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C Flashcards

1
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Cabal

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Small group of persons secretly unified to promote their own interest

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Cache

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Hiding place

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Cacophonous

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Discordant; inharmonious

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Cadaver

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Corpse

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Cadence

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Rhythmic rise and fall; beat

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Cadge

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Beg; mooch; panhandle

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Cajole

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Coax; wheedle

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Caliber

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Ability; quality

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Callow

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Youthful; immature; inexperienced

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Calorific

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Heat producing

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Cameo

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Stars special appearance in a minor role

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Canard

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False rumor

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Candor

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Frankness; open honesty

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Cantankerous

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Ill-humored; irritable

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Cantata

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Story to music; sung by a chorus

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Canto

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Division of a long poem

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Capacious

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Spacious; incalculable; ample

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Capitulate

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Surrender

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Capricious

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Unpredictable; whimsical

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Carafe

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Glass water bottle

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Carapace

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Shell covering back like a turtle or crab

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Carcinogenic

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Cancer causing

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Careen

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Lurch; sway side to side

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Caricature

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Distortion; burlesque

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Carnal

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Fleshly

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Carousal

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Drunken revelry

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Carrion

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Rotting flesh of a dead body

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Cartographer

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Map maker

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Caste

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Social classification; prestige

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Castigation

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Punsihment; severe criticism; blame

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Casual

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Accidental; carelessly informal

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Cataclysm

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Upheaval; deluge

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Catapult

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Slingshot

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Catechism

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Book for religious instruction; instruction via question and answer

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Catharsis

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Purging or cleansing of any passage of the body

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Caucus

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Private meeting of members of a party to elect officers or determine policy

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Caulk

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Make water tight

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Cavalcade

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Procession or parade

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Cavil

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Make frivolous objections; criticize

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Celibate

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Unmarried; abstaining from sexual behavior

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Censorious

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Critical

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Centaur

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Mythical figure; half man half horse

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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

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Certitude

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Certainty

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Cessation

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Stoppage

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Chafe

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Warm by rubbing; make sore

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Chagrin

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Vexation; disappointment

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Chameleon

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Lizard that changes colors in different situations

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51
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Chaotic

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In utter disorder

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Charisma

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Divine gift; popular charm of a political leader

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Charlatan

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Quack; pretender of knowledge

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Chary

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Cautious; sparing or restrained in giving

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Chase

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Ornament a metal surface by indenting

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Chassis

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Framework and working parts of a vehicle

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Chastened

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Humbled; subdued; rebuked

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Chastise

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Punish

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Chauvinist

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Blindly devoted patriot; bigot

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Cherubic

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Angel like; innocent looking

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Chicancery

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Trickery; deception

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Chide

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Scold

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Chimerical

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Fantastically improbable; imaginative

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Choleric

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Hot tempered

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Chortle

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Chuckle with delight

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Chronic

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Long established as a disease; time after time; long standing

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Churlish

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Rude; boorish

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Ciliated

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Minute organism having minute hairs

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Cipher

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Secret code

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Circlet

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Small ring; band

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Circumlocation

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Indirect or roundabout expression

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Circumscribe

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Limit or confine

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Circumvent

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Outwit; baffle

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Cistern

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Reservoir tank for water

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Citadel

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Fortresses

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Clairvoyant

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Having foresight; fortunetelling

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Clamber

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Climb by crawling

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Clamor

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Noise

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Clangor

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Loud, resounding noise

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Clarion

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Shrill; Trumpet like sound

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Claustrophia

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Fear of enclosed spaces

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Clavicle

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Collarbone

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83
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Cleave

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Split or sever; remain faithful to

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Cleft

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Hollow; indentation

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Clemency

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Disposition to be lenient; mildness of weather

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Cliche

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Expression dulled in meaning by repetition

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Climactic

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Relating to the highest point

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Clime

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Region, climate

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Clique

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Small exclusive group

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Cloister

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Monastery or convent

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Clout

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Having great influence

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Coagulate

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Thicken; congeal; clot

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Coalesce

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Combine; fuse

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Coda

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Concluding section of a musical or literary composition

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Coddle

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Treat gently

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Codicil

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Supplement to body of a will

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Coeval

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Contemporary; existing at the same time

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Cogitate

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Think over

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Cognate

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Related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature

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Cognitive

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Having to do with knowledge or perceiving

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Cognizance

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Cohabit

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Live together

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Cohorts

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Companions; associates

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Coiffure

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Colander

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Container with holes for straining

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Collaborate

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Work together

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Collage

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Work of art put together from fragments

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Collate

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Examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order

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Colloquial

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Pertaining to conversational or common speech

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Colloquy

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Informal discussion

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Colossal

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Comatose

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In a coma; extremely sleepy

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Comely

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Attractive; agreeable

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Comestible

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Something fit to be eaten

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Comeuppance

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Consequence; just desserts

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Comity

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Courtesy; civility

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Commemorate

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Honor the memory of

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Commensurate

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Equal in extent

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Commodious

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Spacious and comfortable

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Compact

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Tightly packed; firm; brief

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Compelling

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Overpowering; irresistible in effect

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Compendium

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Brief, comprehensive summary

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Compilation

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Collection

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied; content

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Complementary

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Serving to complete something

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Compliant

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Component

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Element; ingredient

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Composure

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Mental calmness

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Compound

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Combine; constitute; increase

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Compress

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Close; squeeze; contract

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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

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Compunction

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Concatenate

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Link as in a chain

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Concede

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Admit; yield

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Conceit

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Vanity or self love; whimsical idea

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Concentric

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Having a common center

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Conception

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Beginning; forming an idea

139
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Concession

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An act of yielding

140
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Conclave

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Private meeting

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Concoct

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Prepare by combining; make up in concert

142
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Concomitant

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That which accompanies

143
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Concord

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Harmony; agreement between people or things

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Concur

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Condescend

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Bestow courtesies with superior air

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Condign

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Fitting; adequate

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Condole

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Express sympathetic sorrow

148
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Condone

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Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

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Conducive

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Contributive; tending to

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Conduit

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Aqueduct; passageway for fluids

151
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Confidant

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Trusted friend

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Confiscate

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Seize; commander

153
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Conflagration

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Great fire

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Conflate

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Meld or fuse

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Confluence

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Flowing together; crowd

156
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Conformity

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Harmony; agreement

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Congeal

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Freeze; coagulate

158
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Congenial

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Friendly; pleasant

159
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Congenital

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Existing at birth

160
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Congruent

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In agreement

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Conjugal

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Pertaining to marriage

162
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Connivance

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Assistance; pretense of ignorance; permission to offend

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Connoisseur

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Person competent to act as a judge of art; lover of art

164
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Connotation

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Suggested or implied meaning of an expression

165
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Connubial

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Pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

166
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Consanguinity

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Kinship; harmony

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Conscientious

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Scrupulous; careful

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Consensus

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General agreement

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Consequential

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Pompous; important; self important

170
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Consonance

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Harmony; agreement

171
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Consort

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Associate with

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Consternation

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Anxiety; dismay

173
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Construe

A

Explain; interpret

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Consummate

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Contagion

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome

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Contiguous

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Adjacent to; touching upon

178
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Continence

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Self-restraint; sexual chastity

179
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Contraband

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Illegally traded; smuggled

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Contrite

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Controvert

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Oppose with arguments; attempt to refuse; contradict

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Contumacious

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Disobedient: resisting authority; obstinate

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Conundrum

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Riddle; puzzle: secret

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Converge

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Approach; tend to meet; come together

185
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Convivial

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Festive; gay; characterized by joviality

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Convoluted

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Coiled around; involved; intricate

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Copious

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Coquette

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Cornucopia

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Horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance

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Corporeal

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Bodily; material

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Corroborate

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Confirm; support

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Coterie

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Group that meets socially; select circle

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Covenant

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Covetous

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Avaricious; eagerly desirous of

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Cozen

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Cheat; hoodwink; swindle; deceive

196
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Crabbed

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Sour; peevish; difficult to understand

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Crass

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Very unrefined.
Insensible.

198
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Craven

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Credo

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Creed
Belief

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Creed

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System of religious or ethical belief

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Crestfallen

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Dispirited; dejected

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Crone

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Crotchety

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Crux

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Crucial point

205
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Crypt

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Secret recess or vault
Usually used for burial

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Cuisine

A

Style of cooking

207
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Culinary

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Style of cooking

208
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Cull

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Pick out; reject

209
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Culvert

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Artificial channel for water

210
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Curmudgeon

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Churlish, miserly individual

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Cynosure

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Object of general attention

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Contention

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Antagonism; strife; claim; thesis

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