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Courier

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N. Messenger

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Coup

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N. Highly successful action or sudden attack

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Cow

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V. Terrorize; intimidate

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Coy

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Adj. shy; modest; coquettish

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Cozen

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V. Cheat; hoodwink; swindle

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Crass

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Adj. very unrefined; grossly insensible

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Craven

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Adj. cowardly

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Credence

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N. Belief

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Credo

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N. Creed

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Credulity

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N. Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naïveté

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Crotchety

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Adj. eccentric; whimsical

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Crux

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N. Crucial point

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Cull

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V. Pick out; reject

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Culminate

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V. Attain the highest point; climax

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Culpable

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Adj. deserving blame

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Cupidity

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N. Greed

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Curmudgeon

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N. Churlish, miserly individual

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Cursory

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Adj. casual; hastily done

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Cynosure

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N. The object of general attention

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Dais

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N. Raised platform for guests of honor

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Daub

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V. Smear (as with paint)

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Debauch

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V. Corrupt; seduce from virtue

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Debonair

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Adj. friendly; aiming to please

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Debutante

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N. Young woman making formal entrance into society

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Decadence

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N. Decay