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confrontation

A

act of facing someone or something

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congenial

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pleasant, friendly

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congenital

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existing at birth

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conglomeration

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mass material sticking together

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congruent

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in agreement, corresponding

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conjecture

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surmise, guess

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conjure

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summon a devil, practice magic

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connivance

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assistance, pretense of ignorance or something wrong

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connoisseur

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person competent to act as judge of art

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connotation

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suggested or implied meaning o an expression

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conscientious

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careful

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conserate

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dedicate

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consesus

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general agreement

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consistency

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absence of contradictions. dependability, degree of thickness

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consolidation

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unification

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conspicuous

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easily seen, noticeable

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conspiracy

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treacherous plot

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constituent

A

supporter

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constraint

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compulsion, repression of feelings

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construe

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explain, interpret

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contagion

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infection

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contaminate

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pollute

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contemporary

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person belonging to the same period

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contempt

A

scorn, disdain

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contend

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argue earnestly, struggle with rivalry

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contention

A

angry disagreement, point made in debate or argument

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contentious

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quarrelsome

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contest

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dispute

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context

A

writings preceding and following the passage quoted

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contingent

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group that makes up part of a gathhering

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contract

A

compress or shrink, establish an agreement

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contrived

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forced, artificial

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controvert

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oppose with arguments

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convene

A

assemble

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convention

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social or moral custom

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conventional

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ordinary, typical

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converge

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approach, tend to meet

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converse

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opposite

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converse

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chat, talk informally

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convert

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one who has adopted a different religion or opinion

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conviction

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judgement thhat someone is guilty of a crime

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convoluted

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coiled around, involved

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copious

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plentiful

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corollary

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consequence

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corporeal

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bodily, material

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correlation

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mutual relationship

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corroborate

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confirm, support

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corrode

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destroy by chemical reaction

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corrosive

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eating away by chemicals

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contingent

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dependent on, conditional

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