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Congeal

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To solidify by freezing

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Confound

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To fail to discern differences between

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Congenial

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Of a pleasant disposition

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Congruent

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Being in agreement , harmony

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Conjecture

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A conclusion deducted by guesswork

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Connive

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To cooperate secretly

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Connoisseur

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A person with expert knowledge

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Conscientious

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Careful

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Consensus

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General agreement

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Consequence

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Importance

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Conservative

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Oppose to change

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Conserve

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To keep in a safe or sound state

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Console

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To alleviate the grief

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Consolidate

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To join together

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Consonant

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Being in agreement or harmony

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Conspicuous

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Obvious to the eye

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Conspire

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To plan secretly

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Constringe

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To make narrow

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Consummate

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Extremely skilled

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Contagious

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Communicable by contact

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Contentious

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Argumentative 引起争论的

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Contiguous

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Sharing an edge or boundary

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Contort

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To twist

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Contract

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To reduce in size

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Contravene

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To oppose in argument

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Contrite

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Feeling or showing sorrow

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Contumacious

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Stubbornly disobedient

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Conundrum

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A paradoxical problem

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Convalesce

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To recover health and strength gradually

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Convention

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习俗

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Convergent

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Tending to move toward

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Conversant

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Having frequent association

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Convex

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凸起

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Convey

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Transport

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Convoke

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To call together to a meeting

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Convoluted

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Complicated

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Convulsion

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痉挛

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Coop

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鸡笼

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Copious

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Large in quantity

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Coquette

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A flirt

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Cord

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A unit of wood

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Cordon

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警戒线

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Cornucopia

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象征丰收的羊角

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Coronation

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加冕礼

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Corporeal

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肉体的

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Corroborate

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To support with evidence

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Corrosive

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Tending to destroy slowly by chemical action

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Corrugated

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褶皱的

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Cosmopolitan

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有世界性眼光的

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Cosset

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To treat as a pet

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Countenance

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To extend approval

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Counterfeit

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赝品

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Court

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To seek the affection of

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Coven

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十三个女巫

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Covert

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Not openly shown

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Covetous

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贪婪的

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Cow

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To frighten with threats

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Cowardice

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Lack of courage

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Cower

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畏缩

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Cozen

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Deceive

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Cramped

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Uncomfortably small

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Crass

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粗俗的

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Crave

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To have an intense desire for

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Craven

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Lacking the least of courage

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Crease

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折痕

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Credence

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Mental acceptance as true

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Credulous

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Gullible, disposed to believe too readily

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Creep

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To go very slowly

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Crest

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The top

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Crestfallen

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Dispirited and depressed

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Cronyism

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任人唯亲

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Crook

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牧羊人的牧仗

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Croon

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To sing in a gentle murmuring manner

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Crouch

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蹲伏

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Crucial

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Extremely significant

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Crumple

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弄皱

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Crutch

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拐杖

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Crux

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关键点

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Cryptic

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Secret , having a hidden meaning

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Culpable

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Deserving of blame

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Cumbersome

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Difficult to handle

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Curator

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