Deck 10 Flashcards

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coalesce

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to come together as one, to fuse, to unite

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coerce

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to force someone to do or not to do something

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cogitate

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to ponder, to mediate, to think carefully about

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cognitive

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dealing with how we know the world around use through our senses, mental

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cognizant

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aware, conscious

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6
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cohort

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  • a group

- companion or accomplice

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collusion

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conspiracy, secret cooperation

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commensurate

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equal, proportionate

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commiserate

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to express sorrow or sympathy for, to pity

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commodious

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spacious, roomy, capacious

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compendium

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a summary, an abridgment

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complicity

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participation in wrongdoing, the act of being an accomplice

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13
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comprise

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to consist of

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compunction

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remorse, a feeling of uneasiness at doing something wrong

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concert

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combined action, agreement

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conciliatory

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making peace, attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill

17
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concoct

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  • to create by mixing ingredients

- to deivse

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concomitant

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following from, accompanying, going along with

19
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condone

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to overlook, to permit to happen

20
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conducive

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promoting

21
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confederate

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an ally, an accomplice

22
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confidant

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person with whom secrets or private thoughts are shared

23
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configuration

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arrangement

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confluence

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  • a flowing together, esp. of rivers

- the place where rivers begin to flow together

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confound

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to bewilder, to amaze, to throw into confusion