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IELTS 400 Words part 1 Flashcards

1
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

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abandon

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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

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abstract

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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

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academic

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approach; entry; entrance

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access

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5
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living quarters provided for public convenience

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accommodation

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travel with; be associated with

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accompany

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increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

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accumulation

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capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

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accurate

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gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

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achieve

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act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

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acquisition

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11
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modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits

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adaptation

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12
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sufficient; enough to meet a purpose

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adequate

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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

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adjacent

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14
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making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

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adjustment

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management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties

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administration

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speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

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advocate

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17
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

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affect

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18
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

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aggregate

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19
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person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant

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aid

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20
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even though; although; notwithstanding

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albeit

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21
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modify; cause to change; make different; convert

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alter

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22
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one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice

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alternative

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23
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unclear or doubtful in meaning

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ambiguous

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24
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correction; revision

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amendment

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25
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comparable; similar or alike

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analogous

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26
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study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts

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analysis

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27
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occurring or payable every year

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annual

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capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

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apparent

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something appended or added

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appendix

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30
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recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one

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appreciation

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31
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access; method

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approach

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32
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acquire; take possession of for one’s own use; set apart for specific use

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appropriate

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33
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approach; come near

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approximate

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34
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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

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arbitrary

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35
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plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range

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area

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36
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gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

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assembly

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37
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act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

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assessment

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38
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activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

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assistance

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39
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suppose; presume; take on; bear

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assume

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40
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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt

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assurance

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41
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fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

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attached

42
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beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer

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author

43
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jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

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authority

44
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convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

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available

45
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knowing; having knowledge or cognizance

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aware

46
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represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone

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behalf

47
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advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

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benefit

48
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preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way

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bias

49
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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty

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bond

50
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short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise

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brief

51
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majority; main part; volume; mass

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bulk

52
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having the ability required for a specific task

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capable

53
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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate

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capacity

54
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assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to

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challenge

55
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passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access

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channel

56
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division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop’s council; organized branch of some society

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chapter

57
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graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators

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chart

58
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having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite

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civil

59
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clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor

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clarity

60
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of recognized authority or excellence

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classical

61
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sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document

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clause

62
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body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words

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code

63
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logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together

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coherence

64
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occur at the same time as; correspond

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coincide

65
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breakdown; failure

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collapse

66
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fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

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commission

67
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pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

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commitment

68
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goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

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commodity

69
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activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

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communication

70
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society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government

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community

71
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something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury

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compensation

72
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complete; consummate; make perfect

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complement

73
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complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

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complex

74
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element; ingredient; abstract part of something

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component

75
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thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope

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comprehensive

76
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include; consist of; be composed of

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comprise

77
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something formed in the mind; thought or notion

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concept

78
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simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

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concurrent

79
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direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

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conduct

80
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meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views

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conference

81
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being firmly settled in habit; having been ratified; verified; fixed; established

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confirmed

82
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fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events

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conflict

83
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similarity in form or character; agreement

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conformity

84
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agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow

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consent

85
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worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree

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considerable

86
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being in agreement with itself; coherent; regular

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consistent

87
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invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent

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constant

88
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of or relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government

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constitutional

89
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act of constructing or building something

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construction

90
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people who buy goods or services

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consumer

91
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get in touch with; reach

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contact

92
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modern; belonging to the same period of time

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contemporary

93
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circumstance

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context

94
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constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

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contract

95
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assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion

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contradiction

96
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relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose

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contrary

97
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act of distinguishing by comparing differences

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contrast

98
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act of contributing; contribution; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy

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contribution

99
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contentious speech act; argument

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controversy

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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states

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convention

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