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Concomitant
n. existing concurrently
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Compliant
adj. yielding
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Conjugal
adj. pertaining to marriage agreement
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Compunction
n. uneasiness caused by guilt
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Concave
adj. curving inward
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Conciliatory
adj. overcoming distrust or hostility
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Concoct
v. to invent
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Compendium
n. brief, comprehensive summary
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Complaisant
adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging
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Complement
n. something that completes or makes up a whole
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Cloister
v. to confine; seclude
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Cloistered
adj. shut away from the world
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Chasten
v. to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue
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Caustic
adj. sarcastically biting; burning
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Centrifugal
adj. moving away from a center
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Centripetal
adj. moving or directed towarrd a center
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Caucus
n. smaller group within an organization
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Castigation
n. punishment; chastisement; criticism
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Carping
v. to find fault; complain
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Carnal
adj. of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites
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Captious
adj. faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument
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Cant
n. insincere talk; language of a particular group
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Callous
adj. thick-skinned; insensitive
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Canon
n. an established principle; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works
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Burnish
v. to polish
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Cadge
v. to beg; sponge
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Bovine
adj. cowlike
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Brazen
adj. bold; shameless
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Broach
v. to mention for the first time
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Beneficent
adj. kindly; doing good
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Bifurcate
v. to divide into two parts
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Blandishment
n. flattery
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Blasé
adj. bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned
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Bawdy
adj. obscene
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Beatify
v. to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to
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Bedizen
v. to dress in a vulgar, showy manner
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Belie
v. to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression
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Axiomatic
adj. taken for granted
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Avarice
n. greed
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Aver
v. to affirm; to declare to be true
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Avocation
n. secondary occupation
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Attenuate
v. to weaken
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Austere
adj. stern; unadorned
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Assuage
v. to make less severe
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Astringent
adj. harsh; severe
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Asperity
n. severity; harshness; irritability
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Aspersion
n. slander; false rumor
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Argot
n. a specialized vocabulary used by a group
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Ardor
n. great emotion or passion
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Appellation
n. name
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Apposite
adj. strikingly appropriate and relevant
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Apprise
v. to inform
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Approbation
n. praise; approval
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Archaeology
n. the study of material evidence of past human life
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Apothegm
n. a terse, witty saying
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Appease
v. to calm; pacify; placate
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Apex
n. highest point
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Apogee
n. the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
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Anodyne
n. something that calms or soothes pain
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Anomalous
adj. irregular; deviating from the norm
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Analgesic
n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain
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Ameliorate
v. to improve
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Ambrosia
n. something delicious; the food of the gods
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Allay
v. to lessen; ease; soothe
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Alleviate
v. to relieve; improve partially
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Alloy
n. a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
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Aggrandize
v. to make larger or greater
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Admonish
v. to caution or reprimand
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Accretion
n. growth in size or increase in amount
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Abstemious
adj. moderate in appetite
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Abscission
n. the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
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Abjure
v. to reject; abandon formally
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Abject
adj. miserable; pitiful
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Abeyance
n. temporary suppression or suspension
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Abate
v. to decrease; reduce
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Abdicate
v. to give up a position, right, or power
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n. existing concurrently
Concomitant
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adj. yielding
Compliant
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adj. pertaining to marriage agreement
Conjugal
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n. uneasiness caused by guilt
Compunction
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adj. curving inward
Concave
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adj. overcoming distrust or hostility
Conciliatory
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v. to invent
Concoct
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n. brief, comprehensive summary
Compendium
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adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging
Complaisant
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n. something that completes or makes up a whole
Complement
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v. to confine; seclude
Cloister
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adj. shut away from the world
Cloistered
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v. to correct by punishment or reproof; to restrain or subdue
Chasten
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adj. sarcastically biting; burning
Caustic
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adj. moving away from a center
Centrifugal
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adj. moving or directed towarrd a center
Centripetal
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n. smaller group within an organization
Caucus
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n. punishment; chastisement; criticism
Castigation
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v. to find fault; complain
Carping
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adj. of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites
Carnal
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adj. faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument
Captious
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n. insincere talk; language of a particular group
Cant
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adj. thick-skinned; insensitive
Callous
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n. an established principle; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works
Canon
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v. to polish
Burnish
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v. to beg; sponge
Cadge
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adj. cowlike
Bovine
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adj. bold; shameless
Brazen
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v. to mention for the first time
Broach
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adj. kindly; doing good
Beneficent
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v. to divide into two parts
Bifurcate
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n. flattery
Blandishment
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adj. bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned
Blasé
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adj. obscene
Bawdy
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v. to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to
Beatify
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v. to dress in a vulgar, showy manner
Bedizen
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v. to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression
Belie
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adj. taken for granted
Axiomatic
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n. greed
Avarice
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v. to affirm; to declare to be true
Aver
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n. secondary occupation
Avocation
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v. to weaken
Attenuate
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adj. stern; unadorned
Austere
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v. to make less severe
Assuage
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adj. harsh; severe
Astringent
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n. severity; harshness; irritability
Asperity
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n. slander; false rumor
Aspersion
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n. a specialized vocabulary used by a group
Argot
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n. great emotion or passion
Ardor
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n. name
Appellation
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adj. strikingly appropriate and relevant
Apposite
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v. to inform
Apprise
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n. praise; approval
Approbation
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n. the study of material evidence of past human life
Archaeology
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n. a terse, witty saying
Apothegm
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v. to calm; pacify; placate
Appease
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n. highest point
Apex
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n. the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
Apogee
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n. something that calms or soothes pain
Anodyne
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adj. irregular; deviating from the norm
Anomalous
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n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain
Analgesic
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v. to improve
Ameliorate
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n. something delicious; the food of the gods
Ambrosia
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v. to lessen; ease; soothe
Allay
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v. to relieve; improve partially
Alleviate
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n. a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
Alloy
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v. to make larger or greater
Aggrandize
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v. to caution or reprimand
Admonish
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n. growth in size or increase in amount
Accretion
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adj. moderate in appetite
Abstemious
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n. the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
Abscission
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v. to reject; abandon formally
Abjure
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adj. miserable; pitiful
Abject
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n. temporary suppression or suspension
Abeyance
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v. to decrease; reduce
Abate
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v. to give up a position, right, or power
Abdicate