Set 3 Flashcards by Donny Geisler | Brainscape

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chronological

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arranged in order of time

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circuitous

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roundabout

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circumlocution

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indirect and wordy language

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circumscribed

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marked off, bounded

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circumspect

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cautious

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circumvent

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to get around

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clairvoyant

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able to perceive things that normal people cannot

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clamor

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loud noise

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clandestine

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secret

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cleave

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to divide into parts

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clemency

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mercy

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clergy

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members of Christian holy orders

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cloying

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sickeningly sweet

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coagulate

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to thicken, clot

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coalesce

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to fuse into a whole

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cobbler

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a person who makes or repairs shoes

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coerce

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to make somebody do something by force or threat

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cogent

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intellectually convincing

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cognizant

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aware, mindful

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coherent

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logically consistent, intelligible

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collateral

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secondary

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colloquial

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characteristic of informal conversation

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collusion

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secret agreement, conspiracy

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colossus

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a gigantic statue or thing

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combustion

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the act or process of burning

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commendation

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a notice of approval or recognition

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commensurate

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corresponding in size or amount

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commodious

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roomy

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compelling

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forceful, demanding attention

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compensate

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to make an appropriate payment for something

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complacency

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self-satisfied ignorance of danger

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complement

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to complete, make perfect

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compliant

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ready to adapt oneself to another’s wishes

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complicit

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being an accomplice in a wrongful act

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compliment

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an expression of esteem or approval

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compound

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to combine parts

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comprehensive

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including everything

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compress

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to apply pressure, squeeze together

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compunction

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distress caused by feeling guilty

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concede

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to accept as valid

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conciliatory

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friendly, agreeable

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concise

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brief and direct in expression

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concoct

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to fabricate, make up

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concomitant

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accompanying in a subordinate fashion

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concord

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harmonious agreement

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condolence

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an expression of sympathy in sorrow

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condone

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to pardon, deliberately overlook

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conduit

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a pipe or channel through which something passes

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confection

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a sweet, fancy food

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confidant

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a person entrusted with secrets

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conflagration

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great fire

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confluence

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a gathering together

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conformist

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one who behaves the same as others

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confound

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to frustrate, confuse

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congeal

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to thicken into a solid

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congenial

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pleasantly agreeable

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congregation

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a gathering of people, especially for religious services

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congruity

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the quality of being in agreement

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connive

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to plot, scheme

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consecrate

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to dedicate something to a holy purpose

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consensus

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an agreement of opinion

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consign

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to give something over to another’s care

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consolation

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an act of comforting

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consonant

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in harmony

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constituent

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an essential part

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constrain

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to forcibly restrict

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construe

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to interpret

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consummate

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to complete a deal; to complete a marriage ceremony through sexual intercourse

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consumption

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the act of consuming

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contemporaneous

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existing during the same time

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contentious

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having a tendency to quarrel or dispute

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contravene

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to contradict, oppose, violate

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contrite

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penitent, eager to be forgiven

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contusion

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bruise, injury

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conundrum

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puzzle, problem

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convene

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to call together

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convention

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an assembly of people

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convivial

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characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment

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convoluted

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intricate, complicated

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copious

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profuse, abundant

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cordial

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warm, 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, worldly

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coup

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a brilliant, unexpected act

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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, refine

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cumulative

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increasing, building upon itself

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cunning

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sly, clever at being deceitful

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cupidity

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a greed, strong 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