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Conspicuous

A 
Completely obvious
Clearly visible
Perceptible 
Manifest
Apparent
Ostentatious
Overt
Attracting notice or attention

Antonym—
Inconspicuous

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Cryptic

A 
Mysterious or vague 
Obscure (uncertain)
Vague
Enigmatic 
Mystifying
Perplexing 
Abstruse
Arcane
Recondite
Puzzling
Perplexing 
Confusing

Antonym—
Straightforward
Clear

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Concede

A

Acknowledge defeat
Surrender
Relinquish to physical control of another
Admit/accept/acknowledge/allow/grant

Antonym—
Deny
Retain
Gain

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Cursory

A 
Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
Perfunctory 
Desultory 
Casual
Superficial 
Uninterested
Inattentive
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Credible

A 
Convincing 
Reliable
Believable
Plausible 
Dependable 
Sure
Trustworthy
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Clemency

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Mercy

Leniency

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Chortle

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To laugh in merrily way, to chuckle, often in breathy muffled way
Giggle
Noisy gleeful laugh
Guffaw

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Copious

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Abundant

Plentiful

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Carrion

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Dead and rotting flesh

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Cavalier

A 
Careless
Carefree
Arrogant
Scornful
Disdainful 
Condescending 
Haughty
Supercilious 
Contemptuous 
Ceremonious 
Lofty
Lordy
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Coerce

A 
Persuade to do something by force or threat
Compel
Oblige
Bludgeon 
Constrain
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Continuum

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A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct.

Eg: range of temp fro freezing to boiling

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Cryptic

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Having ambiguous or hidden meaning
Abstruse
Obscure

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Choleric

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Hot tempered

Quick to anger

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Circumspect

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Wary
Cautious
Prudent
Discreet
Vigilant
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Corpulent

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Fat

Obese

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Circumvent

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To surround
Enclose
Find a way around
Bypass
Avoid
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Cascade

A 
Anything resembling waterfall 
Waterfall 
Pour downward 
Process where information is passed 
successively
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Consummate

A 
Showing great skill 
Perfect
Supreme
Exemplary
Quintessential 
Proficient

To make perfect and complete in every respect

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Culminate

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Reach the highest point
Reach climax
Peak

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Culpability

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State of guilt
Blame
Accountability

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Conundrum

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A dilemma
A confusing or difficult question or problem
Puzzle

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Covert

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Secret
Hidden
Concealed
Surreptitious

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Cataclysm

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Violent upheaval or change
Disaster
Catastrophe
Calamity

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Camaraderie

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Mutual trust and friendship between people who spend a lot of time together
Friendship
Comradeship

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Clone

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Replica

Exact duplicate

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Courier

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Messenger

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Checkered

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Part of time is good, other part is bad

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Cataract

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A large waterfall
A deluge
An eye abnormality

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Curb

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To control or check or restrain

Deterrent

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Contrive

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To pull a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery

Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously

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Corroborate

A 
Confirm or give support to
Verify
Endorse
Validate 
Ratify
Authenticate
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Crony

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Close friend
Companion
Alter ego

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Convoluted

A 
Complicated
Complex
Intricate
Elaborate 
Impenetrable
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Cupidity

A

Excessive greed, especially for money

Avarice

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Canopy

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A covering

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Capitulate

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To give in
To surrender under certain conditions
Yield

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Confiscate

A

To seize

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Contingent

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Subject to chance
Unforeseen
Accidental

Dependent on

Group of people sharing a common feature

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Cache

A

A hiding place
Store away in hiding place or for future use
Collection of items of same type stored in a hiding place

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Cacophony

A

Disturbing noise

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Cajole

A

Persuade someone to do something they don’t want to

Manoeuvre

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Callous

A 
Heartless
Uncaring
Unfeeling
Cold
Indifferent
Insensitive
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Callow

A 
Inexperienced 
Immature
Juvenile
Guileless
Ingenuous
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Candor

A

Openness
Truthfulness
Sincere honesty

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Capacious

A 
Roomy
Having a lot of space inside
Able to hold much
Spacious
Ample
Extensive
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Catapult

A

To launch

Sling
Gulel (read it in Hindi)

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Conducive

A 
Favourable
Beneficial 
Valuable
Auspicious 
Propitious
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Catharsis

A

Process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions
An emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal
Purging
Purgation

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Caucus

A

Meeting of the members of a political party to make decisions

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Cerebral

A

Of or relating to brain or intellect

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Chattel

A

A personal, movable property (personal possession)

Slave

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Chide

A 
Berate
Reprimand
Castigate
Chastise
Scold
Upbraid
Voice disapproval
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Chronic

A 
Long lasting
Continuing for a long time
Continuous 
Persistent
In curable

Appalling
Awful

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Circa

A

Estimated historical time

Approximately

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Claimant

A 
Person making a claim
Applicant
Suitor
Petitioner 
Plaintiff
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Commodious

A

Roomy and comfortable
Spacious
Capacious

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Congenial

A

Social
Pleasant to be around
Agreeable
Compatible

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Connoisseur

A

Expert, particularly in matters of art and taste

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Consensus

A

General agreement
Concord
Accord
Concurrence

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Coterie

A

Group of people with shared interests or tastes
Gang
Pack
Sorority

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Countenance

A

A person’s face or facial expressions

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Coup

A

Sudden, violent or illegal seizure of power from government

Victorious accomplishment
Triumph
Feat

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Cower

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To cringe in fear
To shrink away
Quail
Flinch

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Couture

A

Clothes created by fashion designers

Fashionable clothes

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Cranny

A

Small, narrow space or opening

Crevice

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Craven

A

Lacking the least bit of courage
Pathetically cowardly
Poltroon

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Creditor

A

Person or entity to whom money is owed

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Criterion

A

Basis of judgement

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Curtail

A

To truncate or abridge
To lessen
Cut down

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Curvilinear

A

Formed, bound or characterised by curved lines

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Convivial

A 
Friendly 
Lively
Affable
Amiable
Congenial
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Contentious

A

Causing or likely to cause an argument
Controversial
Disputable
Debatable

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Confound

A

Cause surprise or confusion
Amaze
Astonish
Dumbfound

Mix up with something else
Mistake one thing for another

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Construe

A

Interpret in a particular way

Understand

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Constituent

A

Being a part of whole
Component
Ingredient

Voter
Elector

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Circumscribe

A

Restrict within limits
Confine
Delimit

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Contrition

A

Feeling of remorse or guilt that comes from doing something bad

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Capricious

A

Given to sudden or unaccountable changes
Fickle
Mercurial
Unstable

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Candid

A

Truthful and straightforward

Frank

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Cogent

A

Clear, logical and convincing
Compelling
Clear and persuasive

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Cadaverous

A

Emancipated
Very pale, thin or bony
Gaunt

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Chauvinist

A

A person who believes in the superiority of their group

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Contrite

A

To be remorseful

To feel guilty of wrong doing

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Check

A

To limit

Condition of being held back or limited

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Cardinal

A

Of primary importance
Fundamental
Prime

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Checkered

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Marked by disreputable or unfortunate happenings

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Condescending

A

Having or showing attitude of patronising superiority
Show that one feels superior
Be patronising

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Contentious

A

Characterised by argument or controversy

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Cornucopia

A

Abundant supply of something good

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Credence

A

Belief or acceptance in something
Trust
Reliance
Confidence

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Cosmopolitan

A

Including people from many different countries

Found all over the world

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