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1
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contentious

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ADJ. quarrelsome

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ADJ. quarrelsome

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contentious

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context

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N. writings preceding and following the passage quoted

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N. writings preceding and following the passage quoted

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context

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contingent

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  1. ) ADJ. dependent on; conditional

2. ) N. group that makes up part of a gathering

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  1. ) ADJ. dependent on; conditional

2. ) N. group that makes up part of a gathering

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contingent

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contortion

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N. twisting; distortion

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N. twisting; distortion

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contortion

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contrite

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ADJ. penitent

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ADJ. penitent

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contrite

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convention

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N. social or moral custom; established practice

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N. social or moral custom; established practice

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convention

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converge

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V. approach; tend to meet; come together

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V. approach; tend to meet; come together

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converge

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convert

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N. one who has adopted a different religion or opinion

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N. one who has adopted a different religion or opinion

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convert

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conviction

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N. judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

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N. judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

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conviction

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convoluted

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ADJ. complex and involved; intricate; winding; coiled

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ADJ. complex and involved; intricate; winding; coiled

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convoluted

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cordial

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ADJ. gracious; heartfelt

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ADJ. gracious; heartfelt

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cordial

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corroborate

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V. confirm; support

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V. confirm; support

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corroborate

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corrosion

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N. destruction by chemical action

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N. destruction by chemical action

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corrosion

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cosmic

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ADJ. pertaining to the universe; vast

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ADJ. pertaining to the universe; vast

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cosmic

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cosmopolitan

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ADJ. sophisticated

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ADJ. sophisticated

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cosmopolitan

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countenance

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V. approve; tolerate

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V. approve; tolerate

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countenance

33
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covert

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ADJ. secret; hidden; implied

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ADJ. secret; hidden; implied

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covert

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covetous

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ADJ. avaricious; eagerly desirous of

36
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ADJ. avaricious; eagerly desirous of

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covetous

37
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cower

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V. shrink quivering, as from fear

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V. shrink quivering, as from fear

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cower

39
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crass

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ADJ. very unrefined; grossly insensible

40
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ADJ. very unrefined; grossly insensible

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crass

41
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credibility

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N. believability

42
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N. believability

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credibility

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credulity

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N. belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete

44
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N. belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete

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credulity

45
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criterion

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N. standard used in judging

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N. standard used in judging

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criterion

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cryptic

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ADJ. mysterious; hidden; secret

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ADJ. mysterious; hidden; secret

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cryptic

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culinary

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ADJ. related to cooking

50
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ADJ. related to cooking

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culinary

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cull

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V. pick out; reject

52
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V. pick out; reject

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cull

53
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culmination

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N. attainment of highest point

54
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N. attainment of highest point

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culmination

55
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culpable

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ADJ. deserving blame

56
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ADJ. deserving blane

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culpable

57
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cumbersome

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ADJ. heavy; hard to manage

58
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ADJ. heavy; hard to manage

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cumbersome

59
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curb

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V. restrain

60
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V. restrain

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curb

61
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cursory

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ADJ, casual; hastily done

62
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ADJ, casual; hastily done

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cursory

63
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curtail

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V. shorten; reduce

64
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V. shorten; reduce

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curtail

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