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Cabal

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n. A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose

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Cabinet

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n. The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation

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Cabalism

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n. Superstitious devotion to one’s religion

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Cacophony

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n. A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones

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Cadaverous

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adj. Resembling a corpse

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Cadence

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n. Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops

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Cadenza

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n. An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument

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Caitiff

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adj. Cowardly

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Cajole

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v. To impose on or dupe by flattering speech

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Cajolery

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n. Delusive speech

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Calculable

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adj. That may by estimated by reckoning

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Calculus

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n. A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness

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Callosity

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n. The state of being hard and insensible

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Callow

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adj. Without experience of the world

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Calorie

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n. Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade

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Calumny

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n. Slander

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Calvary

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n. The place where Christ was crucified

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Calvinism

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n. The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin

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Calvinize

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n. To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism

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Came

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n. A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows

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Cameo

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n. Any small engraved or carved work in relief

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Campaign

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n. A complete series of connected military operations

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Canaanite

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n. A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine

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Canary

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adj. Of a bright but delicate yellow

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Candid

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adj. Straightforward

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Candor

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n. The quality of frankness or outspokenness

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Canine

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adj. Characteristic of a dog

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Canon

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n. Any rule or law

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Cant

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v. To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity

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Cantata

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n. A choral composition

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Canto

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n. One of the divisions of an extended poem

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Cantonment

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n. The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered

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Capacious

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adj. Roomy

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Capillary

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n. A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells

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Capitulate

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v. To surrender or stipulate terms

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Caprice

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n. A whim

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Caption

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n. A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc…

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Captious

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adj. Hypercritical

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Captivate

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v. To fascinate, as by excellence, eloquence, or beauty

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Carcass

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n. The dead body of an animal

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Cardiac

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adj. Pertaining to the heart

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Cardinal

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adj. Of prime or special importance

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Caret

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n. A sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted

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Caricature

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n. A picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted

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Carnage

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n. Massacre

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Carnal

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adj. Sensual

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Carnivorous

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adj. Eating or living on flesh

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Carouse

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v. To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner

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Carrion

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n. Dead and putrefying flesh

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Cartilage

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n. An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence

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Cartridge

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n. A charge for a firearm, or for blasting

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Caste

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n. The division of society on artificial grounds

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Castigate

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v. To punish

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Casual

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adj. Accidental, by chance

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Casualty

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n. A fatal or serious accident or disaster

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Cataclysm

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n. Any overwhelming flood of water

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Cataract

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n. Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness

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Catastrophe

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n. Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity

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Cathode

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n. The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery

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Catholicism

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n. The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church

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Catholicity

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n. Universal prevalence or acceptance

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Cat-o-nine-tails

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n. An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy

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Caucus

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n. A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates

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Causal

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adj. Indicating or expressing a cause

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Caustic

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adj. Sarcastic and severe

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Cauterize

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v. To burn or sear as with a heated iron

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Cede

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v. To pass title to

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Censor

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n. An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication

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Censorious

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adj. Judging severely or harshly

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Census

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n. An official numbering of the people of a country or district

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Centenary

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adj. Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years

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Centiliter

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n. A hundredth of a liter

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Centimeter

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A length of one hundredth of a meter

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Centurion

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n. A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army

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Cereal

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adj. Pertaining to the edible grain or farinaceous seeds

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Ceremonial

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adj. Characterized by outward form or ceremony

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Ceremonious

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adj. Observant of ritual

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Cessation

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n. Discontinuance, as of action or motion

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Cession

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n. Surrender, as of possessions or rights

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Chagrin

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n. Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one’s failures or errors

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Chameleon

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adj. Changeable in appearance

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Chancery

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n. A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court

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Chaos

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n. Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion

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Characteristic

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n. A distinctive feature

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Characterize

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v. To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities

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Charlatan

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n. A quack

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Chasm

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n. A yawning hollow, as in the earth’s surface

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Chasten

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v. To purify by affliction

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Chastise

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v. To subject to punitive measures

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Chastity

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n. Sexual or moral purity

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Chateau

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n. A castle or manor-house

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Chattel

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n. Any article of personal property

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Check

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v. To hold back

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Chiffon

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n. A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc…

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Chivalry

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n. The knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices

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Cholera

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n. An acute epidemic disease

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Choleric

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adj. Easily provoked to anger

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Choral

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adj. Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir

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Christ

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n. A title of Jesus

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Christen

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v. To name in baptism

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Christendom

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n. That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed

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Chromatic

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adj. Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color

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Chronology

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n. The science that treats of computation of time or of investigation and arrangement of events

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Chronometer

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n. A portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision

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Cipher

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v. To calculate arithmetically (also a noun meaning zero or nothing)

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Circulate

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v. To disseminate

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Circumference

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n. The boundary-line of a circle

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Circumlocution

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n. Indirect or roundabout expression

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Circumnavigate

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v. To sail quite around

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Circumscribe

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v. To confine within bounds

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Circumspect

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adj. Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration

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Citadel

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n. Any strong fortress

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Cite

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v. To refer to specifically

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Claimant

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n. One who makes a claim or demand, as of right

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Clairvoyance

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n. Intuitive sagacity or perception

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Clamorous

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adj. Urgent in complaint or demand

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Clan

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n. A tribe

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Clandestine

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adj. Surreptitious

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Clangor

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n. Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor

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Clarify

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v. To render intelligible

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Clarion

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n. A small shrill trumpet or bugle

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Classify

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v. To arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblance; and differences

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Clearance

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n. A certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with the law and may sail

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Clemency

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n. Mercy

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Clement

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adj. Compassionate

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Close-Hauled

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adj. Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible

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Clothier

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n. One who makes or sells cloth or clothing

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Clumsy

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adj. Awkward of movement

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Coagulate

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v. To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment

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Coagulant

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adj. Production coagulation

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Coalescence

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n. The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination, or product

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Coalition

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n. Combination in a body or mass

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Coddle

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v. To treat as a baby or an invalid

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Codicil

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n. A supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will

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Coerce

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v. To force

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Coercion

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n. Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical

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Coercive

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adj. Serving or tending to force

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Cogent

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adj. Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience

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Cognate

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adj. Akin

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Cognizant

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adj. Taking notice

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Cohere

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v. To stick together

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Cohesion

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n. Consistency

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Cohesive

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adj. Having the property of consistency

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Coincide

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v. To correspond

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Coincidence

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n. A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident

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Coincident

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adj. Taking place at the same time

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Collaborate

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v. To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits

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Collapse

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v. To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail

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Collapsible

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adj. That may or can collapse

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Colleague

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n. An associate in professional employment

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Collective

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adj. Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into mass, or sum

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Collector

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n. One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like

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Collegian

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n. A college student

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Collide

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v. To meet and strike violently

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Collier

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n. One who works in a coal-mine

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Collision

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n. Violent contact

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Colloquial

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adj. Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary

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Colloquialism

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n. Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation

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Colloquy

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n. Conversation

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Collusion

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n. A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose

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Colossus

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n. Any strikingly great person or object

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Comely

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adj. Handsome

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Comestible

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adj. Fit to be eaten

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Comical

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adj. Funny

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Commemorate

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v. To serve as a remembrance of

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Commentary

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n. A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work

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Commingle

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v. To blend

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Commissariat

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n. The department of an army changed with the provision of its food and water and daily needs

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Commission

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v. To empower

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Commitment

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n. The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping

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Committal

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n. The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being

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Commodity

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n. Something that is bought and sold

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Commotion

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n. A disturbance or violent agitation

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Commute

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v. To put something, especially something less severe, in place of

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Comparable

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adj. Fit to be compared

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Comparative

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adj. Relative

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Comparison

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n. Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness

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Compensate

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v. To remunerate

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Competence

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n. Adequate qualification or capacity

179
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Competent

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adj. Qualified

180
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Competitive

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adj. Characterized by rivalry

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Competitor

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n. A rival

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Complacence

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n. Satisfaction with one’s acts or surroundings

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Complacent

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adj. Pleased or satisfied with oneself

184
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Complaisance

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n. Politeness

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Complaisant

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adj. Agreeable

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Complement

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v. To make complete

187
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Complex

A

adj. Complicated

188
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Compliant

A

adj. Yielding

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Complicate

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v. To make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with

190
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Complication

A

n. An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner

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Complicity

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n. Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer

192
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Compliment

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v. To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise

193
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Component

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n. A constituent element or part

194
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Comport

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v. To conduct or behave (oneself)

195
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Composure

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n. Calmness

196
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Comprehensible

A

adj. Intelligible

197
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Comprehension

A

n. Ability to know

198
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Comprehensive

A

adj. Large in scope or content

199
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Compress

A

v. To press together or into smaller space

200
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Compressible

A

adj. Capable of being pressed into smaller compass

201
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Compression

A

n. Constraint, as by force or authority

202
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Comprise

A

v. To consist of

203
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Compulsion

A

n. Coercion

204
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Compulsory

A

adj. Forced

205
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Compunction

A

n. Remorseful feeling

206
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Compute

A

v. To ascertain by mathematical calculation

207
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Concede

A

v. To surrender

208
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Conceit

A

n. Self-flattering opinion

209
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Conceive

A

v. To form an idea, mental image or thought of

210
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Concerto

A

n. A musical composition

211
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Concession

A

n. Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim

212
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Conciliate

A

v. To obtain the friendship ofC

213
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Conciliatory

A

adj. Sufficient to convince or decide

214
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Concord

A

n. Harmony

215
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Concordance

A

n. Harmony

216
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Concur

A

v. To agree

217
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Concurrence

A

n. Agreement

218
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Concurrent

A

adj. Occurring or acting together

219
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Concussion

A

n. A violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow

220
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Condensation

A

n. The act or process of making dense or denser

221
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Condense

A

v. To abridge

222
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Condescend

A

v. To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors

223
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Condolence

A

n. Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune

224
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Conduce

A

v. To bring about

225
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Conducive

A

adj. Contributing to an end

226
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Conductible

A

adj. Capable of being conducted or transmitted

227
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Conduit

A

n. A means for conduction something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid

228
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Confectionery

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n. The candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy

229
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Confederacy

A

n. A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid

230
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Confederate

A

n. One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement

231
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Confer

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v. To bestow

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Conferee

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n. A person with whom another confers

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Confessor

A

n. A spiritual advisor

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Confidant

A

n. One to whom secrets are entrusted

235
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Confide

A

v. To reveal in trust or confidence

236
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Confidence

A

n. The state or feeling of trust in or reliance upon another

237
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Confident

A

adj. Assured

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Confinement

A

n. Restriction within limits or boundaries

239
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Confiscate

A

v. To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury

240
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Conflagration

A

n. A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like

241
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Confluence

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n. The place where streams meet

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Confluent

A

n. A stream that unites with another

243
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Conformance

A

n. The act or state or conforming

244
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Conformable

A

adj. Harmonious

245
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Conformation

A

n. General structure, form or outline

246
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Conformity

A

n. Correspondence in form, manner, or use

247
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Confront

A

v. To encounter, as difficulties or obstacles

248
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Congeal

A

v. To coagulate

249
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Congenial

A

adj. Having kindred character or tastes

250
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Congest

A

v. To collect into a mass

251
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Congregate

A

v. To bring together into a crowd

252
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Coniferous

A

adj. Cone-bearing trees

253
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Conjecture

A

n. A guess

254
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Conjoin

A

v. To unite

255
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Conjugal

A

adj. Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons

256
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Conjugate

A

adj. Joined together in pairs

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Conjugation

A

n. The state or condition of being joined together

258
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Conjunction

A

n. The state of being joined together, or the things so joined

259
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Cnonnive

A

v. To be in collusion

260
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Connoisseur

A

n. A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art

261
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Connote

A

v. To mean; signify

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Connubial

A

adj. Pertaining to marriage or matrimony

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Conquer

A

v. To overcome by force

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Consanguineous

A

adj. Descended from the same parent or ancestor

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Conscience

A

n. The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct

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Conscientious

A

adj. Governed by moral standard

267
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Conscious

A

adj. Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks

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Conscript

A

v. To force into military service

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Consecrate

A

v. To set apart as sacred

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Consecutive

A

adj. Following in uninterrupted succession

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Consensus

A

n. A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons

272
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Conservatism

A

n. Tendency to adhere to the existing order of things

273
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Conservative

A

adj. Adhering to the existing order of things

274
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Conservatory

A

n. An institution for instruction and training in music and declamation

275
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Consign

A

v. To entrust

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Consignee

A

n. A person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted

277
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Consignor

A

n. One who entrusts

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Consistency

A

n. A state of permanence

279
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Console

A

v. To comfort

280
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Consolidate

A

v. To combine into one body or system

281
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Consonance

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n. The state or quality of being in accord with

282
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Consonant

A

adj. Being in agreement or harmony with

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Consort

A

n. A companion or associate

284
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Conspicuous

A

adj. Clearly visible

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Conspirator

A

n. One who agrees with others to cooperate in accomplishing some unlawful purpose

286
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Conspire

A

v. To plot

287
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Constable

A

n. An officer whose duty is to maintain the peace

288
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Constellation

A

n. An arbitrary assemblage or group of stars

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Consternation

A

n. Panic

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Constituency

A

n. The inhabitants or votes in a district represented in a legislative body

291
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Constituent

A

n. One who has the right to vote at an election

292
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Constrict

A

v. To bind

293
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Consul

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n. An officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country

294
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Consulate

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n. The place in which a consul transacts official business

295
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Consummate

A

v. To bring to completion

296
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Consumption

A

n. Gradual destruction, as by burning, eating, etc., or by using up, wearing out, etc…

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Consumptive

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adj. Designed for gradual destruction

298
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Contagion

A

n. The communication of disease from person to person

299
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Contagious

A

adj. Transmitting disease

300
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Contaminate

A

v. To pollute

301
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Contemplate

A

v. To consider thoughtfully

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Contemporaneous

A

adj. Living, occurring, or existing at the same time

303
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Contemporary

A

adj. Living or existing at the same time

304
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Contemptible

A

adj. Worth of scorn or disdain

305
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Contemptuous

A

adj. Disdainful

306
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Contender

A

n. One who exerts oneself in opposition or rivalry

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Contiguity

A

n. Proximity

308
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Contiguous

A

adj. Touching or joining at the edge or boundary

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Continence

A

n. Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion

310
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Contingency

A

n. Possibility of happening

311
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Contingent

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adj. Not predictable

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Continuance

A

n. Permanence

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Continuation

A

n. Prolongation

314
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Continuity

A

n. Uninterrupted connection in space, time, operation, or development

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Continuous

A

adj. Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence

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Contort

A

v. To twist into a misshapen form

317
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Contraband

A

n. Trade forbidden by law or treaty

318
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Contradiction

A

n. The assertion of the opposite of that which has been said

319
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Contradictory

A

adj. Inconsistent with itself

320
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Contraposition

A

n. A placing opposite

321
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Contravene

A

v. To prevent or obstruct the operation of

322
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Contribution

A

n. The act of giving for a common purpose

323
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Contributor

A

n. One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose

324
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Contrite

A

adj. Broken in spirit because of sense of sin

325
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Contrivance

A

n. The act of planning, devising, inventing or adapting something to or for a special purpose

326
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Contrive

A

v. To manage or carry through by some device or scheme

327
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Control

A

v. To exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over

328
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Controller

A

n. One who or that which regulates or directs

329
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Contumacious

A

adj. Rebellious

330
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Contumacy

A

n. Contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightfully authority

331
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Contuse

A

v. To bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin

332
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Contusion

A

n. A bruise

333
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Convalescent

A

adj. Recovering health after sickness

334
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Convene

A

v. To summor or cause to assemble

335
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Convenience

A

n. Fitness, as of time or place

336
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Converge

A

v. To cause to incline and approach nearer together

337
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Convergent

A

adj. Tending to one point

338
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Conversant

A

adj. Thoroughly informed

339
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Conversion

A

n. Change from one state or position to another, or from one form to another

340
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Convertible

A

adj. Interchangeable

341
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Convex

A

adj. Curving like the segment of the globe or of the surface of a circle

342
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Conveyance

A

n. That by which anything is transported

343
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Convival

A

adj. Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking

344
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Convolution

A

n. A winding motion

345
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Convolve

A

v. To move with a circling or winding motion

346
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Convoy

A

n. A protecting force accompanying property in course of transportation

347
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Convulse

A

v. To cause spasms in

348
Q

Convulsion

A

n. A violent and abnormal muscular contraction of the body

349
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Copious

A

adj. Plenteous

350
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Coquette

A

n. A flirt

351
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Cornice

A

n. An ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling

352
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Cornucopia

A

n. The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity

353
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Corollary

A

n. A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration

354
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Coronation

A

n. The act or ceremony of crowning a monarch

355
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Coronet

A

n. Inferior crown denoting, according to its form, various degrees of noble rank less than sovereign

356
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Corporal

A

adj. Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind

357
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Corporate

A

adj. Belonging to a corporation

358
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Corporeal

A

adj. Of a material nature; physical

359
Q

Corps

A

n. A number or body of persons in some way associated or acting together

360
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Corpse

A

n. A dead body

361
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Corpulent

A

adj. Obese

362
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Corpuscle

A

n. A minute particle of matter

363
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Correlate

A

v. To put in some relation of connection or correspondence

364
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Correlative

A

adj. Mutually involving or implying one another

365
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Corrigible

A

adj. Capable of reformation

366
Q

Corroborate

A

v. To strengthen, as proof or conviction

367
Q

Corroboration

A

n. Confirmation

368
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Corrode

A

v. To ruin or destroy little by little

369
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Corrosion

A

n. Gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration

370
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Corrosive

A

n. That which causes gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration

371
Q

Corruptible

A

adj. Open to bribery

372
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Corruption

A

n. Loss of purity or integrity

373
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Cosmetic

A

adj. Pertaining to the art of beautifying, especially the complexion

374
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Cosmic

A

adj. Pertaining to the universe

375
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Cosmogony

A

n. A doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe

376
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Cosmography

A

n. The science that describes the universe, including astronomy, geography, and geology

377
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Cosmology

A

n. The general science of the universe

378
Q

Cosmopolitan

A

adj. Common to all the world

379
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Cosmopolitanism

A

n. A cosmopolitan character

380
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Cosmos

A

n. The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement

381
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Counter-claim

A

n. A cross-demand alleged by a defendant in his favor against the plaintiff

382
Q

Counteract

A

v. To act in opposition to

383
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Counterbalance

A

v. To oppose with an equal force

384
Q

Countercharge

A

v. To accuse in return

385
Q

Counterfeit

A

adj. Made to resemble something else

386
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Counterpart

A

n. Something taken with another for the completion of either

387
Q

Countervail

A

v. To offset

388
Q

Counting-house

A

n. A house or office used for transacting business, bookkeeping, correspondence, etc…

389
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Countryman

A

n. A rustic

390
Q

Courageous

A

adj. Brave

391
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Course

A

n. Line of motion or direction

392
Q

Courser

A

n. A fleet and spirited horse

393
Q

Courtesy

A

n. Politeness originating in kindness and exercised habitually

394
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Covenant

A

n. An agreement entered into by two or more persons or parties

395
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Covert

A

adj. Concealed, especially for an evil purpose

396
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Covey

A

n. A flock of quails or partridges

397
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Cower

A

v. To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame

398
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Coxswain

A

n. One who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship’s boat and its crew under an officer

399
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Crag

A

n. A rugged, rocky projection on a cliff or ledge

400
Q

Cranium

A

n. The skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain

401
Q

Crass

A

adj. Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine

402
Q

Craving

A

n. A vehement desire

403
Q

Creak

A

n. A sharp, harsh, squeaking sound

404
Q

Creamery

A

n. A butter-making establishment

405
Q

Creamy

A

adj. Resembling or containing cream

406
Q

Credence

A

n. Belief

407
Q

Credible

A

adj. Believable

408
Q

Credulous

A

adj. Easily deceived

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Q

Creed

A

n. A formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief

410
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Crematory

A

adj. A place for cremating dead bodies

411
Q

Crevasse

A

n. A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier

412
Q

Crevice

A

n. A small fissure, as between two contiguous surfaces

413
Q

Criterion

A

n. A standard by which to determine the correctness of a judgment or conclusion

414
Q

Critique

A

n. A criticism or critical review

415
Q

Crockery

A

n. Earthenware made from baked clay

416
Q

Crucible

A

n. A trying and purifying test or agency

417
Q

Crusade

A

n. Any concerted movement, vigorously prosecuted, in behalf of an idea or principle

418
Q

Crustacean

A

adj. Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc…

419
Q

Crustaceous

A

adj. Having a crust-like shell

420
Q

Crypogram

A

n. Anything written in characters that are secret or so arranged as to have hidden meaning

421
Q

Crystallize

A

v. To bring together or give fixed shape to

422
Q

Cudgel

A

n. A short thick stick used as a club

423
Q

Culinary

A

adj. Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen

424
Q

Cull

A

v. To pick or sort out from the rest

425
Q

Culpable

A

adj. Guilty

426
Q

Culprit

A

n. A guilty person

427
Q

Culvert

A

n. Any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or under a road, canal

428
Q

Cupidity

A

n. Avarice

429
Q

Curable

A

adj. Capable of being remedied or corrected

430
Q

Curator

A

n. A person having charge as of a library or museum

431
Q

Curio

A

n. A piece of bric-a-brac

432
Q

Cursive

A

adj. Writing in which the letters are joined together

433
Q

Cursory

A

adj. Rapid and superficial

434
Q

Curt

A

adj. Concise, compressed, and abrupt in act or expression

435
Q

Curtail

A

v. To cut off or cut short

436
Q

Curtsy

A

n. A downward movement of the body by bending the knees

437
Q

Cycloid

A

adj. Like a circle

438
Q

Cygnet

A

n. A young swan

439
Q

Cynical

A

adj. Exhibiting moral skepticism

440
Q

Cynicism

A

n. Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value

441
Q

Cynosure

A

n. That to which general interest or attention is directed

English Vocab (9 decks)

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