight; N.

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chuckle

A

laugh quietly

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chronic

A

long established as a disease

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chronicle

A

report; record (in chronological order)

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churlish

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boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo

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ciliated

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having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash

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cipher

A

nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.

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circlet

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small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration)

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circuitous

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roundabout

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circuit

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closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place

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circumlocution

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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

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limit; confine; draw a line around

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circumspect

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prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought

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circumvent

A

outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around

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cistern

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reservoir or water tank

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citadel

A

fortress

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cite

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quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record

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civil

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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

228
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clairvoyant

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having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance

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hindsight

A

understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened

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clamber

A

climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble

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clamor

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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

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secret

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chaperon

A

older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman

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clangor

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loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging

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clapper

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striker (tongue) of a bell

236
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clap

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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

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shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times

238
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claustrophobia

A

fear of being locked in

239
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clavicle

A

collarbone

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scrimmage

A

disorderly fight between two or more people

241
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cleave

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split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven

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cleft

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N: split

243
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clemency

A

disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement

244
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cliché

A

phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clichéd

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bromide

A

platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement

246
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clientele

A

body of customers

247
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climactic

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relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic

248
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clime

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climate

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clique

A

small exclusive group of people

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cloister

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monastery or convent

251
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clout

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great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist

252
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cloying

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distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess

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coagulate

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congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant

254
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clot

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half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.

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pudding

A

hot sweet dish

256
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coalesce

A

combine; fuse; N. coalescence

257
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coalition

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partnership; league; union of separate political parties

258
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coda

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concluding section of a musical or literary composition

259
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coddle

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treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs

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codicil

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supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will

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codify

A

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

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use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce

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coeval

A

living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age

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cog

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tooth projecting from a wheel

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cogent

A

convincing

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cogitate

A

think over; ponder

267
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cognate

A

having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.

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cognitive

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having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing

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cognizance

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knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware

270
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cohabit

A

live together

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cohere

A

stick together

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cohesion

A

tendency to keep together

273
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cohorts

A

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)

274
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coiffure

A

hairstyle

275
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coin

A

make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented

276
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coincidence

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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

277
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colander

A

utensil with perforated bottom used for straining

278
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collaborate

A

work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy

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collage

A

work of art put together from fragments

280
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scrap

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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

281
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scraps

A

leftover food

282
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scrappy

A

quarrelsome

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collate

A

examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)

284
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collateral

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security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters

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collation

A

a light meal; collating

286
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colloquial

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pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression

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colloquy

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informal discussion; conversation

288
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collusion

A

conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude

289
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colossal

A

huge

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colossus

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gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance

291
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comatose

A

in a coma; extremely sleepy

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coma

A

deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow

293
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combustible

A

easily burned; N. CF. combustion

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comely

A

attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance

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homely

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not good-looking; unattractive

296
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comestible

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something fit to be eaten

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comeuppance

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deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke

298
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deserts

A

what someone deserves

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comity

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courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations

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commandeer

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take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes

301
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draft

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first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript

302
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draught

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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

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remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp

304
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commemorate

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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

A

equal in extent; of the same size

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commiserate

A

feel or express pity or sympathy for

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commodious

A

spacious and comfortable

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communal

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held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune

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commune

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small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature

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compact

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agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement

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compatible

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harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together

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compelling

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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

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compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse

314
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compulsory

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obligatory; that must be done

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compulsive

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resulting from compulsion

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compendium

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brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious

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compensatory

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making up for; repaying

318
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compilation

A

listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling

319
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compile

A

assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary

320
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complacency

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self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent

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smug

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self-satisfied; complacent

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complaisant

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trying to please; obliging; willing to please others

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complement

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complete; consummate; make perfect; N.

324
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complementary

A

serving to complete something

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compliance

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conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply

326
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compliant

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readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements

327
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complicity

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participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)

328
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component

A

element; ingredient

329
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comport

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bear one’s self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment

330
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deport

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send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment

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bearing

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deportment; connection

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composure

A

mental calmness

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compound

A

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

A

broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive

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compress

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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.

336
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comprise

A

include; consist of

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compromise

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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

A

remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt

339
Q

compute

A

reckon; calculate

340
Q

reckon

A

count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose

341
Q

concatenate

A

link as in a chain

342
Q

concave

A

hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex

343
Q

concede

A

admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal

344
Q

conceit

A

vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one’s own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)

345
Q

vain

A

full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity

346
Q

concentric

A

having a common center

347
Q

conception

A

beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception

348
Q

concerted

A

mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together

349
Q

concession

A

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

350
Q

conciliatory

A

reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)

351
Q

concise

A

brief and compact

352
Q

conclave

A

private secret meeting

353
Q

conclusive

A

decisive; ending all debate

354
Q

concoct

A

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

355
Q

concomitant

A

that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else

356
Q

concord

A

harmony; accord

357
Q

concordat

A

formal agreement

358
Q

concur

A

agree; coincide; happen at the same time

359
Q

concurrent

A

happening at the same time; in agreement

360
Q

condescend

A

(derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior

361
Q

condign

A

adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved

362
Q

condiments

A

seasonings; spices

363
Q

condole

A

express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow

364
Q

condone

A

overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

365
Q

conducive

A

helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards

366
Q

conduit

A

aqueduct; passageway for fluids

367
Q

confidant(confidante)

A

trusted friend (to whom one tells one’s secret)

368
Q

confide

A

tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about

369
Q

confidence

A

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

370
Q

confidential

A

spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary

371
Q

confine

A

shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement

372
Q

confiscate

A

seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer

373
Q

conflagration

A

great fire

374
Q

confluence

A

flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together

375
Q

conformity

A

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

376
Q

confound

A

confuse; puzzle

377
Q

congeal

A

freeze; coagulate

378
Q

congenial

A

pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one’s tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather

379
Q

congenital

A

existing at birth

380
Q

conglomeration

A

mass of material sticking together

381
Q

conglomerate

A

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.

382
Q

congruence

A

correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity

383
Q

congruent

A

in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous

384
Q

conifer

A

pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen

385
Q

conjecture

A

surmise; guess; V.

386
Q

conjugal

A

pertaining to marriage

387
Q

conjure

A

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.

388
Q

connivance

A

pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire

389
Q

connoisseur

A

person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art

390
Q

connotation

A

suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote

391
Q

connubial

A

pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

392
Q

matrimony

A

state of being married

393
Q

patrimony

A

property inherited from a father

394
Q

consanguinity

A

kinship; relationship by birth

395
Q

consanguineous(consanguine)

A

having a common ancestor

396
Q

conscientious

A

scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker

397
Q

conscript

A

draftee; person forced into military service; V.

398
Q

consecrate

A

dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one’s life to helping the poor

399
Q

consensus

A

general agreement; opinion reached by a group

400
Q

consequential

A

self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent

401
Q

conservatory(conservatoire)

A

school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy

402
Q

consign

A

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

403
Q

consistency

A

absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous

404
Q

console

A

lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation

405
Q

consolidation

A

unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen

406
Q

consonance

A

harmony; agreement

407
Q

consonant

A

harmonious; in agreement; N.

408
Q

consort

A

associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)

409
Q

conspiracy

A

treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)

410
Q

conspire

A

take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.

411
Q

consternation

A

great shock; dismay

412
Q

constituent

A

supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component

413
Q

constituency

A

voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)

414
Q

constitution

A

constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions

415
Q

constraint

A

restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison

416
Q

construe

A

explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue

417
Q

consummate

A

complete; V.

418
Q

contagion

A

infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air

419
Q

drastic

A

strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures

420
Q

contaminate

A

pollute

421
Q

contempt

A

scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible

422
Q

contend

A

struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly

423
Q

contention

A

assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition

424
Q

thesis

A

opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments

425
Q

boost

A

lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase

426
Q

contentious

A

quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments

427
Q

contest

A

dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.

428
Q

context

A

writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs

429
Q

contiguous

A

adjacent to; touching upon

430
Q

continence

A

self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent

431
Q

contingent

A

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

432
Q

contortions

A

twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist

433
Q

contraband

A

illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.

434
Q

contravene

A

contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention

435
Q

contrite

A

penitent; repentant; N. contrition

436
Q

contrived

A

unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.

437
Q

contrive

A

invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention

438
Q

contrivance

A

something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme

439
Q

controvert

A

oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy

440
Q

contumacious

A

stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)

441
Q

contusion

A

bruise

442
Q

bruise

A

injure without breaking the skin; N.

443
Q

conundrum

A

riddle; difficult problem

444
Q

convene

A

come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council

445
Q

convention

A

social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement

446
Q

conventional

A

ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons

447
Q

converge

A

approach; tend to meet; come together

448
Q

conversant

A

familiar with; having knowledge of

449
Q

converse

A

opposite; ADJ.

450
Q

convert

A

one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief

451
Q

convex

A

curving outward

452
Q

conveyance

A

vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance

453
Q

conviction

A

judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

454
Q

convivial

A

pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial

455
Q

convoke

A

call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation

456
Q

convoluted

A

coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain

457
Q

convulsion

A

violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive

458
Q

copious

A

plentiful

459
Q

coquette

A

flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.

460
Q

flirt

A

behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious

461
Q

cordial

A

warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome

462
Q

cordon

A

extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress;

463
Q

cornice

A

projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars)

464
Q

cornucopia

A

horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty

465
Q

corollary

A

natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)

466
Q

corporeal

A

bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible

467
Q

corpulent

A

very fat; N. corpulence

468
Q

corpus

A

collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear’s works; Cf. corpse

469
Q

corpuscle

A

red or white cell in the blood

470
Q

correlation

A

mutual relationship

471
Q

correlate

A

either of the correlated things; V.

472
Q

corroborate

A

confirm; support; strengthen

473
Q

corrode

A

destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)

474
Q

corrosive

A

eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce

475
Q

corrugated

A

wrinkled; ridged

476
Q

wrinkle

A

small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.

477
Q

crinkle

A

wrinkle

478
Q

cosmic

A

pertaining to the universe; vast

479
Q

coterie

A

group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests

480
Q

countenance

A

approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance

481
Q

countermand

A

cancel; revoke (an order)

482
Q

counterpart

A

thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system

483
Q

coup

A

highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d’'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills

484
Q

couple

A

join; unite; OP. uncouple

485
Q

courier

A

messenger

486
Q

covenant

A

binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise

487
Q

bargain

A

agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power

488
Q

covert

A

secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt

489
Q

covetous

A

avaricious; desirous of (someone else’s possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else’s possessions)

490
Q

cow

A

terrorize; intimidate

491
Q

cower

A

shrink quivering as from fear; cringe

492
Q

coy

A

shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer

493
Q

cozen

A

cheat; hoodwink; swindle

494
Q

crabbed

A

sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting

495
Q

peevish

A

bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry

496
Q

crass

A

very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior

497
Q

craven

A

cowardly

498
Q

credence

A

belief

499
Q

credo

A

creed

500
Q

credulity

A

belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet'e; ADJ. credulous

GRE Vocab (13 decks)

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