ABC General Flashcards
(239 cards)
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abated
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(-) lessen, to become less intense
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abdicate
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(-) fail, give up, resign
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abhorred
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(-) disgust, hatred
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abject
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(-) miserable
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abstemious
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(0) moderate, normal
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abstract
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(0) conflicting
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abstruse
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(-) difficult to understand, profound, obscure
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abysmal
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(-) extremely bad, appalling
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accelerate
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(+) increase
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acceptance
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(+) to be accepted
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acclamation
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(+) approval, applause, ovation
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accolade
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(+) praise
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accosted
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(-) approach with hostility
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accounterment
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(0) equipment, outfit
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acerbic
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(-) harsh
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acquainted
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(0) to know, informed
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acquisition
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(+) gain, attainment, procurement
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acquitted
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(+) free someone from criminal charge, not guilty
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acrimonious
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(-) angry, bitter, pungent
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activist
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(0) promote change
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acute
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(0) minor, small
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adjacent
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(0) next to each other, adjoining, contigious
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admonition
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(+) warning, firm advice, rebuke, reprimand
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adorable
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(+) cute, loved
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adulation
(+) excessive admiration, praise, flattery
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advanced
(+) high level, forward, progressive
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advantageous
(+) giving an advantage
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adverse
(-) harmful, contrary, hostile, unfavorable, inimical
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advocate
(+) promote
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affable
(+) polite, friendly, amiable, courteous
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affectation
(0) display, simulation, pretense
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affinity
(+) natural liking, relationship
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affirmation
(+) confirming, favouring
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affluence
(+) abundant wealth, rich, profuse, opulent, copious
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aggravated
(-) made more serious
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aggregate
(0) combined together, accumulate
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agnostic
(0) realistic, non-believer
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alienate
(-) isolate, estrange
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alleviate
(+) lessen impacts, relieve, mitigate, palliate
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alliteration
(0) similar sounding words
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allotment
(0) assignment, distribution, quota
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allusion
(0) refering to something, innuendo, insinuating
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aloof
(-) remote, distant, not friendly
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ambitious
(+) big dreams, aspiring
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amenable
(+) open to suggestion, obedient, docile, liable
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amphibious
(0) both land and water
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amplify
(+) project, expand, enlarge
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analogy
(0) comparison, similarity, parity
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analytic
(0) to analyse
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anathema
(-) dislike, curse, imprecation, malediction
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ancillary
(+) provides support to something, subsidiary, subordinate
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annulment
(-) canceled, annuled
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anomaly
(-) irregularity, abnormality, aberration
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antebellum
(0) occurring before a war
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antecedent
(0) existed before, prior, preceding, anterior, foregoing
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anterior
(0) previous, antecedent, preceding
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antipathy
(-) deep feeling of dislike, aversion, repugnance, repulsion
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antiquate
(-) old fashioned, outdated, obsolete
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antisocial
(-) unsociable, don't want to be with others
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apathethic
(-) showing no feeling, no interest, listless, indifferent
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apathy
(-) lack of interest, enthusiasm, torpor, listless
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apex
(+) maximum point, top, summit, peak, pinnacle
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aplomb
(+) self-confidence, self-assurance,
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apocryphal
(0) many ppl believe its true, but doubtful
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apogee
(+) climax, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination
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appalling
(-) awful, terrible, horrible
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appease
(+) allowing, granting
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appraise
(+) to value
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appropriate
(+) proper, suitable, fit
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arable
(+) suitable for growing crops
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arbiter
(0) umpire, judge, moderator, arbitrator
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arcane
(-) understood by few, occult, secret, mysterious, dark, esoteric
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archaic
(-) old fashioned, obsolete, antiquated, ancient
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archeological
(0) digging things, egypt, pyramid explorers
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ardent
(+) enthusiastic, passionate
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aristocratic
(0) noble, high status
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arrogant
(-) violent, haughty, proud, conceited, lofty
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articulate
(0) to pronounce, clear
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ascended
(+) go up, climb
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aspersed
(-) attack, criticize
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assertion
(0) saying something confidently, affirmation, claim, allegation
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assiduous
(+) showing great care, perseverance, diligent, sedulous, industrious, studious
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assignation
(0) appointment to meet someone in secret, rendezvous, appointment
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assimilation
(0) different people coming together
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assured
(+) reconfirm, confident, certain, secure, safe
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attrition
(-) gradual reduction and deterioration, abrasion, wear, friction
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augment
(+) to make greater, increase, enlarge, enhance, amplify, increment
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auspicious
(+) success, favourable, propitious, fortunate
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austerity
(0) strict, stern, stringent, rigor
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authorize
(+) to allow, official permision, empower, warrant, enable
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automation
(0) use of largely automatic equipment, use machines to manufacture
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avarice
(-) extreme greed for wealth, greedy, cupidity, avidly, rapacious
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avaricious
(-) showing greed
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aversion
(-) strong dislike, disinclination, repugnance, disgust, anitpathy
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awesome
(+) extremely impressive, formidable, terrific
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ballistic
(0) overwrought, irrational
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bankruptcy
(-) being bankrupt, failure, insolvency
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bantered
(0) speak and tease playfully
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barren
(-) empty, infertile, arid
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bastion
(0) stronghold, fortress, bulwark, rampart
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bedazzle
(+) greatly impress
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begrudge
(-) envy, grudge, jealous
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beguile
(+) charm and enchant deceptively, cheat, trick, swindle
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beleaguered
(-) harass, bother, annoy
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belied
(-) fail to fulfill or justify
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belligerent
(-) hostile, aggressive, warring, bellicose
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bemused
(-) puzzle, confuse, bewilder
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beneficial
(+) advantage
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benefit
(+) advantage, avail
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benevolence
(+) charitable, kind, good-hearted
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benign
(+) gentle, kind, genial
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berated
(-) scold, criticize
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beset
(-) trouble and threaten consistently
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bland
(-) uninteresting, plain
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blandishments
(+) flatter and please to persuade gently
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blandness
(-) showing no emotions
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bleak
(-) lacking vegetation, gloomy, dismal, desolate
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blithe
(+) cheerful, joyful, jocund
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bithesome
(+) carefree, happy, lighthearted
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blunder
(-) stupid careless mistake, error
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boastful
(-) show off, ostentatious
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boisterous
(-) loud, noisy, tumlutous, tempetuous
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bolster
(0) support, hold, back
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bountiful
(+) large in quantity, generous, profuse, munificent
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bravado
(+) bold manner to impress or intimidate
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bristle
(0) stiff short hair
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broach
(0) bring up subject for discussion or debate
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brooding
(-) showing unhappy thoughts
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bucolic
(0) rural, pastoral, countryside
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buffoon
(0) clown, ridiculous but amusing
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bulwark
(0) stronghold, rampart, bastion
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burdensome
(-) hard to deal with
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burnish
(0) polish by rubbing, buff, glaise
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burrow
(0) small hole, rabbit!
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cabal
(0) secret group, conspiracy
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cache
(0) secret storage, hiding
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calamity
(-) disaster, distress
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calculation
(0) calculate, compute, estimate
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callous
(-) insensitive, heartless
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callow
(-) inexperienced, immature, veridant
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candid
(+) honest, frank, sincere, open, straightforward
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canon
(0) general rule or principle
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capitulate
(-) surrender, give in, succumb, yield, submit
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capricious
(+) emotional, bi-polar, whimsical, fickle, wayward, freakish
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castigated
(-) scold severely, reprimand
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catalyst
(+) booster, accelerator
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caustic
(-) severely critical or sarcastic
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censured
(-) express sever disapproval, criticize, condemn, blame, denounce, reprehend
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charismatic
(+) charming
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charlatan
(-) fraud, impostor
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chicanery
(-) deceit, tricking to achieve purpose
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chine
(0) intersection
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chivalrous
(+) gentlemen, knight, gallant, courteous
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churlish
(-) rude, coarse, boorish, unmannerly
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circuitous
(-) longer route, devious, indirect, oblique
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circulated
(0) move freely and continiously
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circumscribe
(0) restrict within limits
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circumvent
(0) overcome, deceive, cheat
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clairvoyant
(0) can see the future
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clandestine
(0) secret, surreptitious, furtive, undercover
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clarification
(0) interpret and explain, make more clear
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classicism
(0) follow old traditions
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coalesced
(+) come together as one
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coerced
(-) forced
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cognizant
(+) know, aware
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coherent
(+) agreement, consistent
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coloquial
(-) informal, spoken language
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colluded
(-) evil plot, conspire
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commendable
(+) deserving praise, laudable
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commensurate
(0) correspond in proportion, adequate
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communicable
(0) able to communicate, infectious
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commute
(0) travel
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compatriot
(0) fellow citizen
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compellation
(0) force that motivates
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compelled
(-) forced to do, coerce, constrain, oblige, impel
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compendious
(0) concise, succinct, brief, laconic
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complacent
(+) satisfied, pleased, contented
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complementary
(+) serve as a compliment, additional
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complicit
(-) involved in illegal things
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complied
(+) followed orders
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composite
(0) made up of different things, compound
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compost
(0) decayed organic material, rotten vegetables
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composure
(+) calm, serene, in control
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compromise
(0) agreement, come to terms, concliation
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compulsion
(-) forced to do, coercion, constraint
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compulsory
(0) required by law, obligatory, mandatory,
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compunction
(-) guilt after doing something bad, regret, remorse, contrition
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conceding
(0) admit true after first denying it, conceded defeat
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concession
(0) granting in response to demands, give
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concourse
(0) crowd, confluence
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conducive
(+) cause to bring about, favorable, contributory, instrumental, helpful - good eating habits are conducive to good health
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confer
(+) grant, bestow, give, accord
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confluence
(0) junction, meeting, merging, come together
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conformation
(0) structure, to conform, follow
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confutative
(0) able to prove wrong
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congenial
(0) having same tastes, habits, agreeable, suitable
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congregate
(0) gather, assemble, collect, aggregate
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conjoined
(0) gather, combine
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conjugated
(0) change to combine, united
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conjure
(0) make something appear, call to mind, conjure a hypothesis
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connoisseur
(0) expert judge, adept
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consequential
(0) following as a result, but not immediately and directly, consequence
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conservative
(0) holding to traditions
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consolidation
(0) to come together, agree, combine, unify
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consonant
(0) concordant, harmonious, compatiable
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contemplate
(0) think about thoughtfully, review, look back, mediate, think, reflect, muse
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contempt
(-) regarding others as inferior to you
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contemptous
(-) show contempt, scornful, disdainful
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contented
(+) happy, at ease, satisfy, complacent
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contentions
(-) heated disagreement
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contentious
(-) causing an argument, controversial, litigious
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contingency
(0) future event that cannot be predicted with certainty, chance, accident, fortuity, possibility
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contradict
(-) oppose each other, belie, deny, refute, rebut
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contrite
(-) expressing remorse, affected by guilt, regret
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contrived
(-) unnatural, artificial
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controversial
(-) likely public disagreement, contentious, debatable
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converge
(-) come together
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conviction
(-) belief, condemnation, opinion, charge guilty
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copious
(+) abundant in supply, plentiful, profuse, ample, rich
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corollary
(0) propositing following one already proved, conclusion, consequence, inference
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corral
(0) enclosure
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correlative
(0) mutual relationship, correspond, correlate
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corroborate
(+) confirm, give support, affirm, verify, certify
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corrosive
(-) gradually destructive
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corrupt
(-) act dishonestly, venal, deprave, putrid
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cosmopolitan
(-) new, global
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counteract
(0) act against, oppose, to neutralize
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coveted
(0) wanting to have, wish for
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cow
(-) intimidate, scare, frighten, appal
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craven
(-) coward
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credence
(+) accept as true, belief, trust, faith, confidence
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credible
(+) believable, trustworthy
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creditable
deserves praise, commendable, laudable
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credulous
(-) gullible, naive, easily changed
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cryptic
(-) secret, mysterious, occult, enigmatic, privy, obscure
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culminated
(0) reach climax, reach highest point
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cunning
(-) achieve by deceit, sly, cheat, clever, cunning fox
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curtailed
(-) reduce, restrict, cut off
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cynical
(-) not believing in others, thinking people are motivated by self-interest, sardonic
