| Term | Definition |
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Conflagration |
great fire |
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Confluence |
a gathering together |
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conformist |
one who behaves the same as others |
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Confound |
to frustrate, confuse |
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congeal |
to thicken into a solid |
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congenial |
pleasantly agreeable |
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congruity |
the quality of being in agreement |
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connive |
to plot, scheme |
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consecrate |
to dedicate something to a holy purpose |
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consensus |
an agreement of opinion |
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consign |
to give something over to another's care |
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consolation |
an act of comforting |
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consonant |
in harmony |
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constituent |
an essential part |
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constrain |
to forcibly restrict |
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construe |
to intepret |
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consummate |
to complete a deal; to complete a marraige ceremony through sexual intercourse |
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consumption |
the act of consuming |
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contemporaneous |
existing during the same time |
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contentious |
having a tendency to quarrel or dispute |
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contravene |
to contradict, oppose, violate |
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contrite |
penitent, eager to be forgiven |
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contusion |
bruise, injury |
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conundrum |
puzzle, problem |
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convene |
to call together |
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convention |
an assembly of people; a rule, custom |
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convival |
characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment |
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convoluted |
profuse, abundant |
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cordial |
warm, affectionate |
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coronation |
the act of crowning |
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corpulence |
extreme fatness |
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corroborate |
to support with evidence |
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corrosive |
having the tendency to erode or eat away |
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cosmopolitan |
sophisitcated, wordly |
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counteract |
to neutralize, make ineffective |
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coup |
a brillant, unexpected act; the overthrow of a government and assumption of authority |
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covet |
to desire enviously |
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covert |
secretly engaged in |
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credulity |
readiness to believe |
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crescendo |
a steady increase in intensity or volume |
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criteria |
standards by which something progresses |
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culpable |
deserving blame |
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cultivate |
to nuture, improve, refine |
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cummulative |
increasing, building upon itself |
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cunning |
sly, clever at being deceitful |
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cupidity |
greed, strong desire |
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cursory |
brief to the point of being superficial |