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GRE Word List Letter C
GRE Word List Letter C
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12/19/2009
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Term
cabal
 Definition
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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cache
 Definition
hiding place
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cadaver
 Definition
corpse
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cadaverous
 Definition
like a corpse; pale
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cadence
 Definition
rhythmic rise and fall; beat
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cadge
 Definition
to beg
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cajole
 Definition
to coax; to wheedle
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caldron
 Definition
large kettle
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callous
 Definition
hardened; unfeeling
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callow
 Definition
youthful; immature
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calorific
 Definition
heat-producing
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calumny
 Definition
malicious misrepresentation; slander
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camaraderie
 Definition
good-fellowship
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cameo
 Definition
shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film
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canard
 Definition
false or unfounded story
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candor
 Definition
frankness
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canker
 Definition
any ulcerous sore; any evil
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canny
 Definition
shrewd; thrifty
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cant
 Definition
insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves
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cantankerous
 Definition
ill-humored; irritable
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cantata
 Definition
story set to music, to be sung by a chorus
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canter
 Definition
slow gallop
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canto
 Definition
division of a long poem
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canvass
 Definition
to seek opinions, votes, etc
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capillary
 Definition
having a very fine bore
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capitulate
 Definition
to surrender
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caprice
 Definition
whim
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captious
 Definition
faultfinding
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carafe
 Definition
glass water bottle; decanter
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carapace
 Definition
shell covering the back
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carcinogenic
 Definition
causing cancer
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cardiologist
 Definition
specialist of the heart
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careen
 Definition
sway from side to side
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caricature
 Definition
distortion; burlesque
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carillon
 Definition
a set of bells capable of being played
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carnage
 Definition
destruction of life
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carnal
 Definition
fleshly
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carnivorous
 Definition
meat-eating
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carousal
 Definition
drunken revel
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carping
 Definition
petty criticism; fault-finding
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carrion
 Definition
rotting flesh of a dead body
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cartographer
 Definition
map-maker
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cascade
 Definition
small waterfall
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caste
 Definition
one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige
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casualty
 Definition
serious or fatal accident
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cataclysm
 Definition
deluge; upheaval
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cataract
 Definition
great waterfall; eye abnormality
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catcall
 Definition
shout of disapproval; boo
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catechism
 Definition
book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
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categorical
 Definition
absolute
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catharsis
 Definition
purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
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cathartic
 Definition
purgative
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catholic
 Definition
universal
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caucus
 Definition
private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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caulk
 Definition
to make watertight
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cauterize
 Definition
to burn with hot iron
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cavalcade
 Definition
procession; parade
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cavalier
 Definition
casual and offhand; arrogant
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cavil
 Definition
to make frivolous objections
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cede
 Definition
to yield
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celerity
 Definition
speed; rapidity
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celibate
 Definition
abstaining from sexual intercourse
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censor
 Definition
overseer of morals; person who eliminates inappropriate matter
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censorious
 Definition
critical
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censure
 Definition
to blame; to criticize
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centaur
 Definition
half man half horse mythical figure
Term
centigrade
 Definition
denoting a widely used temperature scale
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centrifugal
 Definition
radiating; departing from the center
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centripetal
 Definition
tending toward the center
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centurion
 Definition
Roman army officer
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cerebration
 Definition
thought
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certitude
 Definition
certainty
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cessation
 Definition
stoppage
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cession
 Definition
yielding; ceding
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chafe
 Definition
to warm by rubbing; to make sore
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chaff
 Definition
worthless products of an endeavor
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chaffing
 Definition
bantering; joking
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chagrin
 Definition
vexation; disappointment
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chalice
 Definition
goblet
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charlatan
 Definition
quack; pretender to knowledge
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chary
 Definition
cautious
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chase
 Definition
to ornament a metal surface by indenting
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chassis
 Definition
framework and working parts of an automobile
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chaste
 Definition
pure
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chasten
 Definition
to correct by punishment or scolding; to restrain
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chastened
 Definition
humbled; subdued; rebuked
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chastise
 Definition
to punish or scold
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chauvinist
 Definition
blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group or cause
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checkered
 Definition
marked by changes in fortune
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cherubic
 Definition
angelic
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chide
 Definition
to scold
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chimerical
 Definition
imaginative
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chisel
 Definition
wedgelike tool for cutting; to cheat
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chivalrous
 Definition
faithful; brave; courteous
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choleric
 Definition
hot-tempered
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choreography
 Definition
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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chortle
 Definition
to chuckle with delight
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chronic
 Definition
long established
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churlish
 Definition
boorish, rude
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ciliated
 Definition
having minute hairs
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cipher
 Definition
nonentity; worthless thing; secret code
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circlet
 Definition
small ring; band
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circuitous
 Definition
roundabout
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circumlocution
 Definition
evasive language
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circumscribe
 Definition
limit narrowly
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circumspect
 Definition
prudent; cautious
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circumvent
 Definition
outwit; baffle
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cistern
 Definition
reservoir or water tank
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citadel
 Definition
fortress
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clairvoyant
 Definition
having foresight; fortuneteller
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clamber
 Definition
to climb by crawling
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clamor
 Definition
noise
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clangor
 Definition
loud, resounding noise
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clapper
 Definition
striker (tongue) of a bell
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clarion
 Definition
shrill, trumpetlike sound
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claustrophobia
 Definition
fear of being locked in
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clavicle
 Definition
collarbone
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cleave
 Definition
to sever; to cling to; to remain faithful to
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cleft
 Definition
split
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clemency
 Definition
disposition to be lenient
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clientele
 Definition
body of customers
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clime
 Definition
region; climate
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cloister
 Definition
monastery or convent
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clout
 Definition
great influence
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cloying
 Definition
distasteful (because excessive)
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coalesce
 Definition
to combine
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coddle
 Definition
to treat gently; to pamper
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codicil
 Definition
supplement to the body of a will
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codify
 Definition
to arrange as a code; to classify
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coeval
 Definition
living at the same time as
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cog
 Definition
tooth projecting from a wheel
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cogitate
 Definition
to think over
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cognate
 Definition
related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
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cognizance
 Definition
knowledge
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cohabit
 Definition
to live together
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cohere
 Definition
to stick together
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cohorts
 Definition
armed band
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coiffure
 Definition
hairstyle
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coin
 Definition
to make coins; to invent or fabricate
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colander
 Definition
utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
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collate
 Definition
to examine in order to verify authenticity; to arrange in order
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collateral
 Definition
security given for a loan
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collation
 Definition
a light meal
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colloquy
 Definition
informal discussion
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collusion
 Definition
conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
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comatose
 Definition
in a coma; extremely sleepy
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comely
 Definition
attractive; agreeable
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comestible
 Definition
something fit to be eaten
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comeuppance
 Definition
rebuke; deserts
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comity
 Definition
courtesy; civility
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commandeer
 Definition
to draft for military purposes; to take for public use
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commemorative
 Definition
remembering
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commiserate
 Definition
to feel pity for
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commodious
 Definition
spacious and comfortable
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compact
 Definition
agreement; contract
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compensatory
 Definition
making up for; repaying
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compilation
 Definition
listing of statistical info in tabular or book form
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complacency
 Definition
self-satisfaction; smugness
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complement
 Definition
to complete
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complementary
 Definition
serving to complete something
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complicity
 Definition
involvement in a crime; participation
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comport
 Definition
to bear one's self; to behave
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compound
 Definition
to pay interest; to increase
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comprise
 Definition
to include
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compunction
 Definition
remorse
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concatenate
 Definition
to link as in a chain
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concave
 Definition
hollow
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concede
 Definition
to yield
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concentric
 Definition
having a common center
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concerted
 Definition
mutually agreed on; done together
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concession
 Definition
an act of yielding
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conclave
 Definition
private meeting
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concoct
 Definition
to prepare by combining; to make up in concert
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concomitant
 Definition
that which accompanies
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concord
 Definition
harmony
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concurrent
 Definition
happening at the same time
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condign
 Definition
appropriate; deserved
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condole
 Definition
to express sympathetic sorrow
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conducive
 Definition
helpful
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conduit
 Definition
aqueduct; passageway for fluids
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conflagration
 Definition
great fire
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conflate
 Definition
to combine into one
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confluence
 Definition
flowing together; crowd
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conformity
 Definition
harmony; agreement
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congeal
 Definition
to freeze; coagulate
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congenial
 Definition
pleasant; friendly
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congenital
 Definition
existing at birth
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conglomeration
 Definition
mass of material sticking together
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congruence
 Definition
correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship
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congruent
 Definition
in agreement; corresponding
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conifer
 Definition
pine tree; cone-bearing tree
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conjugal
 Definition
pertaining to marriage
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conjure
 Definition
to summon a devil; to practice magic; to imagine or invent
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connivance
 Definition
pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend
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connubial
 Definition
pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
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consanguinity
 Definition
kinship
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conscientious
 Definition
scrupulous; careful
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consecrate
 Definition
to dedicate; to sanctify
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consequential
 Definition
pompous; self-important
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conservatory
 Definition
school of the fine arts
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consign
 Definition
to deliver officially; to entrust; to set apart
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consonance
 Definition
harmony
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consort
 Definition
to associate with; husband or wife
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constituent
 Definition
supporter
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constraint
 Definition
compulsion; repression of feelings
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construe
 Definition
to explain
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consummate
 Definition
wholly without flaw; supremely skilled; complete and utter
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contagion
 Definition
infection
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contend
 Definition
to struggle; to compete; to assert earnestly
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contiguous
 Definition
adjacent to; touching upon
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continence
 Definition
self-restraint; sexual chastity
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contingent
 Definition
dependent on; conditional; group that makes up part of a gathering
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contortions
 Definition
twistings; distortions
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contraband
 Definition
illegal trade; smuggling
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contravene
 Definition
to contradict
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contrived
 Definition
forced; artificial; not spontaneous
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controvert
 Definition
to oppose with arguments
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contumacious
 Definition
disobedient
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convene
 Definition
to assemble
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conversant
 Definition
familiar with
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convex
 Definition
curving outward
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conveyance
 Definition
vehicle; transfer
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convivial
 Definition
festive
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convoke
 Definition
to call together
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copious
 Definition
plentiful
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coquette
 Definition
flirt
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cordial
 Definition
gracious; heartfelt
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cordon
 Definition
extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress
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cornice
 Definition
projecting molding on building
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cornucopia
 Definition
horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
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corollary
 Definition
consequence; accompaniment
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corporeal
 Definition
bodily; material
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corpulent
 Definition
very fat
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corroborate
 Definition
to confirm; to support
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corrode
 Definition
to destroy by chemical action
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corrosive
 Definition
eating away by chemicals or disease
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corrugated
 Definition
wrinkled; ridged
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coterie
 Definition
group that meets socially; select circle
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countenance
 Definition
to approve; to tolerate; face
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countermand
 Definition
to cancel; to revoke
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counterpart
 Definition
a thing that completes another; things very much alike
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coup
 Definition
highly successful action or sudden attack
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courier
 Definition
messenger
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covert
 Definition
secret; hidden; implied
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covetous
 Definition
avaricious; eagerly desirous of
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cow
 Definition
to terrorize; to intimidate
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cower
 Definition
to shrink quivering, as from far
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coy
 Definition
shy
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cozen
 Definition
to cheat
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crabbed
 Definition
sour; peevish
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crass
 Definition
very unrefined
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credence
 Definition
belief
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credo
 Definition
creed
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credulity
 Definition
gullibility
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creed
 Definition
system of religious or ethical belief
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crescendo
 Definition
increase in the volume or intensity
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crestfallen
 Definition
dejected; dispirited
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crevice
 Definition
crack; fissure
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cringe
 Definition
to shrink back
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crone
 Definition
hag
Term
crotchety
 Definition
eccentric; whimsical
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crux
 Definition
essential or main point
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crypt
 Definition
secret vault
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cryptic
 Definition
mysterious
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cubicle
 Definition
small chamber used for sleeping
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cuisine
 Definition
style of cooking
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cull
 Definition
to pick out; to reject
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culmination
 Definition
attainment of the highest point
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culpable
 Definition
deserving blame
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culvert
 Definition
artificial channel for water
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cumbersome
 Definition
heavy
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cupidity
 Definition
greed
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curator
 Definition
superintendent; manager
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curmudgeon
 Definition
churlish, miserly individual
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cursive
 Definition
flowing, running
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cursory
 Definition
casual; hastily done
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curtail
 Definition
to shorten; to reduce
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cynosure
 Definition
object of general attention
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