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draft

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

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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

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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

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equal in extent; of the same size

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commiserate

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feel or express pity or sympathy for

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commodious

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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

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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

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compilation

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listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling

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compile

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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

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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.

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complementary

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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

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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

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complicity

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

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component

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element; ingredient

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comport

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

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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

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mental calmness

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compound

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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

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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.

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comprise

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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

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remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt

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compute

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reckon; calculate

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reckon

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count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose

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concatenate

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link as in a chain

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concave

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hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex

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concede

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

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conceit

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

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vain

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

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concentric

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having a common center

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conception

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

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concerted

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

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concession

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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

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

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concise

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brief and compact

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conclave

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private secret meeting

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conclusive

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decisive; ending all debate

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concoct

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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

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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

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harmony; accord

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concordat

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formal agreement

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concur

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agree; coincide; happen at the same time

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concurrent

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happening at the same time; in agreement

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condescend

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

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condign

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adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved

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condiments

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seasonings; spices

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condole

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

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condone

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overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

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conducive

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

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conduit

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aqueduct; passageway for fluids

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confidant(confidante)

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

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confide

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

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confidence

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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

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

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confine

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

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confiscate

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

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conflagration

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great fire

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confluence

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

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conformity

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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

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confuse; puzzle

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congeal

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freeze; coagulate

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congenial

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

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congenital

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existing at birth

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conglomeration

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mass of material sticking together

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conglomerate

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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

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correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity

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congruent

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

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conifer

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

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conjecture

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surmise; guess; V.

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conjugal

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pertaining to marriage

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conjure

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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

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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

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

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connotation

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suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote

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connubial

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pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

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matrimony

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state of being married

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patrimony

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property inherited from a father

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consanguinity

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kinship; relationship by birth

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consanguineous(consanguine)

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having a common ancestor

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conscientious

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scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker

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conscript

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draftee; person forced into military service; V.

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consecrate

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

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consensus

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general agreement; opinion reached by a group

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consequential

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

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conservatory(conservatoire)

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

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consign

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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

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

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console

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

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consolidation

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

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consonance

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harmony; agreement

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consonant

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harmonious; in agreement; N.

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consort

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

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conspiracy

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

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conspire

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

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consternation

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great shock; dismay

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constituent

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supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component

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constituency

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

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constitution

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

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constraint

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

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construe

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

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consummate

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complete; V.

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contagion

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

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drastic

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

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contaminate

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pollute

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contempt

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scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible

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contend

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struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly

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contention

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assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition

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thesis

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opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments

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boost

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

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contentious

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quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments

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contest

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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

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

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contiguous

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adjacent to; touching upon

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continence

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

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contingent

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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

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

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contraband

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illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.

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contravene

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

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contrite

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penitent; repentant; N. contrition

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contrived

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

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contrive

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

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contrivance

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

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controvert

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

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contumacious

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

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contusion

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bruise

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bruise

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injure without breaking the skin; N.

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conundrum

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riddle; difficult problem

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convene

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

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convention

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

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conventional

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ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons

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converge

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approach; tend to meet; come together

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conversant

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familiar with; having knowledge of

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converse

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opposite; ADJ.

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convert

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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

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curving outward

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conveyance

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

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conviction

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

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convivial

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

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convoke

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call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation

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convoluted

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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

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

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copious

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plentiful

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coquette

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

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flirt

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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

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warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome

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cordon

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

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cornice

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projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars)

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cornucopia

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

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corollary

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natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)

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corporeal

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

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corpulent

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very fat; N. corpulence

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corpus

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

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corpuscle

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red or white cell in the blood

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correlation

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mutual relationship

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correlate

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either of the correlated things; V.

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corroborate

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confirm; support; strengthen

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corrode

A

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

174
Q

corrosive

A

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

175
Q

corrugated

A

wrinkled; ridged

176
Q

wrinkle

A

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

177
Q

crinkle

A

wrinkle

178
Q

cosmic

A

pertaining to the universe; vast

179
Q

coterie

A

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

180
Q

countenance

A

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

181
Q

countermand

A

cancel; revoke (an order)

182
Q

counterpart

A

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

183
Q

coup

A

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

184
Q

couple

A

join; unite; OP. uncouple

185
Q

courier

A

messenger

186
Q

covenant

A

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

187
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

188
Q

covert

A

secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt

189
Q

covetous

A

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

190
Q

cow

A

terrorize; intimidate

191
Q

cower

A

shrink quivering as from fear; cringe

192
Q

coy

A

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

193
Q

cozen

A

cheat; hoodwink; swindle

194
Q

crabbed

A

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

195
Q

peevish

A

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

196
Q

crass

A

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

197
Q

craven

A

cowardly

198
Q

credence

A

belief

199
Q

credo

A

creed

200
Q

credulity

A

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

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