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cohesion |
Consistency. |
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cohesive |
Having the property of consistency. |
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coincide |
To correspond. |
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coincidence |
A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident. |
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coincident |
Taking place at the same time. |
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collaborate |
To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits. |
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collapse |
To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail. |
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collapsible |
That may or can collapse. |
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colleague |
An associate in professional employment. |
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collective |
Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum. |
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collector |
One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like. |
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collegian |
A college student. |
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collide |
To meet and strike violently. |
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collier |
One who works in a coal-mine. |
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collision |
Violent contact. |
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colloquial |
Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary. |
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colloquialism |
Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation. |
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colloquy |
Conversation. |
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collusion |
A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose. |
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colossus |
Any strikingly great person or object. |
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comely |
Handsome. |
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comestible |
Fit to be eaten. |
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comical |
Funny. |
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commemorate |
To serve as a remembrance of. |
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commentary |
A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work. |
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commingle |
To blend. |
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commissariat |
The department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs. |
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commission |
To empower. |
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commitment |
The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping. |
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committal |
The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being |
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commodity |
Something that is bought and sold. |
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commotion |
A disturbance or violent agitation. |
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commute |
To put something, especially something less severe, in place of. |
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comparable |
Fit to be compared. |
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comparative |
Relative. |
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comparison |
Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness. |
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compensate |
To remunerate. |
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competence |
Adequate qualification or capacity. |
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competent |
Qualified. |
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competitive |
characterized by rivalry. |
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competitor |
A rival. |
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complacence |
Satisfaction with one's acts or surroundings. |
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complacent |
Pleased or satisfied with oneself. |
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complaisance |
Politeness. |
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complaisant |
Agreeable. |
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complement |
To make complete. |
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complex |
Complicated. |
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compliant |
Yielding. |
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complicate |
To make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with. |
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complication |
An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner. |
