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GRE: Set 9
chu-compo
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Language - English
Graduate
01/12/2011
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Term
churlish
 Definition
rude
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circuitous
 Definition
roundabout
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circumlocution
 Definition
roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
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circumscribe
 Definition
to encircle; set limits on, confine
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circumspect
 Definition
cautious, wary
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cistern
 Definition
tank for rainwater
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citadel
 Definition
fortress or stronghold
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clandestine
 Definition
secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
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cleave
 Definition
to split or separate; to stick, cling, adhere
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clement
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mild
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cloister (v)
 Definition
to confine, seclude
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cloying
 Definition
indulging to excess
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coalesce
 Definition
to grow together or cause to unite as one
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coddle
 Definition
to baby, treat indulgently
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coffer
 Definition
strongbox, large chest for money
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cogent
 Definition
logically forceful, compelling, convincing
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cognate
 Definition
related, similar, akin
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cognomen
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family name; any name, especially a nickname
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collateral
 Definition
accompanying
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collusion
 Definition
collaboration, complicity, conspiracy
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comeliness
 Definition
physical grace and beauty
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commensurate
 Definition
proportional
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commodious
 Definition
roomy, spacious
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commute
 Definition
to change a penalty to a less severe one
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compatriot
 Definition
fellow countryman
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compendious
 Definition
summarizing completely and briefly
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complacent
 Definition
self-satisfied, smug, affable
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complaisant
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agreeable, friendly
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complicity
 Definition
knowing partnership in wrongdoing
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compound (v)
 Definition
to combine, add to
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