c-d Flashcards

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complaisant: (adj)

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trying to please

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compliance (n)

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readiness to yield, (give way, give in to arguemtns)

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compound

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constitute

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compunction(n)

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guilt

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yield:

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give up, give into an arguement, produce

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conceit (n)

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inflated idea of self-love

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concentric

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having the same center

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concerted(adj)

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mutually agreed upon

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concession

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concede, give up, yield

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conciliatory:

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reconciling

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concomitant

A

that accompagnies
joint pain is a natural concomitant of old age

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concord

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harmony between things

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confluence

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flowing together, coming together

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congeal

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freeze, coagulate

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congenial

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pleasant, friendly

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congenital

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existing at birth

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connivance (n)

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pretense of ignorance of something wrong
he tried to bribe the police into connivancec

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consign

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set apart,
I would like to consign this luggage

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conspicuous:

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noticeable, stricking

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construe

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explain, interpret

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consummate:

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complete

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contend

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struggle,
or compete, assert earnestly

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contention

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these, claim

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contentious

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quarrelsome

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contingent
dependent on
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convene
assemble
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conversant
familiar
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convoluted
intricate, complex
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copious
pleintiful
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corollary (n)
consequence, accompaniment
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corroborate
confirm support
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coterie
social circle
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countenance (v)
approve, tolerate my parents won
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covenant
agreement
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covetous
avaricious, eagerly desirous of
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cow (v)
terrorize, intimidate
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cower (v)
quiverying from fear
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coy
modest, shy
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cozen
cheat, hoodwink, swindle
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crux
crucial point
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cryptic
mysterious, hidden, secret
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cull
pick out, reject I need to cull the poorest plants from the garden
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curtail
shorten, reduce the government always curtails public spending
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dabble
work at in a non-serious fashion, splash around
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dawdle
waste time
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deadpan
wooden he tells jokes with a deadpan face
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debauche
corrupt
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debilitate
weaken, enfeeble
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decry (v)
express strong disapproval
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deface(v)
disfigure
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deframe,(v)
harm sm's reputation
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default(v)
fail to commit
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defection
desertion, becoming absent
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defile
pollute
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defray(v)
pay the costs of
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deft (adj)
skillfull
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deign
condescend
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deleterious
harmful
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delineate
consider, ponder
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delude (v)
deceive
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demogogue
false leader of people
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demur (v)
hesitate, object
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demean (v)
degrade, humiliate
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demure
modest, serious
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denizen
regular visitor
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deprecate
express disapproval of, belittle
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derelict
abandoned, negligent,
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deride (v)
make fun of
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derogatory,
expression a low opinion of
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descry
catch sight od
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descant
discuss fully
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desecrate (v)
profane, violate the sanctity of (the state of being holy)
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desiccate
dry up
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despoil
strip of valuables, rob
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deterrent
something that discourages (hinderance)
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desultory (adj)
aimless, haphazard