Word List 11 Flashcards

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Conjecture

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Surmise, guess

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Congruent

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In agreement, corresponding

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Connivance

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Assistance, pretence of ignorance of something wrong, permission to offend.

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Consequential

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Pompous, important, self- important

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Consign

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Deliver officially, entrust, set apart

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Constituent

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Supporter

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Contagion

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Infection

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Contemporary

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Person belonging to the same time period

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Contend

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Struggle, compete, assert earnestly

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome

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Contiguous

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Adjacent to, touching upon

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Continence

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Self- restraint, sexual chastity

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Contingent

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Dependant on, conditional.

Group that makes up part of the gathering.

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Contraband

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Illegal trade, smuggling

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Contrite

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Remorseful, penitent

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Contrived

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Forced, artificial, not spontaneous

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Controvert

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Oppose with arguments, attempt to refute, contradict.

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Convert

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One who has adopted a different religion or opinion.

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Conveyance

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Vehicle, transfer

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Convoke

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Call together

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Corollary

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Consequence, accompaniment

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Corpulent

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Very fat.

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Corrugated

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Wrinkled, ridged

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Coterie

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Group that meets socially, select group

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Countenance

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Approve, tolerate

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