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complicity |
Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer. |
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compliment |
To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise. |
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component |
A constituent element or part. |
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comport |
To conduct or behave (oneself). |
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composure |
Calmness. |
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comprehensible |
Intelligible. |
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comprehension |
Ability to know. |
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comprehensive |
Large in scope or content. |
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compress |
To press together or into smaller space. |
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compressible |
Capable of being pressed into smaller compass. |
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compression |
Constraint, as by force or authority. |
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comprise |
To consist of. |
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compulsion |
Coercion. |
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compulsory |
Forced. |
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compunction |
Remorseful feeling. |
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compute |
To ascertain by mathematical calculation. |
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concede |
To surrender. |
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conceit |
Self-flattering opinion. |
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conceive |
To form an idea, mental image or thought of. |
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concerto |
A musical composition. |
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concession |
Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim. |
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conciliate |
To obtain the friendship of. |
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conciliatory |
Tending to reconcile. |
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conclusive |
Sufficient to convince or decide. |
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concord |
Harmony. |
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concordance |
Harmony. |
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concur |
To agree. |
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concurrence |
Agreement. |
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concurrent |
Occurring or acting together. |
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concussion |
A violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow. |
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condensation |
The act or process of making dense or denser. |
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condense |
To abridge. |
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condescend |
To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors. |
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condolence |
Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune. |
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conduce |
To bring about. |
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conducive |
Contributing to an end. |
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conductible |
Capable of being conducted or transmitted. |
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conduit |
A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid. |
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confectionery |
The candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy. |
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confederacy |
A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid. |
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confederate |
One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement. |
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confer |
To bestow. |
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conferee |
A person with whom another confers. |
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confessor |
A spiritual advisor. |
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confidant |
One to whom secrets are entrusted. |
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confide |
To reveal in trust or confidence. |
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confidence |
The state or feeling of trust in or reliance upon another. |
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confident |
Assured. |
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confinement |
Restriction within limits or boundaries. |
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confiscate |
To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury. |
