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constituency |
The inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body. |
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constituent |
One who has the right to vote at an election. |
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constrict |
To bind. |
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consul |
An officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country. |
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consulate |
The place in which a consul transacts official business. |
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consummate |
To bring to completion. |
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consumption |
Gradual destruction, as by burning, eating, etc., or by using up, wearing out, etc. |
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consumptive |
Designed for gradual destruction. |
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contagion |
The communication of disease from person to person. |
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contagious |
Transmitting disease. |
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contaminate |
To pollute. |
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contemplate |
To consider thoughtfully. |
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contemporaneous |
Living, occurring, or existing at the same time. |
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contemporary |
Living or existing at the same time. |
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contemptible |
Worthy of scorn or disdain. |
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contemptuous |
Disdainful. |
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contender |
One who exerts oneself in opposition or rivalry. |
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contiguity |
Proximity. |
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contiguous |
Touching or joining at the edge or boundary. |
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continence |
Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion. |
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contingency |
Possibility of happening. |
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contingent |
Not predictable. |
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continuance |
Permanence. |
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continuation |
Prolongation. |
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continuity |
Uninterrupted connection in space, time, operation, or development. |
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continuous |
Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence. |
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contort |
To twist into a misshapen form. |
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contraband |
Trade forbidden by law or treaty. |
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contradiction |
The assertion of the opposite of that which has been said. |
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contradictory |
Inconsistent with itself. |
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contraposition |
A placing opposite. |
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contravene |
To prevent or obstruct the operation of. |
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contribution |
The act of giving for a common purpose. |
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contributor |
One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose. |
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contrite |
Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin. |
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contrivance |
The act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose. |
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contrive |
To manage or carry through by some device or scheme. |
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control |
To exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over. |
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controller |
One who or that which regulates or directs. |
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contumacious |
Rebellious. |
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contumacy |
Contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority. |
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contuse |
To bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin. |
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contusion |
A bruise. |
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convalesce |
To recover after a sickness. |
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convalescence |
The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease. |
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convalescent |
Recovering health after sickness. |
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convene |
To summon or cause to assemble. |
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convenience |
Fitness, as of time or place. |
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converge |
To cause to incline and approach nearer together. |
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convergent |
Tending to one point. |
