circumlocution-delinate Flashcards
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circumlocution
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wordy languages
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circumspect
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cautious
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circumvent
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get around
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clamor
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loud noise
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clandestine
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secret
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clemency
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mercy
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coalesce
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fuse as a whole
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coerce
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force to do something via force
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cogent
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intellectually convincing
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cognizant
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aware
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colloquial
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informal of conversation
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commendation
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notice of recognition
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commensurate
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corresponding in size
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complacency
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self satisfied ignorance of danger
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compliant
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ready to adopt to someone else wishes
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comprehensive
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including everything
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compunction
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distress by feelings of guilt
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concede
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accept as valid
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conciliatory
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friendly
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condone
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overlook
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confound
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confuse
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congenial
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pleasantly agreeable
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congruity
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being in agreement
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connive
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scheme
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consecrate
dedicate something to a holy purpose
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consensus
agreement of opinion
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consign
give to another's care
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construe
to interpret
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consummate
to complete a deal
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contentious
tendency to disagree
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contrite
easy to be forgiven
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conundrum
puzzle
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convivial
characterized by drinking
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corpulence
fatness
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corroborate
support with evidence
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cosmopolitan
otherworldly
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coup
brilliant unexpected act
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covet
desire enviously
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convert
secretly engaged in
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credulity
readiness to believe in
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cultivate
nurture
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cumulative
building upon itself
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cursory
brief to the point of being superficial
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curt
rude and abruptly short
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curtail
lessen
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debunk
expose falseness of something
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decorous
socially proper
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decry
criticize openly
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defer
postpone something to yield to another's wisdom
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deferential
showing respect for ones authority
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defunct
no longer using
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deleterious
harmful
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delineate
to outline
