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captious

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intended to confuse in an argument

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cataclysmic

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severely destructive

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caustic

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sarcastic

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celerity

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speed, haste

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censorious

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critical

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chimerical

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imaginary, impossible

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circuitous

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indirect

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cloying

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sickly sweet

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coagulate

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to clot

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cogent

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logically forcefull, convincing

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commute

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to change penalty to a less severe one

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complacent

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self-satisfied

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compliant

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submissive, yielding

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14
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concomitant

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existing concurrently

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condole

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to grieve

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conflagration

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big fire

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confluence

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two things flowing together

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consanguineous

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related by blood

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constituent

A

cotizen

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contemptuous

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scornful

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contentious

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belligerent

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contiguous

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neighboring

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continence

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self-control

24
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coterie

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group of people with similar purpose

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covert

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secretive

26
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cull

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to select

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cumulative

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increasing, collective