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Cacophony

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Jarring, unpleasant noise

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Cadence

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Rhythmic flow; marching beat

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Cajole

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Flatter, coax, persuade

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Calamity

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Disaster, catastrophe

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Calculating

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Shrewd, crafty

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Calumny

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False and malicious accusation, misinterpretation, slander

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Camaraderie

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Trust, sociability amongst friends

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Cantankerous

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Disagreeable, quarrelsome

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Carnivorous

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Meat-eating

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Cartographer

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Someone who makes maps

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Castigate

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To punish, chastise, criticize severely

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Catalyst

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Something that causes change

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Catastrophic

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Of or relating to a terrible event or complete failure

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Catnap

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Short, light sleep

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Caustic

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Biting, sarcastic; able to burn

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Celebrated

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Known and praised widely

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Censor

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Someone who examines and suppresses information

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Censure

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To find fault with and condemn a wrong; blame

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Cerebral

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Intellectual

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Challenge

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Take exception to, call into question

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Chapped

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Rough, cracked, or reddened by cold or exposure

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Cherish

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To remember fondly, to treat with affection

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Circuitous

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Indirect, taking the longest route

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Circumlocution

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Roundabout, lengthy way of saying something

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Circumscribe

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To encircle; set limits on, confine

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Civility

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Courtesy, politeness

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Clairvoyance

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Exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future

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Clamp

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Establish by authority, impose

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Clandestine

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Secretive, concealed for a darker purpose

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Clarity

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Clearness, clear understanding

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Cliché

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Overused expression or idea

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Clientele

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Body of customers of patrons

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Clique

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Small, exclusive group

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Cloying

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Overly sweet

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Cluttered

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Messy, disorderly

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Cognizant

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Fully informed, conscious

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Coherent

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Intelligible, lucid, understandable

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Cohesion

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Act or state of sticking together; close union

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Collaborator

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Someone who helps on a task

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Collage

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Assemblage of diverse elements

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Colloquial

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Characteristic of informal speech

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Collusion

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Collaboration, complicity, conspiracy

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Colossal

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Immense, enormous

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Combative

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Eager to fight

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Combustion

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The process of burning

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Commemorate

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To serve as a memorial to

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Commentary

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Series of explanations or interpretations

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Comparable

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Similar or equivalent

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Compassion

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Sympathy, helpfulness, or mercy

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Compelling

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Urgently requiring attention, forceful

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Compensate

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To repay or reimburse

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Complacence

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Self-satisfaction, lack of concern

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Complement

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To complete or perfect

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Complex

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Intricate, complicated

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Compliant

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Submissive and yielding

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Composed

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Serene, calm

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Comprehensible

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Readily understood

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Comprehensive

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Very large in scope

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Compulsion

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An irresistible impulse to act

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Compute

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To determine by mathematics

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Conceited

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Holding an unduly high opinion of oneself, vain

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Conceivable

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Capable of bring understood or imagined

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Conciliatory

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Overcoming distrust or hostility

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Concoct

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To devise, using skill and intelligence

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Concordant

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Harmonious, agreeing

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Condemnation

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An expression of strong disapproval

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Condense

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To reduce, to make more concise

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Condescending

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Possessing an attitude of superiority , patronizing

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Condolence

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Sympathy for a person’s misfortune

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Condone

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To pardon or forgive; overlook, justify, or excuse a fault

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Conduit

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Tube, pipe, or similar passage

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Confident

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Self-assured

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Configuration

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Arrangement of parts or elements

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Confirm

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Verify

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Confiscation

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Seizure by authorities

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Conflict

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A clash, a battle

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Conformity

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Similarity In form or character

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Confound

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To baffle, to perplex

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Confrontational

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Eager to defy, especially in face-to-face encounter

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Congeal

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To become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing

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Consecrate

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To declare sacred; dedicate to a goal

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Consensus

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Unanimity, agreement of opinion or attitude

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Conservatism

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Inclination to maintain traditional rules

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Conserve

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Use sparingly; protect from loss or harm

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Consolation

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The act of providing comfort or solace for a loss or hardship

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Constellation

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A collection of stars with a perceived design

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Consummate

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Accomplished, complete, perfect

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Consumption

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The act of eating or taking in

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Contagious

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Spreading from one to another

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Contaminate

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To make impure by contact

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Contemplate

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To consider carefully

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Contemporary

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Belonging to the same period of time

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Contemptuous

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Scornful, disdainful

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Content

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Satisfied

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Contract

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Acquire, incur

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Contradiction

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Statement opposite to what was already said

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Contrite

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Deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong

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Controversial

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Produced or marked by heated dispute

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Conundrum

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Riddle, puzzle, or problem with no solution

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Convenient

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Favourable to one’s comfort or needs

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Convention

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General acceptance of practices or attitudes

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Conventional

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Typical, customary, commonplace

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Convergence

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The state of separate elements joining or coming together

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Convey

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To transport, to make known

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Convict

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To find guilty of a crime

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Conviction

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Fixed or strong belief

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Convoluted

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Twisted, complicated, involved

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Cordial

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Warm and sincere, friendly

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Corrective

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Intended to fix, remedy

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Corroborate

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To confirm, to verify

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Corrosive

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Gradually destructive, steadily harmful

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Cosmopolitan

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Pertinent or common to the whole world

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Counteract

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To oppose the effects by contrary action

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Crafty

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Underhanded, devious, or deceptive

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Cross

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Crude, unrefined

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Credo

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System of principles or beliefs

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Crescendo

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Gradual increase in volume, force, or intensity

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Crude

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Unrefined, natural; blunt, offensive

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Cue

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Reminder, prompting

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Culpable

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Guilty, responsible for wrong

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Cumulative

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Resulting from gradual increase

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Cunning

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Given to artful deception

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Curator

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Caretaker and overseer of an exhibition, especially in museum

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Curtail

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To shorten

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