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cabal

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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

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cache

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hiding place; V.

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cacophonous

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discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony:

unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

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cadence

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rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm

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cajole

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persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle

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coax

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persuade by flattery

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calamity

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disaster; misery

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callous

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hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the

sufferings of others; unkind

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callow

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youthful; immature; inexperienced

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calumny

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malicious misrepresentation; slander

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camaraderie

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good-fellowship; CF. comrade

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canard

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unfounded false rumour; exaggerated false report

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candor

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frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid

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canny

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shrewd in money matters; thrifty

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cant

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insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people

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cantankerous

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ill-humored; irritable

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capacious

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spacious

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capitulate

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surrender; give up all resistance

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caprice

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whim; sudden change of mind without any real

cause

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capricious

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unpredictable; fickle

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captious

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faultfinding; too critical

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carapace

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shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)

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carcinogenic

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causing cancer; N. carcinogen

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careen

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lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger

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canvass

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determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.

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caricature

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distortion; burlesque

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carnage

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destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals

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carnal

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fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body

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carousal

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drunken revel; V. carouse

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carping

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petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble

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castigation

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punishment; severe criticism or disapproval

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cataclysm

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deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change

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cataract

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great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a

gradual loss of eyesight)

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catastrophe

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calamity ; disaster

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catalyst

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agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis

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catcall

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shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.

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catechism

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book for religious instruction in question- and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize

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categorical

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without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute

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catharsis

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purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art

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cathartic

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purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.

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candid

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frank, straight forward

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canon

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a basic law or principle by which something is judged

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catholic

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(of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes

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caucus

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private meeting of a group of people in a polit- ical party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston

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causal

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implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality

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caustic

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burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical ac- tion; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless

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cauterize

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burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection

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cavalier

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casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight

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cavil

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quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault un-

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cede

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yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession

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celibate

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abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy

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censor

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(inancientRome)overseerofmorals(alsotaking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate mat- ter; V.

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censorious

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severely critical

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censure

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blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N:

severe criticism; strong disapproval

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celerity

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speed; rapidity

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cerebral

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pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum

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cerebration

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thought; working of the brain

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ceremonious

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marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy

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certitude

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certainty

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cessation

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stoppage

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cession

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yielding to another; ceding

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chafe

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warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.

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chaff

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  1. worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff
  2. light hearted joking, tease good-naturedly,banter
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chaffing

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bantering; joking

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chagrin

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annoyance and disappointment;

caused by humiliation or injured pride

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champion

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support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.)

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charisma

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divine gift; great popular charm or appeal;

magnetism

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charlatan

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quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)

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chary

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cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or re- strained about giving; OP. bold

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chaste

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morallypure;virginal;abstainingfromillicitsex- ual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere

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chasten

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discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. casti- gate

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chauvinist

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blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvin- ism; Nicolas Chauvin

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chivalrous

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courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry

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choleric

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hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily

angered; CF. cholera

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churlish

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boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo

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cipher

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nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.

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circumscribe

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limit; confine; draw a line around

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circumspect

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prudent; cautious; acting after careful

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circumvent

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outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around

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clairvoyant

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having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance

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clamor

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loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous

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clandestine

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secret

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chaperon

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older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman/another person/group of people

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claustrophobia

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fear of being locked in

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scrimmage

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disorderly fight between two or more people

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clemency

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disposition to be lenient in deciding punish-

ments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement

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cliche ́

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phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; plati- tude; ADJ. cliche ́d

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clique

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small exclusive group of people

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cloister

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monastery or convent

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clout

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greatinfluence(especiallypoliticalorsocial);hard blow with fist

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cloying

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distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess

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coagulate

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congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant

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coalesce

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combine; fuse; N. coalescence

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coddle

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treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mol- lycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs

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codicil

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supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will

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coercion

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use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce

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coeval

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living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age

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cogent

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convincing

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cogitate

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think over; ponder

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cognate

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having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.

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cognitive

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having to do with knowing or perceiving re- lated to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing

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cognizance

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knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowl- edge; aware

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cohabit

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live together

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cohere

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stick together

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cohesion

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tendency to keep together

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cohorts

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groupofpeoplewhosharesomecommonqual- ity; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 sol- diers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)

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coiffure

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hairstyle

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coincidence

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the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coinci- dent; CF. coincidental

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colander

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utensil with perforated bottom used for straining

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collate

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examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)

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collateral

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security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; de- scended from the same person but through different sons or daughters

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collation

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a light meal; collating

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colloquial

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pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression

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colloquy

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informal discussion; conversation

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collusion

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conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or

deceive others; V. collude

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colossal

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huge

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colossus

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gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance

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comatose

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in a coma; extremely sleepy

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comely

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attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance

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comeuppance

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deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke

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comity

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courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations

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coax

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persuade/manipulate (someone) gradually or by flattery to do something

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commemorative

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remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp

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commensurate

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equal in extent; of the same size

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commiserate

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feel or express pity or sympathy for

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commune

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small (often rural) community whose mem- bers share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature

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compelling

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overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one’s attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel

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compendium

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brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious

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complacency

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self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent

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complaisant

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trying to please; obliging; willing to please

others

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complement

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complete; consummate; make perfect; N.

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complementary

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serving to complete something

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compliance

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conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply

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compliant

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readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements

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complicity

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participation; involvement (in a question- able act or a crime)

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comport

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bear one’s self; behave; Ex. comport oneself;

N. comportment

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composure

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mental calmness

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comprehensive

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broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive

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comprehend

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include; understand

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compunction

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remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt

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concede

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admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluc- tantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal

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conceit

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vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one’s own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)

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conception

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beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception

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concerted

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mutually agreed on; done together by agree- ment; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together

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concession

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an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil con- cessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire

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conciliatory

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reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: recon- cile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)

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conclave

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private secret meeting

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concoct

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prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction

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concomitant

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that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or hap- pening together with something else

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concord

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harmony; accord

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concordat

A

formal agreement

152
Q

concur

A

agree; coincide; happen at the same time

153
Q

condescend

A

(derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior

154
Q

condole

A

express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy

for someone who has experienced great sorrow

155
Q

condone

A

overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

156
Q

conducive

A

helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. con- duce to/towards

157
Q

confidant(confidante)

A 
trusted friend (to whom one tells
one’s secret)
158
Q

confide

A

tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about

159
Q

confiscate

A

seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer

160
Q

conflagration

A

great fire

161
Q

confluence

A

flowing together;the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together

162
Q

conformity

A

harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance

163
Q

conformist

A

person who uncritically conforms to the customs of a group; OP. nonconformist: one who does not conform to accepted beliefs of norms

164
Q

confound

A

confuse; puzzle

165
Q

congeal

A

freeze; coagulate

166
Q

congenial

A

pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one’s tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather

167
Q

congenital

A

existing at birth

168
Q

conglomerate

A

corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V.

169
Q

congruence

A

correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity

170
Q

congruent

A

in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous

171
Q

conjecture

A

surmise; guess; V.

172
Q

conjugal

A

pertaining to marriage

173
Q

conjure

A

cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.

174
Q

connivance

A

pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign igno- rance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal ac- tion; conspire

175
Q

connoisseur

A

person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art

176
Q

connotation

A

suggested or implied meaning of an ex- pression; V. connote

177
Q

connubial

A

pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

178
Q

consanguinity

A

kinship; relationship by birth

179
Q

consanguineous(consanguine)

A

having a common ancestor

180
Q

conscientious

A

scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker

181
Q

conscript

A

draftee; person forced into military service; V.

182
Q

consecrate

A

dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one’s life to helping the poor

183
Q

consensus

A

general agreement; opinion reached by a group

184
Q

consequential

A

self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent

185
Q

consign

A

send to a person or place for sale; deliver of- ficially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee

186
Q

console

A

lessen sadness or disappointment; give com- fort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation

187
Q

consolidation

A

unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen

188
Q

consonance

A

harmony; agreement

189
Q

consort

A

associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)

190
Q

consternation

A

great shock; dismay

191
Q

construe

A

explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue

192
Q

consummate

A

complete; V.

193
Q

contagion

A

infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air

194
Q

contempt

A

scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible

195
Q

contend

A

struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly

196
Q

contention

A

assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition

197
Q

contentious

A

quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments

198
Q

contiguous

A

adjacent to; touching upon

199
Q

continence

A

self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel func- tions; ADJ. continent

200
Q

contingent

A

dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency

201
Q

contortions

A

twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist

202
Q

contraband

A

illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.

203
Q

contravene

A

contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention

204
Q

contrite

A

Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong , penitent; repentant; N. contrition

205
Q

contrived

A

unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.

206
Q

contrive

A

invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention

207
Q

controvert

A

oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy

208
Q

contumacious

A

stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)

209
Q

contusion

A

bruise

210
Q

conundrum

A

riddle; difficult problem

211
Q

convene

A

come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council

212
Q

convention

A

social or moral custom; established prac- tice; formal meeting; international agreement

213
Q

converge

A

approach; tend to meet; come together

214
Q

conversant

A

familiar with; having knowledge of

215
Q

conviction

A

judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

216
Q

convivial

A

pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; characterized by joviality; jovial

217
Q

convoke

A

call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation

218
Q

convoluted

A

coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain

219
Q

convulsion

A

violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive

220
Q

copious

A

plentiful

221
Q

coquette

A

flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.

222
Q

cordial

A

warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome

223
Q

cordon

A

extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress

224
Q

corollary

A

natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)

225
Q

corporeal

A

bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible

226
Q

corpulent

A

very fat; N. corpulence

227
Q

corpuscle

A

red or white cell in the blood

228
Q

correlation

A

mutual relationship

229
Q

corroborate

A

confirm; support; strengthen

230
Q

countenance

A

approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance

231
Q

coup

A

highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d’e ́tat; CF. coup de graˆce: deathblow or shot which kills

232
Q

covenant

A

binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise

233
Q

covert

A

secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt

234
Q

covetous

A

avaricious; desirous of (someone else’s possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else’s possessions)

235
Q

cow

A

terrorize; intimidate

236
Q

cower

A

shrink quivering as from fear; cringe

237
Q

coy

A

shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer

238
Q

cozen

A

cheat; hoodwink; swindle

239
Q

crabbed

A

sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting

240
Q

crass

A

very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior

241
Q

craven

A

cowardly

242
Q

credence

A

belief

243
Q

credulity

A

belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete ́; ADJ. credulous

244
Q

crescendo

A

increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent

245
Q

crestfallen

A

dejected; dispirited

246
Q

crevice

A

crack; fissure

247
Q

cringe

A

shrink back as if in fear; cower

248
Q

culinary

A

relating to cooking or kitchen

249
Q

cull

A

pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N.

250
Q

culpable

A

deserving blame; blameworthy

251
Q

culprit

A

one guilty of a crime

252
Q

cumbersome

A

heavy and awkward to carry or wear;burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform

253
Q

cupidity

A

greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid

254
Q

curmudgeon

A

churlish, tempered old person miserly individual; badempered

255
Q

cursive

A

(of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined

256
Q

cursory

A

casual; hastily done with little attention to detail

257
Q

cynosure

A

object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor

258
Q

caveat

A
  1. a warning or caution, admonition
259
Q

cachinnate

A

laugh loudly

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