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Vocab: C's (pg. 68-69)
Vocab: C's (pg. 68-69)
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06/25/2009
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concord
 Definition
agreement
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concourse
 Definition
a crowd; a wide street
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concur
 Definition
to agree with
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condescend
 Definition
to talk down to someone
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condign
 Definition
deserved
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condolence
 Definition
expression of sorrow
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condone
 Definition
to excuse; to overlook; to forgive
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conducive
 Definition
leading to
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conduit
 Definition
pipe or tube
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configuration
 Definition
shape
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confiscate
 Definition
to seize
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conflagration
 Definition
a large fire
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confluent
 Definition
flowing together
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conformity
 Definition
doing the same as others
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confounded
 Definition
confused or amazed
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congeal
 Definition
to thicken
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congenial
 Definition
friendly
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congenital
 Definition
existing at birth
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conglomerate
 Definition
mass; large corporation
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congregate
 Definition
to assemble
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congruent
 Definition
in agreement
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conjecture
 Definition
to guess or speculate
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conjugal
 Definition
pertaining to marriage
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conjure
 Definition
to call upon or to command a devil or spirit to practice magic; cast a spell
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connivance
 Definition
conspiracy
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connoisseur
 Definition
an expert
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connote
 Definition
imply
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connubial
 Definition
relating to marriage
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consanguinity
 Definition
close relationship by blood
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consecrate
 Definition
to make holy
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consensus
 Definition
general agreement
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console
 Definition
to comfort
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consonant
 Definition
in agreement or harmony
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consort
 Definition
a husband or wife; to associate or join
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conspicuous
 Definition
obvious; easily seen
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contentious
 Definition
argumentative; quarrelsome
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consternation
 Definition
confusion or panic
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constituents
 Definition
supporters
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constraints
 Definition
limitations
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constrict
 Definition
to shrink
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construe
 Definition
to interpret
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consummate
 Definition
to complete or perfect
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contagious
 Definition
infectious
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contemporary
 Definition
current; modern
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contemptuous
 Definition
scornful; hateful; (to disdain)
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contentious
 Definition
ready to argue; quarrelsome
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contingent
 Definition
possible
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contort
 Definition
to distort
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contrary
 Definition
opposite to
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contravene
 Definition
to oppose
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contrite
 Definition
sorrowful; remorseful; apologetic
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contumacious
 Definition
disobedient; stubborn
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contusion
 Definition
a bruise
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conundrum
 Definition
a riddle or puzzle
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convene
 Definition
to assemble
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conventional
 Definition
ordinary; usual
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converge
 Definition
to come together
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conversant
 Definition
being familiar with
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converse
 Definition
to talk; the opposite
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convex
 Definition
curing outward
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conveyance
 Definition
a vehicle
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convivial
 Definition
friendly
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convoluted
 Definition
twisted
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cope
 Definition
to deal with
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copious
 Definition
abundant
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coquetry
 Definition
flirtation
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cordial
 Definition
friendly
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cornucopia
 Definition
abundance
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corollary
 Definition
a deduction; a result of
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corona
 Definition
bright circle
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corporeal
 Definition
body or physical
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corpulent
 Definition
fatness
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corroborate
 Definition
to confirm
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corrugated
 Definition
wrinkled; ridged
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cortege
 Definition
funeral procession
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cosmopolitan
 Definition
worldly
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coterie
 Definition
close group of friends
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countenance
 Definition
the face; to permit
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countermand
 Definition
to cancel
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counterpart
 Definition
duplicate
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coup
 Definition
a brilliant move
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covenant
 Definition
an agreement
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covert
 Definition
secretive
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covet
 Definition
to desire
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cower
 Definition
to tremble
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coy
 Definition
shy
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cozen
 Definition
to trick
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crafty
 Definition
tricky
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crass
 Definition
unrefined
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craven
 Definition
cowardly
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credence
 Definition
belief
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credible
 Definition
believable
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credulous
 Definition
gullible; trusting
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creed
 Definition
a religious belief
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crescendo
 Definition
gradual increase in intensity
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crestfallen
 Definition
dejected
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cringe
 Definition
to shrink back
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criterion
 Definition
standard for judging
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crony
 Definition
close friend
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crotchety
 Definition
grouchy
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crucible
 Definition
a severe test
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crux
 Definition
the essential part
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cryptic
 Definition
mysterious
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crystallize
 Definition
to take on a definite form
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cubicle
 Definition
small compartment
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cudgel
 Definition
club; thick stick
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cull
 Definition
to pick out
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culminate
 Definition
to result in
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culpable
 Definition
worthy of blame
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cumbersome
 Definition
heavy or hard to handle
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cumulative
 Definition
accumulated
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cupidity
 Definition
greed
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curb
 Definition
to control
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cursive
 Definition
running or flowing
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cursory
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superficial
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cynic
 Definition
one who is critical
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