SAT Vocab 5 Flashcards

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cohesion n.

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Consistency.

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cohesive adj.

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Having the property of consistency.

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coincide v.

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To correspond.

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coincidence n.

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A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident.

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coincident adj.

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Taking place at the same time.

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collaborate v.

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To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits.

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collapse v.

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To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail.

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collapsible adj.

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That may or can collapse.

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colleague n.

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An associate in professional employment.

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collective adj.

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Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum.

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collector n.

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One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.

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collegian n.

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A college student.

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collide v.

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To meet and strike violently.

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collier n.

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One who works in a coal-mine.

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collision n.

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Violent contact.

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colloquial adj.

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Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary.

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colloquialism n.

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Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation.

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colloquy n.

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Conversation.

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collusion n.

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A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose.

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colossus n.

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Any strikingly great person or object.

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comely adj.

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Handsome.

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comestible adj.

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Fit to be eaten.

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comical adj.

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Funny.

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commemorate v.

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To serve as a remembrance of.

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commentary n.

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A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work.

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commingle v.

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To blend.

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commissariat n.

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The department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.

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commission v.

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To empower.

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commitment n.

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The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping.

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committal n.

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The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being.

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commodity n.

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Something that is bought and sold.

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commotion n.

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A disturbance or violent agitation.

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commute v.

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To put something, especially something less severe, in place of.

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comparable adj.

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Fit to be compared.

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comparative adj.

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Relative.

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comparison n.

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Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.

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compensate v.

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To remunerate.

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competence n.

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Adequate qualification or capacity.

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competent adj.

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Qualified.

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competitive adj.

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characterized by rivalry.

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competitor n.

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A rival.

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complacence n.

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Satisfaction with one’s acts or surroundings.

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complacent adj.

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Pleased or satisfied with oneself.

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complaisance n.

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Politeness.

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complaisant adj.

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Agreeable.

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complement v.

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To make complete.

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complex adj.

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Complicated.

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compliant adj.

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Yielding.

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complicate v.

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To make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.

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complication n.

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An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner.

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complicity n.

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Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer.

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compliment v.

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To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise.

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component n.

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A constituent element or part.

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comport v.

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To conduct or behave (oneself).

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composure n.

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Calmness.

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comprehensible adj.

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Intelligible.

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comprehension n.

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Ability to know.

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comprehensive adj.

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Large in scope or content.

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compress v.

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To press together or into smaller space.

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compressible adj.

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Capable of being pressed into smaller compass.

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compression n.

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Constraint, as by force or authority.

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comprise v.

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To consist of.

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compulsion n.

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Coercion.

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compulsory adj.

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Forced.

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compunction n.

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Remorseful feeling.

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compute v.

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To ascertain by mathematical calculation.

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concede v.

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To surrender.

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conceit n.

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Self-flattering opinion.

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conceive v.

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To form an idea, mental image or thought of.

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concerto n.

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A musical composition.

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concession n.

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Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim.

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conciliate v.

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To obtain the friendship of.

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conciliatory adj.

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Tending to reconcile.

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conclusive adj.

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Sufficient to convince or decide.

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concord n.

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Harmony.

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concordance n.

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Harmony.

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concur v.

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To agree.

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concurrence n.

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Agreement.

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concurrent adj.

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Occurring or acting together.

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concussion n.

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A violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow.

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condensation n.

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The act or process of making dense or denser.

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condense v.

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To abridge.

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condescend v.

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To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors.

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condolence n.

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Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune.

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conduce v.

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To bring about.

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conducive adj.

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Contributing to an end.

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conductible adj.

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Capable of being conducted or transmitted.

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conduit n.

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A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.

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confectionery n.

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The candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.

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confederacy n.

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A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid.

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confederate n.

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One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement.

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confer v.

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To bestow.

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conferee n.

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A person with whom another confers.

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confessor n.

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A spiritual advisor.

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confidant n.

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One to whom secrets are entrusted.

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confide v.

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To reveal in trust or confidence.

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confidence n.

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The state or feeling of trust in or reliance upon another.

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confident adj.

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Assured.

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confinement n.

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Restriction within limits or boundaries.

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confiscate v.

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To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury.

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conflagration n.

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A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like.

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confluence n.

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The place where streams meet.

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confluent n.

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A stream that unites with another.

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conformance n.

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The act or state or conforming.

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conformable adj.

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Harmonious.

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conformation n.

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General structure, form, or outline.

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conformity n.

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Correspondence in form, manner, or use.

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confront v.

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To encounter, as difficulties or obstacles.

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congeal v.

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To coagulate.

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congenial adj.

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Having kindred character or tastes.

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congest v.

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To collect into a mass.

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congregate v.

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To bring together into a crowd.

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coniferous adj.

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Cone-bearing trees.

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conjecture n.

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A guess.

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conjoin v.

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To unite.

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conjugal adj.

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Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons.

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conjugate adj.

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Joined together in pairs.

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conjugation n.

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The state or condition of being joined together.

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conjunction n.

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The state of being joined together, or the things so joined.

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connive v.

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To be in collusion.

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connoisseur n.

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A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art.

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connote v.

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To mean; signify.

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connubial adj.

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Pertaining to marriage or matrimony.

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conquer v.

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To overcome by force.

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consanguineous adj.

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Descended from the same parent or ancestor.

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conscience n.

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The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct.

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conscientious adj.

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Governed by moral standard.

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conscious adj.

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Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks.

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conscript v.

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To force into military service.

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consecrate v.

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To set apart as sacred.

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consecutive adj.

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Following in uninterrupted succession.

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consensus n.

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A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons.

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conservatism n.

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Tendency to adhere to the existing order of things.

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conservative adj.

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Adhering to the existing order of things.

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conservatory n.

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An institution for instruction and training in music and declamation.

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consign v.

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To entrust.

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consignee n.

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A person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.

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consignor n.

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One who entrusts.

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consistency n.

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A state of permanence.

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console v.

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To comfort.

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consolidate v.

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To combine into one body or system.

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consonance n.

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The state or quality of being in accord with.

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consonant adj.

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Being in agreement or harmony with.

144
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consort n.

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A companion or associate.

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conspicuous adj.

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Clearly visible.

146
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conspirator n.

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One who agrees with others to cooperate in accomplishing some unlawful purpose.

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conspire v.

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To plot.

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constable n.

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An officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.

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constellation n.

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An arbitrary assemblage or group of stars.

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consternation n.

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Panic.

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constituency n.

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The inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.

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constituent n.

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One who has the right to vote at an election.

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constrict v.

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To bind.

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consul n.

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An officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.

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consulate n.

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The place in which a consul transacts official business.

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consummate v.

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To bring to completion.

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consumption n.

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Gradual destruction, as by burning, eating, etc., or by using up, wearing out, etc.

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consumptive adj.

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Designed for gradual destruction.

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contagion n.

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The communication of disease from person to person.

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contagious adj.

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Transmitting disease.

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contaminate v.

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To pollute.

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contemplate v.

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To consider thoughtfully.

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contemporaneous adj.

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Living, occurring, or existing at the same time.

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contemporary adj.

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Living or existing at the same time.

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contemptible adj.

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Worthy of scorn or disdain.

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contemptuous adj.

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Disdainful.

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contender n.

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One who exerts oneself in opposition or rivalry.

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contiguity n.

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Proximity.

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contiguous adj.

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Touching or joining at the edge or boundary.

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continence n.

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Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion.

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contingency n.

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Possibility of happening.

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contingent adj.

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Not predictable.

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continuance n.

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Permanence.

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continuation n.

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Prolongation.

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continuity n.

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Uninterrupted connection in space, time, operation, or development.

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continuous adj.

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Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.

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contort v.

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To twist into a misshapen form.

178
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contraband n.

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Trade forbidden by law or treaty.

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contradiction n.

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The assertion of the opposite of that which has been said.

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contradictory adj.

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Inconsistent with itself.

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contraposition n.

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A placing opposite.

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contravene v.

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To prevent or obstruct the operation of.

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contribution n.

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The act of giving for a common purpose.

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contributor n.

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One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.

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contrite adj.

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Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.

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contrivance n.

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The act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.

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contrive v.

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To manage or carry through by some device or scheme.

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control v.

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To exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.

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controller n.

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One who or that which regulates or directs.

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contumacious adj.

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Rebellious.

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contumacy n.

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Contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.

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contuse v.

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To bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.

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contusion n.

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A bruise.

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convalesce v.

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To recover after a sickness.

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convalescence n.

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The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.

196
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convalescent adj.

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Recovering health after sickness.

197
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convene v.

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To summon or cause to assemble.

198
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convenience n.

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Fitness, as of time or place.

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converge v.

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To cause to incline and approach nearer together.

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convergent adj.

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Tending to one point.