Vocabulary 08 Flashcards

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collateral

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running side by side, parallel

of a secondary nature

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commiserate

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to feel, show, or express pity or compassion for; to sympathize with

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compatible

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capable of existing together

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complacent

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feeling or showing satisfaction, sometimes to a fault; self-satisfied

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compulsory

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required by law or other form of authority

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concurrent

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happening together at the same time or place

in accordance or agreement

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condescend

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to come down voluntarily to the level of something inferior

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consummation

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act of completion or bring to perfection

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contention

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a striving together in opposition, especially in verbal controversy
a point maintained in an arugment

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contigent

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dependent on some preceding occurrence or condition

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contrition

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sincere sorrow for sin

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contrive

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to plan with cleverness; to plot, scheme

to devise or fabricate

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