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SAT Vocabulary - C
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10/24/2013
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Term
cabal
 Definition
plot
Term
cabaret
 Definition
night club
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cache
 Definition
hiding place
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cachet
 Definition
prestige
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cacophony
 Definition
dissonance, harsh noise
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cadaver
 Definition
corpse
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cadaverous
 Definition
haggard
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cadence
 Definition
rhythm
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cadet
 Definition
a student of a military academy
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cadge
 Definition
beg
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cadre
 Definition
small group
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cajole
 Definition
encourage, coax
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calamity
 Definition
disaster
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calculating
 Definition
scheming
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caliber
 Definition
ability
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callous
 Definition
insensitive
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callow
 Definition
inexperienced
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calumny
 Definition
slander
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camaraderie
 Definition
fellowship
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canaille
 Definition
rabble
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canard
 Definition
hoax
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candid
 Definition
frank, unrehearsed
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candor
 Definition
frankness
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canine
 Definition
pertaining to dogs
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canon
 Definition
rule
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cant
 Definition
insincere speech
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cantankerous
 Definition
peevish
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cantata
 Definition
musical composition
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canvass
 Definition
survey
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capacious
 Definition
spacious
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capillary
 Definition
thin tube
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capital
 Definition
most significant, pertaining to wealth
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capitol
 Definition
legislative building
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capitulate
 Definition
surrender
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capricious
 Definition
fickle, impulsive
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caption
 Definition
title
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captious
 Definition
fond of finding fault in others
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captivate
 Definition
engross, fascinate
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carafe
 Definition
bottle
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carbine
 Definition
rifle
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carcinogenic
 Definition
causing cancer
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carcinoma
 Definition
tumor
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cardinal
 Definition
chief
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cardiologist
 Definition
one who studies the heart
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careen
 Definition
swerve
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carrion
 Definition
decaying flesh
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cartographer
 Definition
mapmaker
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cascade
 Definition
waterfall
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cashmere
 Definition
fine wool from Asia
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Cassandra
 Definition
unheeded prophet
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castigate
 Definition
criticize
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castrate
 Definition
remove the testicles
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casuistry
 Definition
specious reasoning
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cataclysm
 Definition
catastrophe
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catastrophic
 Definition
disastrous
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categorical
 Definition
absolute, certain
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cathartic
 Definition
purgative, purifying
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catholic
 Definition
universal, worldly
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caucus
 Definition
meeting
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cause celebre
 Definition
celebrated legal case
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caustic
 Definition
scathing (of speech)
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cauterize
 Definition
to sear
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cavalier
 Definition
disdainful, nonchalant
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caveat
 Definition
warning
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caveat emptor
 Definition
buyer beware
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cavil
 Definition
quibble
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cavort
 Definition
frolic
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cede
 Definition
transfer ownership
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celestial
 Definition
heavenly
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celibate
 Definition
abstaining from sex
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cenotaph
 Definition
empty tomb
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censorious
 Definition
condemning speech
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censure
 Definition
condemn
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ceramics
 Definition
pottery
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cerebral
 Definition
pertaining to the brain
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cessation
 Definition
a stopping
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chronic
 Definition
continual
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chafe
 Definition
abrade
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chronicle
 Definition
a history
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chagrin
 Definition
embarrassment
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chronology
 Definition
arrangement by time
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chalice
 Definition
goblet
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churl
 Definition
a boor
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champion
 Definition
defend
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chutzpah
 Definition
gall
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chaperon
 Definition
escort
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Cimmerian
 Definition
dim, unlit
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charade
 Definition
pantomime
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cipher
 Definition
zero
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charlatan
 Definition
quack
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circa
 Definition
about
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chartreuse
 Definition
greenish yellow
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circuitous
 Definition
roundabout
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chary
 Definition
cautious
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circumcise
 Definition
remove the foreskin
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chaste
 Definition
pure, virgin
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circumlocution
 Definition
roundabout expression
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chasten
 Definition
castigate
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circumspect
 Definition
cautious
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chateau
 Definition
castle
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circumvent
 Definition
evade
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cheeky
 Definition
brass, forward
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citadel
 Definition
fortress
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cherub
 Definition
cupid
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citation
 Definition
summons to appear in court
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cherubic
 Definition
sweet, innocent
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clamor
 Definition
noise
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chicanery
 Definition
trickery
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clan
 Definition
extended family
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chide
 Definition
scold
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clandestine
 Definition
secret
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chimerical
 Definition
imaginary, dreamlike
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claustrophobia
 Definition
fear of enclosed places
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choleric
 Definition
easily angered
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cleave
 Definition
split
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chortle
 Definition
laugh, snort
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cleft
 Definition
split
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clemency
 Definition
forgiveness
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clique
 Definition
a small group
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cloister
 Definition
refuge
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clone
 Definition
duplicate
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clout
 Definition
influence
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cloven
 Definition
split
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cloy
 Definition
glut
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cloyed
 Definition
jaded
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co-opt
 Definition
preempt, usurp
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coagulate
 Definition
thicken
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coalesce
 Definition
combine
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coda
 Definition
concluding passage
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coddle
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pamper
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codicil
 Definition
supplement to a will
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coercion
 Definition
force
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coffer
 Definition
strong box
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cogent
 Definition
well-put, convincing
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cogitate
 Definition
ponder
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cognate
 Definition
from the same source
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cognizant
 Definition
aware
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cognomen
 Definition
family name
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cohabit
 Definition
live together
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cohere
 Definition
stick together
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cohort
 Definition
an associate
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coiffure
 Definition
hairdo
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collaborate
 Definition
work together
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collar
 Definition
seize
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collateral
 Definition
securities for a debt
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colloquial
 Definition
informal speech
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colloquy
 Definition
conference
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collusion
 Definition
conspiracy
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colonnade
 Definition
row of columns
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comatose
 Definition
stupor
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combine
 Definition
unite, blend
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commandeer
 Definition
seize for military use
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commemorate
 Definition
observe
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commend
 Definition
praise
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commensurate
 Definition
proportionate
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commiserate
 Definition
empathize
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commissary
 Definition
food store
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commission
 Definition
authorization to perform a task
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commodious
 Definition
spacious
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commodity
 Definition
product
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commodore
 Definition
naval officer
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communion
 Definition
fellowship
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commutation
 Definition
exchange, substitution
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commute
 Definition
lessen punishment
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compact
 Definition
covenant
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compassion
 Definition
kindness
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compatible
 Definition
well-matched, harmonious
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compatriot
 Definition
countryman
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compelling
 Definition
convincing
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compendium
 Definition
summary
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compensate
 Definition
make up for
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compensatory
 Definition
redeeming
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competence
 Definition
skillfulness
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compile
 Definition
collect
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complacent
 Definition
self-satisfied
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compliant
 Definition
submissive
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complicity
 Definition
guilt by association
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comport
 Definition
to conduct oneself
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composed
 Definition
cool, self-possessed
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compound
 Definition
augment
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comprehensive
 Definition
thorough
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comprise
 Definition
consist of
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compulsive
 Definition
obsessive
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compulsory
 Definition
obligatory
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compunction
 Definition
remorse
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concatenate
 Definition
link
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concave
 Definition
curving inward
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concede
 Definition
yield, grant
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concerted
 Definition
done together
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conch
 Definition
spiral shell
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conciliatory
 Definition
reconciling
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concise
 Definition
brief
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conclusive
 Definition
convincing, ending doubt
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concoct
 Definition
devise
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concomitant
 Definition
accompanying, concurrent
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concord
 Definition
accord
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concordat
 Definition
agreement
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concourse
 Definition
throng
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concubine
 Definition
mistress
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concur
 Definition
agree
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condescend
 Definition
patronize, talk down to
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condiment
 Definition
seasoning
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condolence
 Definition
commiseration
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condone
 Definition
overlook wrong doing, pardon
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conducive
 Definition
helping
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conduit
 Definition
pipe
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confabulate
 Definition
discuss
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confection
 Definition
candy
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confederacy
 Definition
alliance
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confer
 Definition
bestow
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conference
 Definition
meeting
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confidant
 Definition
trusted friend
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confide
 Definition
trust another (with secrets)
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confiscate
 Definition
seize
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conflagration
 Definition
large fire
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confluence
 Definition
flowing together
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confound
 Definition
bewilder
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confront
 Definition
challenge
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confuse
 Definition
perplex
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confute
 Definition
disprove
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congeal
 Definition
solidify
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congenial
 Definition
friendly
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congenital
 Definition
inborn, existing from birth
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congeries
 Definition
pile
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congruence
 Definition
conformity
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coniferous
 Definition
bearing cones
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conjecture
 Definition
hypothesis
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concurrent
 Definition
simultaneous
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conjugal
 Definition
pertaining to marriage
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conjure
 Definition
summon
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connive
 Definition
conspire
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connoisseur
 Definition
an expert, gourmet
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consanguineous
 Definition
related by blood
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conscientious
 Definition
honorable, upright
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conscription
 Definition
draft, enlistment
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consecrate
 Definition
make holy
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consecutive
 Definition
one after another
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consensus
 Definition
general agreement
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considered
 Definition
well thought out, contemplated
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consign
 Definition
assign
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consolation
 Definition
comfort
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console
 Definition
comfort
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consolidate
 Definition
unite, strengthen
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consonant
 Definition
harmonious
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consort
 Definition
spouse
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consortium
 Definition
cartel
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conspicuous
 Definition
obvious
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conspire
 Definition
plot
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constellation
 Definition
arrangement of stars
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consternation
 Definition
anxiety, bewilderment
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constrained
 Definition
confined
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construe
 Definition
interpret
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consummate
 Definition
perfect
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contagion
 Definition
infectious agent
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contemplate
 Definition
meditate
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contempt
 Definition
disdain
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contend
 Definition
struggle
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contented
 Definition
satisfied
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contentious
 Definition
argumentative
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contiguous
 Definition
adjacent, abutting
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continence
 Definition
self-control
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contingent
 Definition
conditional
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contort
 Definition
twist
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contraband
 Definition
illicit goods
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contraction
 Definition
shrinkage
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contractual
 Definition
related to a contract
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contrariety
 Definition
opposition
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contrast
 Definition
difference, comparison
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contravene
 Definition
oppose
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contretemps
 Definition
unfortunate occurrence
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contrite
 Definition
apologetic
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contrive
 Definition
arrange, artificial
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controversial
 Definition
subject to dispute
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controvert
 Definition
dispute
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contumacy
 Definition
disobedience
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contusion
 Definition
bruise
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conundrum
 Definition
puzzle, enigma
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convene
 Definition
assemble (a group)
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conventional
 Definition
customary, standard
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converge
 Definition
come together
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conversant
 Definition
familiar
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converse
 Definition
opposite
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convex
 Definition
curving outward
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convey
 Definition
communicate
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conviction
 Definition
strongly held belief
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convivial
 Definition
sociable, festive
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countermand
 Definition
overrule
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convocation
 Definition
gathering
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counterstrike
 Definition
strike back
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convoke
 Definition
convene, summon
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countervail
 Definition
counterbalance
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convoluted
 Definition
twisted, complicated
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coup
 Definition
master stroke
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copious
 Definition
abundant
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coup de grace
 Definition
final stroke, a blow of mercy
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coquette
 Definition
a flirt
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court-martial
 Definition
military trial
Term
cordial
 Definition
friendly
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courtesan
 Definition
prostitute
Term
cordon
 Definition
bond, chain
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courtier
 Definition
member of the king's court
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cornucopia
 Definition
cone-shaped horn filled with fruit
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covenant
 Definition
agreement, pact
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corollary
 Definition
consequence
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covert
 Definition
secret
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coronation
 Definition
crowning of a sovereign
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covet
 Definition
desire
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corporeal
 Definition
of the body
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cower
 Definition
showing fear
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corps
 Definition
group of people
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crass
 Definition
crude
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corpulent
 Definition
fat
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crave
 Definition
desire
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corroborate
 Definition
confirm
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craven
 Definition
cowardly
Term
cortege
 Definition
procession
Term
credence
 Definition
belief
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coruscate
 Definition
sparkle
Term
credenza
 Definition
buffet
Term
cosmopolitan
 Definition
worldly, sophisticated
Term
credulity
 Definition
gullibility
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cosset
 Definition
coddle
Term
credulous
 Definition
believing
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coterie
 Definition
small group
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creed
 Definition
belief
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countenance
 Definition
facial expression
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crescendo
 Definition
becoming louder
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crestfallen
 Definition
dejected
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crevice
 Definition
crack
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cringe
 Definition
cower
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criterion
 Definition
a standard used in judging
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critique
 Definition
examination, criticism
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croon
 Definition
sing
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cruet
 Definition
bottle
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crux
 Definition
gist, key
Term
cryptic
 Definition
mysterious
Term
cubism
 Definition
a style of painting
Term
cudgel
 Definition
club
Term
culinary
 Definition
pertaining to cooking
Term
cull
 Definition
pick out, select
Term
culminate
 Definition
climax
Term
culpable
 Definition
blameworthy
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culprit
 Definition
offender
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culvert
 Definition
drain
Term
cumbersome
 Definition
unwieldy
Term
cumulative
 Definition
accumulate
Term
cupidity
 Definition
greed
Term
curb
 Definition
restrain, block
Term
curmudgeon
 Definition
boor
Term
curriculum
 Definition
course of study
Term
curry
 Definition
seek favor by flattery
Term
cursory
 Definition
hasty
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curt
 Definition
abrupt, rude
Term
curtail
 Definition
shorten
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cyclone
 Definition
storm
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cynical
 Definition
scornful of the motives of others
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cynosure
 Definition
celebrity
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czar
 Definition
Russian emperor
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