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n cabal |
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
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cache |
hiding place; V. |
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cacophonous |
discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds |
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cadaver |
corpse; dead human body |
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cadaverous |
like a corpse; pale |
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n cadence |
rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm |
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n cajole |
persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle |
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s coax |
persuade by flattery |
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calamity |
disaster; misery |
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calculated |
deliberately planned; likely |
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n caldron(cauldron) |
large kettle |
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n caliber |
ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber |
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calligraphy |
beautiful writing; excellent penmanship |
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n callous |
hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind |
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s callus |
area of thick hard skin |
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n callow |
youthful; immature; inexperienced |
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n calorific |
heat-producing; N. calorie |
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calumny |
malicious misrepresentation; slander |
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n camaraderie |
good-fellowship; CF. comrade |
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n cameo |
shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film |
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n canard |
unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report |
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n candor |
frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid |
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n canine |
related to dogs; doglike |
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n canker |
any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer |
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s ulcer |
sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate |
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n canny |
shrewd in money matters; thrifty |
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n cant |
insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people |
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cantankerous |
ill-humored; irritable |
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n cantata |
story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio) |
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n canter |
slow gallop; V. CF. trot |
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n canto |
division of a long poem |
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n canvass |
determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N. |
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capacious |
spacious |
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n capacity |
mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president |
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n capillary |
having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity |
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n capitulate |
surrender; give up all resistance |
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caprice |
whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause |
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capricious |
unpredictable; fickle |
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caption |
title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
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n captious |
faultfinding; too critical |
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n carafe |
glass water bottle; decanter |
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n carapace |
shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.) |
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n carat(karat) |
unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold |
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n carcinogenic |
causing cancer; N. carcinogen |
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n cardinal |
chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order |
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cardiologist |
doctor specializing in ailments of the heart |
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n careen |
lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger |
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s career |
rush wildly; go at full speed |
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s sway |
swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N. |
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caricature |
distortion; burlesque |
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carillon |
a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played |
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carnage |
destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals |
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carnal |
fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body |
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carnivorous |
meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore |
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n carousal |
drunken revel; V. carouse |
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n carping |
petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble |
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n carrion |
rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture |
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n cartographer |
map-maker |
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cascade |
small waterfall |
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n caste |
one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige |
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castigation |
punishment; severe criticism or disapproval |
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casualty |
serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle |
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s casual |
happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark |
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n cataclysm |
deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change |
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n catalyst |
agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis |
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catapult |
slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult |
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s hurl |
throw forcefully; shout out violently |
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n cataract |
great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight) |
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catastrophe |
calamity ; disaster |
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n catcall |
shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V. |
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n catechism |
book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize |
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categorical |
without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute |
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s qualify |
reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated |
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catharsis |
purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art |
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cathartic |
purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ. |
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n catholic |
(of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes |
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n caucus |
private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston |
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n caulk(calk) |
make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship) |
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causal |
implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality |
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caustic |
burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless |
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n cauterize |
burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection |
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n cavalcade |
procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry |
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n cavalier |
casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight |
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n cavil |
quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily |
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n cede |
yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession |
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celerity |
speed; rapidity |
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celestial |
heavenly |
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s hereafter |
life after death |
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s afterlife |
life after death; later part of one's life |
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n celibate |
abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy |
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censor |
(in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V. |
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n censorious |
severely critical |
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censure |
blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval |
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centaur |
mythical figure, half man and half horse |
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centigrade |
denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius) |
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centrifugal |
radiating; departing from the center |
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centrifuge |
machine that separates substances by whirling them |
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centripetal |
tending toward the center |
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centurion |
Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers) |
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cerebral |
pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum |
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cerebration |
thought; working of the brain |
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n ceremonious |
marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy |
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s unceremonious |
not done politely without due formalities |
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n certitude |
certainty |
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cessation |
stoppage |
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n cession |
yielding to another; ceding |
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n chafe |
warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N. |
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n chaff |
worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff |
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n chaffing |
bantering; joking |
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n chagrin |
annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride) |
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n chalice |
goblet; consecrated cup |
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chameleon |
lizard that changes color in different situations |
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champion |
support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.) |
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s championship |
position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion |
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chaotic |
in utter disorder |
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charisma |
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism |
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n charlatan |
quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine) |
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n chary |
cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold |
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n chase |
ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch |
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chasm |
abyss; very deep crack |
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n chassis |
framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached |
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chaste |
morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere |
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n chasten |
discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate |
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n chastise |
punish as by beating; criticize severely |
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chauvinist |
blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin |
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check |
stop motion; curb or restrain |
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n checkered(chequered) |
marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares |
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n cherubic |
angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order |
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n chicanery |
trickery; deception |
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n chide |
scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong) |
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n chimerical |
fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature |
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n chisel |
swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting |
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s chip |
lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp |
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chivalrous |
courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry |
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n choleric |
hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera |
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n choreography |
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances |
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s chore |
daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task |
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n chortle |
chuckle with delight; N. |
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s chuckle |
laugh quietly |
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chronic |
long established as a disease |
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chronicle |
report; record (in chronological order) |
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n churlish |
boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo |
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n ciliated |
having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash |
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cipher |
nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V. |
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circlet |
small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration) |
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circuitous |
roundabout |
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s circuit |
closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place |
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circumlocution |
indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
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circumscribe |
limit; confine; draw a line around |
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n circumspect |
prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought |
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circumvent |
outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around |
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n cistern |
reservoir or water tank |
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citadel |
fortress |
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cite |
quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record |
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civil |
having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic |
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clairvoyant |
having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance |
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s hindsight |
understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened |
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n clamber |
climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble |
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clamor |
loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous |
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clandestine |
secret |
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s chaperon |
older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman |
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n clangor |
loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging |
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n clapper |
striker (tongue) of a bell |
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s clap |
strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause |
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n clarion |
shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times |
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claustrophobia |
fear of being locked in |
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n clavicle |
collarbone |
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s scrimmage |
disorderly fight between two or more people |
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cleave |
split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven |
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n cleft |
N: split |
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n clemency |
disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement |
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clich\'e |
phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich\'ed |
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s bromide |
platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement |
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n clientele |
body of customers |
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climactic |
relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic |
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n clime |
climate |
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n clique |
small exclusive group of people |
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cloister |
monastery or convent |
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n clout |
great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist |
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cloying |
distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess |
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n coagulate |
congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant |
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s clot |
half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V. |
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s pudding |
hot sweet dish |
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coalesce |
combine; fuse; N. coalescence |
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coalition |
partnership; league; union of separate political parties |
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n coda |
concluding section of a musical or literary composition |
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n coddle |
treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs |
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n codicil |
supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will |
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codify |
arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs |
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coercion |
use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce |
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n coeval |
living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age |
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n cog |
tooth projecting from a wheel |
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cogent |
convincing |
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cogitate |
think over; ponder |
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cognate |
having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N. |
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cognitive |
having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing |
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cognizance |
knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware |
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n cohabit |
live together |
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cohere |
stick together |
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cohesion |
tendency to keep together |
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n cohorts |
group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome) |
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n coiffure |
hairstyle |
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coin |
make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented |
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coincidence |
the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental |
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n colander |
utensil with perforated bottom used for straining |
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collaborate |
work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy |
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n collage |
work of art put together from fragments |
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s scrap |
small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel |
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s scraps |
leftover food |
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s scrappy |
quarrelsome |
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collate |
examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound) |
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collateral |
security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters |
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n collation |
a light meal; collating |
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colloquial |
pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression |
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colloquy |
informal discussion; conversation |
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collusion |
conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude |
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colossal |
huge |
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colossus |
gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance |
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n comatose |
in a coma; extremely sleepy |
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s coma |
deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow |
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combustible |
easily burned; N. CF. combustion |
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comely |
attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance |
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s homely |
not good-looking; unattractive |
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comestible |
something fit to be eaten |
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n comeuppance |
deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke |
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s deserts |
what someone deserves |
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n comity |
courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations |
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commandeer |
take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes |
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s draft |
first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript |
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s draught |
current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time |
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n commemorative |
remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp |
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s commemorate |
honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war |
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commensurate |
equal in extent; of the same size |
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commiserate |
feel or express pity or sympathy for |
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commodious |
spacious and comfortable |
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n communal |
held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune |
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s commune |
small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature |
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compact |
agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement |
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compatible |
harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together |
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compelling |
overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel |
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s compulsion |
compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse |
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s compulsory |
obligatory; that must be done |
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s compulsive |
resulting from compulsion |
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compendium |
brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious |
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compensatory |
making up for; repaying |
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compilation |
listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling |
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compile |
assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary |
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complacency |
self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent |
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s smug |
self-satisfied; complacent |
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complaisant |
trying to please; obliging; willing to please others |
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complement |
complete; consummate; make perfect; N. |
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complementary |
serving to complete something |
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compliance |
conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply |
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compliant |
readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements |
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complicity |
participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime) |
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component |
element; ingredient |
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n comport |
bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment |
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s deport |
send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment |
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s bearing |
deportment; connection |
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composure |
mental calmness |
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compound |
combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex |
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comprehensive |
broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive |
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compress |
force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc. |
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comprise |
include; consist of |
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n compromise |
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position; Ex. compromise one's principle; N. |
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compunction |
remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt |
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compute |
reckon; calculate |
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s reckon |
count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose |
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concatenate |
link as in a chain |
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concave |
hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex |
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concede |
admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal |
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conceit |
vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry) |
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s vain |
full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity |
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concentric |
having a common center |
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conception |
beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception |
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n concerted |
mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together |
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concession |
an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire |
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conciliatory |
reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger) |
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concise |
brief and compact |
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n conclave |
private secret meeting |
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conclusive |
decisive; ending all debate |
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concoct |
prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction |
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concomitant |
that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else |
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concord |
harmony; accord |
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s concordat |
formal agreement |
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concur |
agree; coincide; happen at the same time |
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concurrent |
happening at the same time; in agreement |
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condescend |
(derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior |
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condign |
adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved |
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condiments |
seasonings; spices |
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condole |
express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow |
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condone |
overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse |
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conducive |
helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards |
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conduit |
aqueduct; passageway for fluids |
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n confidant(confidante) |
trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret) |
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s confide |
tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about |
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s confidence |
self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling you this in confidence; Ex. exchange confidences about their boyfriends; ADJ. confident |
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s confidential |
spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary |
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confine |
shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement |
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confiscate |
seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer |
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conflagration |
great fire |
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confluence |
flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together |
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conformity |
harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance |
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n confound |
confuse; puzzle |
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congeal |
freeze; coagulate |
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congenial |
pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather |
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congenital |
existing at birth |
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conglomeration |
mass of material sticking together |
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s conglomerate |
corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V. |
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congruence |
correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity |
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congruent |
in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous |
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n conifer |
pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen |
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conjecture |
surmise; guess; V. |
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conjugal |
pertaining to marriage |
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conjure |
cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat. |
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connivance |
pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire |
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connoisseur |
person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art |
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connotation |
suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote |
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connubial |
pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state |
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s matrimony |
state of being married |
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s patrimony |
property inherited from a father |
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consanguinity |
kinship; relationship by birth |
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s consanguineous(consanguine) |
having a common ancestor |
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conscientious |
scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker |
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conscript |
draftee; person forced into military service; V. |
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consecrate |
dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor |
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consensus |
general agreement; opinion reached by a group |
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consequential |
self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent |
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conservatory(conservatoire) |
school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy |
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consign |
send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee |
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consistency |
absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous |
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console |
lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation |
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consolidation |
unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen |
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consonance |
harmony; agreement |
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s consonant |
harmonious; in agreement; N. |
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consort |
associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler) |
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conspiracy |
treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people) |
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s conspire |
take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties. |
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s consternation |
great shock; dismay |
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constituent |
supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component |
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s constituency |
voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents) |
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