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Cache

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A hiding place

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Cabal

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A small, secret group

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Cacophony

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Harsh or unpleasant sound

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Cadaverous

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Pale; ghastly; corpse like

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Cadence

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Rhythm; beat

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Caesura

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Pause

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Cajole

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To coax; to persuade

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Calamitous

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Causing trouble or misery; disastrous

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Caliber

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Degree of worth

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Callous

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Unyielding; insensitive

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Callow

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Young and inexperienced

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Calumny

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A false accusation; slander

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Camaraderie

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Loyalty; friendship

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Canard

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A false story, report or rumor

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Candor

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Honesty; openness; frankness

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Canny

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Shrewd

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Canon

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Rule; law; standard

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Cant

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Insincere statements usually made in a singsong tone

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Cantankerous

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Bad-tempered; quarrelsome

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Canter

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Smooth, easy pace; gallop

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Canvass

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To make a survey

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Capacious

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Spacious; roomy

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Capitulate

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To surrender

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Capricious

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Erratic; impulsive

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Captious

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Hard to please; faultfinding

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Carapace

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Shell; hard, protective covering

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Cardinal

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Principal; chief

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Careen

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To swerve; to dip to one side

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Carnage

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Slaughter; massacre

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Carouse

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To engage in a noisy, drunken party

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Carp

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Fish; to complain (v)

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Carrion

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Decaying flesh

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Carte Blanche

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Freedom to use ones own judgment

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Cartel

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Association of business firms

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Cascade

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A waterfall

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Castigate

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To punish

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Cataclysm

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A violent change

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Catacomb

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Underground burial place

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Cataract

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Large waterfall;

Abnormality of the eye

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Cathartic

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Cleansing

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Catholic

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Universal; wide-ranging

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Caucus

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A private meeting

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Caustic

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Sarcastic; severely critical; corrosive

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Cauterize

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To burn

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Cavalcade

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A procession; a sequence of events

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Cavalier

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A haughty and casually indifferent person

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Caveat

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A warning

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Cavil

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To quibble; to argue

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Cavort

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To leap about; to frolic

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Celerity

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Speed; swiftness

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Celestial

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Heavenly

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Censure

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To criticize sharply

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Centrifugal

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Moving away from the center

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Cerebration

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Thinking; using ones brain

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Certitude

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Sureness; certainty

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Chafe

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To irritate; to annoy

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Chaff

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Worthless matter

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Chagrin

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Embarrassment; complete loss of courage

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Champ

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To bite impatiently (v);

To show impatience

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Charlatan

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A fake; a quack

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Charnel

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Cemetery; tomb

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Chary

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(Of) careful; cautious

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Chasm

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A wide gap

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Chastise

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To punish; to purify

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Chattel

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Slave

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Chauvinism

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Fanatical devotion to ones country, sex, religion, etc.

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Cherub

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Angel; an innocent person

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Chicanery

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Trickery; deception

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Chide

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To scold

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Chimerical

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Imaginary; fantastic; unreal

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Choreography

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The art of handwriting

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Choleric

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Easily angered

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Churlish

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Rude; I’ll-bred

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Cipher

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Person or thing of no value; zero

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Circuitous

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Roundabout; indirect

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Circumlocution

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Roundabout way of speaking

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Circumscribe

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To encircle: to limit or confine

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Circumspect

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Cautious; careful

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Circumvent

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To surround or entrap; to go around or bypass

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Citadel

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A fortress

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Clairvoyant

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Having great insight; keenly perceptive

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Clamber

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To climb with effort or difficulty

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Clamor

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Noises

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Clandestine

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Secretive; private

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Clangor

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Harsh ringing sound

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Clarion

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Clear and shrill

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Cleft

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Split; divided

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Clemency

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Mercy; leniency

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Clime

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Climate; region

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Cloistered

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Secluded; confined

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Clout

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Power; influence

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Cloven

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Divided; split

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Coadjutor

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Assistant; helper

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Coalesce

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To blend; to merge; to fuse

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Coddle

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To treat tenderly

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Coerce

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To force

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Coffer

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A strongbox

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Cog

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A gear tooth; a minor part

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Cogent

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Convincing

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Cogitate

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To think; to consider carefully

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Cognate

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Related; relevant

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Cognizant

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Aware

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Cognomen

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Family name; last name

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Cohort

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Colleague; associate; partner

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Collate

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To put together in order

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Colloquial

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Informal

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Colloquy

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Conversation

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Collusion

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Conspiracy; an agreement to commit a wrongful act

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Colossal

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Huge; enormous

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Combative

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Eager to fight; argumentative

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Combustible

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Capable of catching fire easily

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Comely

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Attractive

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Commendation

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Praise

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Comensurate

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Proportionate

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Commiserate

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To express pity for

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Commodious

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Roomy; spacious

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Compendium

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Brief summary

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied

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Complicity

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Partnership in a wrongful act

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Compulsory

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Required

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Compunction

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Uneasiness; remorse

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Concede

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To admit; to grant

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Concentric

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Having a common center

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Conception

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A beginning; original idea or plan

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Concession

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Allowance; the act of yielding

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Conciliate

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To soothe the anger of; to win over

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Conclave

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Secret meeting

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Concoct

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To invent; to devise

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Concomitant

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Accompanying; attending

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Concord

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Agreement; harmony

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Concourse

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A crowd; a wide street

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Condign

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Deserved; suitable

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Condone

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To excuse; to overlook

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Conducive

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Tending to or leading to

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Conduit

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Pipe or tube through which fluid or electricity passes

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Conflagration

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A large and destructive fire

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Confluent

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Merging; flowing together

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Confounded

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Confused; amazed

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Congeal

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To freeze solid; to thicken

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Congenial

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Friendly; agreeable

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Conglomerate

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Mass; cluster; corporation

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Congregate

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To gather; to assemble

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Congruent

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In agreement

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Coniferous

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Bearing cones

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Conjecture

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To guess

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Conjugal

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Pertaining to marriage

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Conjure

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To call upon or to command a devil or spirit to practice magic; cast a spell on

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Connivance

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Pretended ignorance of another’s wrongdoing; conspiracy

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Connoisseur

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An expert

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Connote

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To suggest or imply

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Connubial

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Pertaining to marriage

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Consanguinity

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Close relationship, usually by blood

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Consecrate

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To make holy

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Consensus

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General agreement, especially of opinion

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Console

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A musical panel or unit ; to comfort

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Consolidate

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To combine; to make or become solid

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Consonant

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In agreement or harmony

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Consort

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A husband or wife; to associate or to join (v)

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Consternation

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Sudden confusion; panic

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Constituents

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Voters; supporters

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Construe

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To analyze; to interpret

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Consummate

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To complete (v); perfect (adj)

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Contemn

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To regard with scorn or contempt

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Contemptuous

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Scornful

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Contentious

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Ready to argue; quarrelsome

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Contiguous

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Nearby; neighboring

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Contingent

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Possible

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Contraband

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Smuggled or stolen goods

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Contravene

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To go against; to oppose

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Contretemps

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An embarrassing occurrence

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Contrite

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Sorrowful; penitent

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Contumacious

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Disobedient; obstinate

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Contumely

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Rudeness

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Contusion

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A bruise

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Conundrum

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A riddle

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Convalesce

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To recover from an illness

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Convene

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To come together; to assemble

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Conventional

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Ordinary; usual

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Conversant

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Familiar with

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Converse

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To talk to someone (v); the opposite (n)

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Conveyence

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A vehicle

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Convivial

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Sociable; friendly

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Convoke

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To call together

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Copious

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Plentiful; abundant

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Coquetry

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Flirtation

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Corollary

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Inference; deduction; consequence

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Corona

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Crown; bright circle

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Corporeal

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Pertaining to the body

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Corpulent

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Fat; fleshy

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Corroborate

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To strengthen; to confirm

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Corrugated

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Wrinkled; ridged; furrowed

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Cortege

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funereal procession; group of followers

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Cosmic

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Pertaining to the universe

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly-wise; universal

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Coterie

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Close circle of friends

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Countenance

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The face (n); to permit, tolerate, or approve (v)

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Countermand

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Duplicate; copy

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Coup

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A brilliant move; a successful and sudden attack

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Courier

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Messenger

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Covert

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Hidden; secretive

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Covet

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To desire

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Cower

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To tremble in fear

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Cozen

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To trick

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Crass

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Stupid; unrefined

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Craven

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Cowardly

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Credence

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Belief; trust

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Credulity

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Readiness to believe; gullibility

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Creed

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A religious belief

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Crescendo

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Gradual increase in intensity or loudness

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Crestfallen

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Dejected; humbled

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Crone

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Hag; withered old woman

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Crony

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Close friend

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Crotchety

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Grouchy; eccentric

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Crucible

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A severe test or trial

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Crux

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The essential part

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Cryptic

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Mysterious; secretive

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Cudgel

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Club; thick stick

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Cull

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To select; to pick

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Culminate

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To result in; to reach the highest point

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Culpable

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Blameworthy

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Cumbersome

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Heavy; hard to handle because of size or weight

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Cupidity

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Greed

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Curry

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To try to win favor by flattery

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Cursory

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Superficial; hasty

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Curtail

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To cut short

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Cynosure

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Center of attention

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