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1
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Cabal

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A small secret group

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Cache

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A hiding place

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Cacophony

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Harsh or unpleasant sound

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Cadaverous

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Pale, ghastly, corpse like

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Cadence

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Rhythm, beat

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Caesura

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Pause

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Cajole

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To coax; to persuade

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Calamitous

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Causing trouble or misery; disastrous

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Caliber

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Degree of worth

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Callous

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Unyielding; insensitive

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Callow

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Young and unexperienced

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Calumny

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A false accusation; slander

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Camaraderie

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Loyalty; friendship

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Canard

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A false story, report, or rumour

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Canine

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Pertaining to dogs

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Canny

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Shrewd

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Canon

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Rule, law, standard

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Cant

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Insincere statements usually made in a singing tone

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Cantankerous

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Bad-tempered; quarrelsome

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Canter

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Smooth, easy pace; gallop

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Canvass

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To make a survey

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Capacious

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Spacious; roomy

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Capitulate

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To surrender

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Capricious

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Erratic; impulsive

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Captious

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Hard to please; fault finding

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Captivate

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To capture; to charm; to fascinate

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Carapace

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Shell; hard, protective covering

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Carcinogenic

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Causing cancer

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Cardinal

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Principal; chief

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Careen

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To swerve; to dip to one side

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Caricature

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An exaggerated portrayal

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Carnage

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Slaughter; massacre

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Carnal

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Sensual; sexual

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Carnivorous

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Flesh-eating

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Carouse

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To engage in a noisy, drunken party

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Carp

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A type of fish/ to complain

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Carrion

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Decaying flesh

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Carte Blanche

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Freedom to use one’s own judgment

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Cartel

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Association of business firms

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Cartographer

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Mapmaker

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Cascade

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A waterfall

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Caste

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Social class

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Castigate

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To punish

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Cataclysm

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A violent change

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Catacomb

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Underground burial place

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Catalyst

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Person or thing that speeds up the results

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Cataract

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Large waterfall/ abnormality of the eye

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Cathartic

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Cleansing

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Catholic

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Universal; wide-ranging

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Caucus

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A private meeting

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Cauterize

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To burn

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Cavalcade

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A procession; a sequence of events

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Cavalier

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A haughty and casually indifferent person

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Caveat

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A warning

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Cavil

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To quibble; to argue

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Cavort

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To leap about; to frolic

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Celerity

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Speed; swiftness

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Celibate

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Unmarried

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Censure

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To criticize sharply

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Centrifugal

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Moving away from the centre

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Cerebration

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Thinking; using one’s brain

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Certitude

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Sureness; certainty

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Cessation

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A stopping; a discontinuance

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Chafe

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To irritate; to annoy

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Chaff

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Worthless matter

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Chagrin

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Embarrassment; complete loss of courage

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Chameleon

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A lizard able to change its skin color; a changeable or fickle person

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Champ

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To bite impatiently/ to show impatience

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Charisma

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Great appeal or attraction

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Charlatan

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A fake; a quack

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Charnel

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Cemetery; tomb

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Chary

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(Of) careful; cautious

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Chattel

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Slave

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Chauvinism

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Fanatical devotion to ones country, sex, religion etc

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Cherub

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Angel; an innocent person

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Chicanery

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Trickery; deception

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Chide

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To scold

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Chimerical

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Imaginary, fantastic; unreal

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Chirography

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Art of hand writing

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Chivalrous

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Courteous; courageous; loyal

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Choleric

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Easily angered

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Chronic

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Long-lasting

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Churlish

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Rude; ill-bred

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Cipher

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Person or thing of no value; zero

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Circuitous

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Roundabout; indirect

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Circumlocution

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Roundabout way of speaking

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Circumscribe

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To encircle; to limit or confine

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Circumspect

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Cautious; careful

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Circumvent

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To surround or entrap; to go around or bypass

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Citadel

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A fortress

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Civility

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Politeness

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Clamber

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To climb with effort or difficulty

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Clamor

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Noise

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Clandestine

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Secretive; private

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Clangor

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Harsh ringing sound

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Clarify

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To make clear

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Clarion

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Clear and shrill

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Cleave

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Just split something apart/to stick or cling to something

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Cleft

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Split; divided

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Clemency

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Mercy; leniency

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Clientele

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Customers

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Clime

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Climate; region

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Clique

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A small, exclusive group

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Cloistered

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Secluded; confined

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Clout

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Power; influence

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Cloven

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Divided; split

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Coadjutor

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Assistant; helper

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Coalesce

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To blend; to merge; to fuse

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Coddle

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To treat tenderly

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Coerce

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To force

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Coffer

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A strongbox

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Cog

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A gear tooth; a minor part

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Cogent

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Convincing

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Cogitate

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To think; to consider carefully

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Cognate

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Relates; relevant

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Cognizant

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Aware

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Cognomen

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Family name

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Coherent

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Logically connected; consistent

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Cohort

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Colleague; associate; partner

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Coincide

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To occur simultaneously

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Collate

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To put together in order

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Collateral

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Security for payment of a loan

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Colloquial

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Informal

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Colloquy

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Conversation

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Collusion

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Conspiracy; agreement to commit a wrongful act

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Combative

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Eager to fight; argumentative

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Combustible

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Capable of catching fire easily

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Comely

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attractive

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Commemorative

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Honouring; remembering

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Commence

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To begin

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Commendation

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Praise

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Commensurate

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Proportionate

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Commiserate

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To express pity for

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Commodious

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Roomy ; spacious

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Communal

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Shared; pertaining to a group of people

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Compel

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To force

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Compendium

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Brief summary

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Compensatory

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Paying back; making up for

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied

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Complement

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To make a whole; to complete

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Compliant

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Yielding; submissive

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Complicity

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Partnership in a wrongful act

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Components

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Ingredients; elements

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Composure

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Calmness of mind or manner

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Compulsory

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Required

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Compunction

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Uneasiness; remorse

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Compute

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To calculate; to estimate

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Concede

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To admit; to grant

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Concentric

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Having a common centre

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Conception

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A beginning; original idea or plan

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Concession

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Allowance; the act of yielding

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Conciliate

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To sooth the anger of; to win over

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Conclave

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Secret meeting

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Concoct

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To invent; to devise

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Concomitant

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Accompanying; attending

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Concord

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Agreement; harmony

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Concourse

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A crowd; a wide street

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Concur

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To agree

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Condign

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Deserved; suitable

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Condiment

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Seasoning; spice

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Condone

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To excuse; to overlook

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Conducive

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Tending or or leading to

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Conduit

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Pipe or tube through which fluid electricity passes

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Confidant

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A close, trusted friend

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Configuration

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Shape; arrangement

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Conflagration

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A large and destructive fire

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Confluent

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Merging; flowing together

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Conformity

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Agreement; doing the same as others

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Confounded

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Confused; amazed

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Congeal

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To freeze solid; to thicken

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Congenial

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Friendly; agreeable

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Congenital

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Existing at birth

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Conglomerate

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Mass; cluster; corporation

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Congregate

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To gather; to assemble

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Congruent

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In agreement

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Coniferous

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Bearing cones (trees)

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Conjecture

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To guess

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Conjugal

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Pertaining to marriage

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Conjure

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To call upon or to command a devil or spirit to practice magic; cast a spell on

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Connivance

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Pretend ignorance of another’s wrongdoing; conspiracy

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Connoisseur

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An expert

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Connote

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To suggest or imply

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Connubial

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Pertaining to marriage

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Consanguinity

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Close relationship, usually by blood

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Consecrate

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To make holy

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Consolidate

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To combine; to make or become solid

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Consonant

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In agreement or harmony

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Consort

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A husband or wife; to associate to join

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Consternation

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Sudden confusion; panic

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Constituents

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Voters; supporters

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Constraints

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Restrictions; limits

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Constrict

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To shrink; to bind

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Construe

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To analyze; to interpret

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Consummate

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To complete; perfect

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Contaminant

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Substance that pollutes or infects

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Contemn

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To regard with scorn or contempt

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Contemptuous

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Scornful

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Contentious

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Ready to argue; quarrelsome

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Contiguous

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Nearby; neighbouring

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Contingent

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Possible

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Contort

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To twist; to distort

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Contraband

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Smuggled or stolen goods

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Contravene

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To go against; to oppose

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Contretemps

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An embarrassing occurrence

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Contrite

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Sorrowful; penitent

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Contumacious

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Disobedient; obstinate

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Contumely

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Rudeness

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Contusion

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A bruise

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Conundrum

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A riddle

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Convalesce

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To recover from illness

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Convene

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To come together; to assemble

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Conventional

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Ordinary; usually

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Conversant

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Being familiar with

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Conveyance

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A vehicle

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Convivial

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Sociable; friendly

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Convoke

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To call together

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Convoluted

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Twisted; coiled

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Copious

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Plentiful; abundant

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Coquetry

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Flirtation

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Cordial

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Friendly; courteous

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Corollary

A

Inference; deduction; consequence

222
Q

Corona

A

Crown; bring circle

223
Q

Corporeal

A

Pertaining to the body

224
Q

Corpulent

A

Fat; fleshy

225
Q

Corroborate

A

To strengthen; to confirm

226
Q

Corrugated

A

Wrinkled; ridged; furrowed

227
Q

Cortege

A

Funereal procession; group of followers

228
Q

Cosmopolitan

A

Worldly-wise; universal

229
Q

Coterie

A

Close circle of friends

230
Q

Countenance

A

The face/to permit, tolerate or approve

231
Q

Countermand

A

To cancel an order

232
Q

Counterpart

A

Duplicated; copy

233
Q

Coup

A

A brilliant move ; a successful and sudden attack

234
Q

Covenant

A

An agreement; a contract

235
Q

Covert

A

Hidden; secretive

236
Q

Covet

A

To desire

237
Q

Cower

A

To tremble in fear

238
Q

Coy

A

Shy; modest

239
Q

Cozen

A

To trick

240
Q

Crass

A

Stupid; unrefined

241
Q

Craven

A

Cowardly

242
Q

Credence

A

Belief; trust

243
Q

Credulity

A

Readiness to believe; gullibility

244
Q

Creed

A

A religious belief

245
Q

Crescendo

A

Gradual increase in intensity or loudness

246
Q

Crestfallen

A

Dejected; humbled

247
Q

Cringe

A

To shrink back, as in fear

248
Q

Crone

A

Hag; withered old woman

249
Q

Crony

A

Close friend

250
Q

Crotchety

A

Grouchy; eccentric

251
Q

Crucible

A

A severe test or trial

252
Q

Crux

A

The essential part

253
Q

Cryptic

A

Mysterious; secretive

254
Q

Crystallize

A

To settle; to take on a definite form

255
Q

Cubicle

A

Small compartment

256
Q

Cudgel

A

Club; thick stick

257
Q

Cull

A

To select; to pick

258
Q

Culminate

A

To result in; to reach the highest point

259
Q

Culpable

A

Blameworthy

260
Q

Cumbersome

A

Heavy

261
Q

Cumulative

A

Collected; accumulate

262
Q

Cupidity

A

Greed

263
Q

Curb

A

To control; to check

264
Q

Curry

A

To try to win favor by flattery

265
Q

Cursory

A

Superficial; hasty

266
Q

Curtail

A

To cut short

267
Q

Cynic

A

One who is critical; a fault finder

268
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Cynosure

A

Center of attention

SAT Vocab (17 decks)

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