SAT 7 (c,d) Flashcards by nolan brunner | Brainscape

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Convene

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To call together

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Conundrum

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Puzzle or problem

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Convention

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An assembly of people or a rule or custom

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Convivial

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Characterized by feasting, drinking and merriment

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Convoluted

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Intricate or complicated

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Copious

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Profuse or abundant

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Cordial

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Warm or affectionate

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Coronation

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The act of crowning

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Corpulence

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Extreme fatness

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Corroborate

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To support with evidence

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Corrosive

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Having the tendency to erode or eat away

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Cosmopolitan

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Sophisticated or worldly

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Counteract

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To neutralize or make ineffective

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Coup

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A brilliant, unexpected act or the overthrow of a government and the assumption of authority

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Covet

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To desire enviously

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Covert

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Secretly engaged in

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Credulity

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Readiness to believe

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Crescendo

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A steady increase in intensity or volume

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Criteria

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Standards by which something is judged

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Culmination

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The climax toward which something progresses

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Culpable

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Deserving blame

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Cultivate

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To nurture, improve or refine

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Cumulative

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Increasing or building on itself

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Cunning

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Sly, clever at being deceitful

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Cupidity

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Greed or sting desire

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Cursory

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Brief to the point of being superficial

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Curt

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Abruptly and rudely short

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Curtail

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To lessen or reduce

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Daunting

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Intimidating, causing one to lose courage

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Dearth

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A lack, scarcity

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Debacle

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A disastrous failure or disruption