C Flashcards

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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
Fleshly
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Carousal
Drunken revelry
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Carrion
Rotting flesh of a dead body
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Cartographer
Map maker
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Caste
Social classification; prestige
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Castigation
Punsihment; severe criticism; blame
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Casual
Accidental; carelessly informal
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Cataclysm
Upheaval; deluge
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Catapult
Slingshot
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Catechism
Book for religious instruction; instruction via question and answer
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Catharsis
Purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
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Caucus
Private meeting of members of a party to elect officers or determine policy
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Caulk
Make water tight
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Cavalcade
Procession or parade
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Cavil
Make frivolous objections; criticize
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Celibate
Unmarried; abstaining from sexual behavior
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Censorious
Critical
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Centaur
Mythical figure; half man half horse
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Centrifuge
Machine that separates substances by whirling them
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Centripetal
Tending toward the center
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Centurion
Roman army officer
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Certitude
Certainty
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Cessation
Stoppage
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Chafe
Warm by rubbing; make sore
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Chagrin
Vexation; disappointment
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Chameleon
Lizard that changes colors in different situations
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Chaotic
In utter disorder
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Charisma
Divine gift; popular charm of a political leader
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Charlatan
Quack; pretender of knowledge
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Chary
Cautious; sparing or restrained in giving
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Chase
Ornament a metal surface by indenting
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Chassis
Framework and working parts of a vehicle
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Chastened
Humbled; subdued; rebuked
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Chastise
Punish
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Chauvinist
Blindly devoted patriot; bigot
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Cherubic
Angel like; innocent looking
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Chicancery
Trickery; deception
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Chide
Scold
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Chimerical
Fantastically improbable; imaginative
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Choleric
Hot tempered
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Chortle
Chuckle with delight
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Chronic
Long established as a disease; time after time; long standing
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Churlish
Rude; boorish
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Ciliated
Minute organism having minute hairs
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Cipher
Secret code
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Circlet
Small ring; band
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Circumlocation
Indirect or roundabout expression
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Circumscribe
Limit or confine
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Circumvent
Outwit; baffle
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Cistern
Reservoir tank for water
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Citadel
Fortresses
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Clairvoyant
Having foresight; fortunetelling
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Clamber
Climb by crawling
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Clamor
Noise
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Clangor
Loud, resounding noise
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Clarion
Shrill; Trumpet like sound
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Claustrophia
Fear of enclosed spaces
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Clavicle
Collarbone
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Cleave
Split or sever; remain faithful to
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Cleft
Hollow; indentation
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Clemency
Disposition to be lenient; mildness of weather
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Cliche
Expression dulled in meaning by repetition
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Climactic
Relating to the highest point
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Clime
Region, climate
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Clique
Small exclusive group
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Cloister
Monastery or convent
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Clout
Having great influence
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Coagulate
Thicken; congeal; clot
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Coalesce
Combine; fuse
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Coda
Concluding section of a musical or literary composition
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Coddle
Treat gently
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Codicil
Supplement to body of a will
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Coeval
Contemporary; existing at the same time
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Cogitate
Think over
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Cognate
Related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
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Cognitive
Having to do with knowledge or perceiving
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Cognizance
Knowledge
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Cohabit
Live together
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Cohorts
Companions; associates
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Coiffure
Hairstyle
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Colander
Container with holes for straining
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Collaborate
Work together
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Collage
Work of art put together from fragments
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Collate
Examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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Colloquial
Pertaining to conversational or common speech
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Colloquy
Informal discussion
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Colossal
Huge
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Comatose
In a coma; extremely sleepy
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Comely
Attractive; agreeable
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Comestible
Something fit to be eaten
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Comeuppance
Consequence; just desserts
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Comity
Courtesy; civility
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Commemorate
Honor the memory of
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Commensurate
Equal in extent
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Commodious
Spacious and comfortable
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Compact
Tightly packed; firm; brief
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Compelling
Overpowering; irresistible in effect
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Compendium
Brief, comprehensive summary
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Compilation
Collection
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Complacent
Self-satisfied; content
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Complementary
Serving to complete something
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Compliant
Yielding
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Component
Element; ingredient
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Composure
Mental calmness
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Compound
Combine; constitute; increase
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Compress
Close; squeeze; contract
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Comprise
Include; consist of
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Compromise
Adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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Compunction
Remorse
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Concatenate
Link as in a chain
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Concede
Admit; yield
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Conceit
Vanity or self love; whimsical idea
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Concentric
Having a common center
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Conception
Beginning; forming an idea
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Concession
An act of yielding
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Conclave
Private meeting
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Concoct
Prepare by combining; make up in concert
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Concomitant
That which accompanies
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Concord
Harmony; agreement between people or things
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Concur
Agree
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Condescend
Bestow courtesies with superior air
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Condign
Fitting; adequate
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Condole
Express sympathetic sorrow
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Condone
Overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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Conducive
Contributive; tending to
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Conduit
Aqueduct; passageway for fluids
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Confidant
Trusted friend
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Confiscate
Seize; commander
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Conflagration
Great fire
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Conflate
Meld or fuse
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Confluence
Flowing together; crowd
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Conformity
Harmony; agreement
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Congeal
Freeze; coagulate
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Congenial
Friendly; pleasant
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Congenital
Existing at birth
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Congruent
In agreement
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Conjugal
Pertaining to marriage
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Connivance
Assistance; pretense of ignorance; permission to offend
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Connoisseur
Person competent to act as a judge of art; lover of art
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Connotation
Suggested or implied meaning of an expression
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Connubial
Pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
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Consanguinity
Kinship; harmony
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Conscientious
Scrupulous; careful
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Consensus
General agreement
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Consequential
Pompous; important; self important
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Consonance
Harmony; agreement
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Consort
Associate with
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Consternation
Anxiety; dismay
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Construe
Explain; interpret
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Consummate
Complete
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Contagion
Infection
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Contentious
Quarrelsome
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Contiguous
Adjacent to; touching upon
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Continence
Self-restraint; sexual chastity
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Contraband
Illegally traded; smuggled
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Contrite
Penitent
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Controvert
Oppose with arguments; attempt to refuse; contradict
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Contumacious
Disobedient: resisting authority; obstinate
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Conundrum
Riddle; puzzle: secret
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Converge
Approach; tend to meet; come together
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Convivial
Festive; gay; characterized by joviality
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Convoluted
Coiled around; involved; intricate
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Copious
Plentiful
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Coquette
Flirt
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Cornucopia
Horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
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Corporeal
Bodily; material
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Corroborate
Confirm; support
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Coterie
Group that meets socially; select circle
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Covenant
Agreement
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Covetous
Avaricious; eagerly desirous of
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Cozen
Cheat; hoodwink; swindle; deceive
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Crabbed
Sour; peevish; difficult to understand
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Crass
Very unrefined. Insensible.
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Craven
Cowardly
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Credo
Creed Belief
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Creed
System of religious or ethical belief
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Crestfallen
Dispirited; dejected
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Crone
Hag
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Crotchety
Irritable
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Crux
Crucial point
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Crypt
Secret recess or vault Usually used for burial
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Cuisine
Style of cooking
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Culinary
Style of cooking
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Cull
Pick out; reject
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Culvert
Artificial channel for water
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Curmudgeon
Churlish, miserly individual
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Cynosure
Object of general attention
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Contention
Antagonism; strife; claim; thesis