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1
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coffer

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1.
a box or chest, especially one for valuables.

2.
coffers, a treasury; funds:
The coffers of the organization were rapidly filled by the contributions.

2
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cogent

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1.
convincing or compelling by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.

2.
to the point; relevant; pertinent.

3
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cognate

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1.
related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc.

2.
descended from the same language or form:
such cognate languages as French and Spanish.

3.
allied or similar in nature or quality.

4.
a person or thing cognate with another.

5.
a cognate word:
The English word ‘cold’ is a cognate of German ‘kalt.’

4
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cognitive

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1.
of or relating to cognition; concerned with the act or process of knowing, perceiving, etc.:
cognitive development; cognitive functioning.

2.
of or relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.

5
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cognizant

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1.
aware; taking notice, perceiving, realizing:
He was cognizant of the difficulty.

2.
having legal cognizance or jurisdiction.

6
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cohabit

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1.
to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.

2.
to live together in an intimate relationship.

3.
to dwell with another or share the same place, as different species of animals.

7
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coherent

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1.
logically connected; consistent:
a coherent argument.

2.
having a natural or due agreement of parts; harmonious:
a coherent design.

3.
cohering; sticking together:
a coherent mass of sticky candies.

8
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cohesion

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the act or state of being congruous; connecting, uniting, or sticking together.

9
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cohort

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1.
a group or company:
She has a cohort of admirers.

2.
a companion or associate.

3.
one of the ten divisions in an ancient Roman legion, numbering from 300 to 600 soldiers.

4.
any group of soldiers or warriors.

5.
an accomplice; abettor:
He got off with probation, but his cohorts got ten years apiece.

6.
a group of persons sharing a particular statistical or demographic characteristic:
the cohort of all children born in 1980.

10
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coiffure

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1.
a style of arranging or combing the hair.

2.
a head covering; headdress.

11
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coin

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to make; invent; fabricate:

to coin an expression, to coin a word.

12
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collaborate

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1.
to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work:
They collaborated on a novel.

2.
to cooperate, usually willingly, with an enemy nation, especially with an enemy occupying one’s country:
He collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.

13
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collage

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1.
an assemblage or occurrence of diverse elements or fragments in unlikely or unexpected juxtaposition:
The experimental play is a collage of sudden scene shifts, long monologues, musical interludes, and slapstick.

2.
to make a collage of:
The artist has collaged old photos, cartoon figures, and telephone numbers into a unique work of art.

14
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collateral

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1.
security pledged for the payment of a loan:
He gave the bank some stocks and bonds as collateral for the money he borrowed.

2.
accompanying; auxiliary:
He received a scholarship and collateral aid.

3.
additional; confirming:
collateral evidence; collateral security.

4.
aside from the main subject, course, etc.; secondary:
These accomplishments are merely collateral to his primary goal.

5.
situated at the side:
a collateral wing of a house.

15
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collective

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1.
forming a whole; combined:
the collective assets of a corporation and its subsidiaries.

2.
of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together:
the collective wishes of the membership.

3.
organized according to the principles of collectivism:
a collective farm.

16
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collegial

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1.
collegiate.

2.
of or characterized by the collective responsibility shared by each of a group of colleagues, with minimal supervision from above.

17
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colloquial

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1.
characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.

2.
involving or using conversation.

18
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collusion

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1.
a secret agreement, especially for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy:
Some of his employees were acting in collusion to rob him.

2.
a secret understanding between two or more persons to gain something illegally, to defraud another of his or her rights, or to appear as adversaries though in agreement; complicity:
collusion of husband and wife to obtain a divorce.

19
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comely

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1.
pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair:
a comely face.

2.
proper; seemly; becoming:
comely behavior.

20
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commandeer

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1.
to order or force into active military service.

2.
to seize (private property) for military or other public use:
The police officer commandeered a taxi and took off after the getaway car.

3.
to seize arbitrarily.

21
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commend

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1.
to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend:
to commend a friend to another; to commend an applicant for employment.

2.
to entrust; give in charge; deliver with confidence:
I commend my child to your care.

3.
to cite or name with approval or special praise:
to commend a soldier for bravery.

22
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commensurate

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1.
corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree:
Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.

2.
proportionate; adequate:
a solution commensurate to the seriousness of the problem.

3.
having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.

23
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commiserate

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1.
to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.

2.
to sympathize with:
They commiserated with him over the loss of his job.

24
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commission

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1.
the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.

2.
the act of authorizing; sending on a mission:
I’ve been commissioned by my friend overseas to find him a cheap apartment in New York.

3.
authority granted for a particular action or function.

25
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commodious

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1.
spacious and convenient; roomy:
a commodious apartment.

2.
ample or adequate for a particular purpose:
a commodious harbor.

26
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commodity

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1.
an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service.

2.
something of use, advantage, or value.

27
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communal

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1.
used or shared in common by everyone in a group:
a communal jug of wine.

2.
of, by, or belonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public:
communal land; building the playground was a communal project.

3.
pertaining to a commune or a community:
communal life.

4.
engaged in by or involving two or more communities:
communal conflict.

28
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communicable

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capable of being easily communicated or transmitted:

communicable information; a communicable disease.

29
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compatriot

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1.
a native or inhabitant of one’s own country; fellow countryman or countrywoman.

2.
of the same country.

30
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compelling

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1.
persuasive and tending to compel, as to force or push toward a course of action; overpowering:
There were compelling reasons for their divorce.

2.
having a powerful and irresistible effect; requiring acute admiration, attention, or respect:
a man of compelling integrity; a compelling drama.

31
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compendious

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comprehensive but concise; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a condensed, packed form:
a compendious history of the world.

32
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compensate

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1.
to recompense for something:
They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.

2.
to counterbalance; offset; be equivalent to:
He compensated his homely appearance with great personal charm.

3.
to provide or be an equivalent; make up; make amends:
His occasional courtesies did not compensate for his general rudeness.

33
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complacent

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1.
pleased, especially with oneself or one’s merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied:
The voters are too complacent to change the government.

2.
pleasant; complaisant.

34
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complaisant

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inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant:
the most complaisant child I’ve ever met.

35
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complement

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1.
something that completes or makes perfect:
A good wine is a complement to a good meal.

2.
the quantity or amount that completes anything:
We now have a full complement of packers.

3.
either of two parts or things needed to complete the whole; counterpart.

4.
to complete; form a complement to:
This belt complements the dress better than that one.

36
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compliant

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complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way:
a man with a compliant nature.

37
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complicity

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the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing:
complicity in a crime.

38
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comportment

A

personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior.

39
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composed

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calm; tranquil; serene:

His composed face reassured the nervous passengers.

40
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compound

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1.
composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients:
Soap is a compound substance.

2.
having or involving two or more actions or functions:
The mouth is a compound organ.

3.
to put together into a whole; combine:
to compound drugs to form a new medicine.

4.
to make or form by combining parts, elements, etc.; construct:
to compound a new plan from parts of several former plans.

5.
to make up or constitute:
all the organs and members that compound a human body.

6.
to increase or add to:
The misery of his loneliness was now compounded by his poverty.

41
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comprehensive

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1.
of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive:
a comprehensive study of world affairs.

2.
comprehending or thoroughly understanding with one’s mind; having an extensive mental range or grasp, as of a particular subject or many subjects.

42
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compunction

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1.
a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.

2.
any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action.

43
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concave

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1.
curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved.

2.
(of a polygon) having at least one interior angle greater than 180°.

44
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concede

A

1.
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:
He finally conceded that she was right.

2.
to acknowledge (an opponent’s victory, score, etc.) before it is officially established:
to concede an election before all the votes are counted.

3.
to grant as a right or privilege; yield:
to concede a longer vacation for all employees.

4.
to make concession; yield to pressure or circumstances; admit defeat: She was so persistent that I conceded at last.

45
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conceive

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1.
to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.):
He conceived the project while he was on vacation.

2.
to form a notion or idea of; imagine.

3.
to hold as an opinion; think; believe:
I can’t conceive that it would be of any use.

4.
to experience or form (a feeling):
to conceive a great love for music.

5.
to express, as in words.

6.
to become pregnant with.

46
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concession

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1.
the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument:
He made no concession to caution.

2.
the thing or point yielded:
Management offered a shorter workweek as a concession.

3.
something conceded by a government or a controlling authority, as a grant of land, a privilege, or a franchise.

4.
a space or privilege within certain premises for a subsidiary business or service:
the refreshment concession at a movie theater.

47
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conciliatory

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tending to appease, to reconcile, regain goodwill:

a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.

48
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concise

A

expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
a concise explanation of the company’s retirement plan.

49
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concoct

A

1.
to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cookery:
to concoct a meal from leftovers.

2.
to devise; make up; contrive:
to concoct an excuse.

50
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concord

A

1.
agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence in attitudes and feelings; unanimity; accord:
There was complete concord among the delegates.

2.
agreement between things; mutual fitness; harmony.

3.
peace; amity.

51
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concur

A

1.
to accord in opinion; agree:
Do you concur with his statement?

2.
to cooperate; work together; combine; be associated:
Members of both parties concurred.

3.
to coincide; occur at the same time:
His graduation concurred with his birthday.

52
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condescending

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1.
behaving as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity; patronizing:
They resented the older neighbors’ condescending cordiality.

2.
stooping or deigning to do something:
He would not condescend to misrepresent the facts.

3.
putting aside one’s dignity or superiority voluntarily and assume equality with one regarded as inferior:
He condescended to their intellectual level in order to be understood.

53
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conditional

A

imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms:
conditional acceptance.

54
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condolence

A

expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief.

55
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condone

A

1.
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like):
The government condoned the computer hacking among rival corporations.

2.
to give tacit approval to:
By his silence, he seemed to condone their behavior.

3.
to pardon or forgive an offense; excuse:
His employers are willing to condone the exaggerations they uncovered in his résumé.

56
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conducive

A

tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable:

Good eating habits are conducive to good health.

57
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conduit

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1.
a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.

2.
a similar natural passage.

58
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confection

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1.
a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.

2.
the process of compounding, preparing, or making something.

3.
a frivolous, amusing, or contrived play, book, or other artistic or literary work.

4.
something made up or confected; a concoction:
He said the charges were a confection of the local police.

5.
something, as a garment or decorative object, that is very delicate, elaborate, or luxurious and usually non-utilitarian.

59
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confiscate

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1.
to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.

2.
to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily:
The border guards confiscated our movie cameras.

60
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conflagration

A

a destructive fire, usually an extensive one.

61
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conflate

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to fuse into one entity; merge:

to conflate dissenting voices into one protest.

62
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confluence

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1.
a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like:
the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.

2.
their place of junction:
St. Louis is at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.

3.
a coming together of people or things; concourse.

5.
a crowd or throng; assemblage.

63
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conformist

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1.
a person who conforms, especially unquestioningly, to the usual practices or standards of a group, society, etc.

2.
of or characterized by conforming, especially in action or appearance; acting in accord with the prevailing standards, attitudes, practices, etc. of a group.

64
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confound

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1.
to perplex or baffle, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse:
The complicated directions confounded him.

2.
to throw into confusion or disorder:
The revolution confounded the people.

3.
to treat or regard erroneously as identical; mix or associate by mistake:
truth confounded with error.

5.
to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated.

65
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confrontational

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tending toward or ready for confrontation, open conflict:

They came to the meeting with a confrontational attitude.

66
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congeal

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1.
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing:
The fat congealed on the top of the soup.

2.
to curdle; coagulate, as a fluid.

3.
to make or become fixed, as ideas, sentiments, or principles:
Some philosophic systems lost their vitality and congealed.

67
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congenial

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1.
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character:
congenial surroundings.

2.
suited or adapted in spirit, feeling, temper, etc.; compatible:
a congenial couple.

68
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congenital

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1.
of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.

2.
having by nature a specified character:
a congenital fool.

69
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conglomerate

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1.
anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.

2.
a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition.

3.
a rock consisting of pebbles or the like embedded in a finer cementing material; consolidated gravel.

4.
gathered into a rounded mass; consisting of parts so gathered; clustered.

5.
consisting of heterogeneous parts or elements.

70
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congruity

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1.
the state or quality of being congruous; harmony; appropriateness:
a congruity of ideas.

2.
the state or quality of being geometrically congruent.

3.
a point of agreement.

71
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conjecture

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1.
the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.

2.
an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation.

3.
to conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability.

72
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conjugal

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1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of marriage:
conjugal vows.

2.
pertaining to the relation between marriage partners.

73
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conjure

A

1.
to effect, produce, bring, etc., by or as by magic:
to conjure a miracle.

2.
to call upon or command (a devil or spirit) by invocation or spell.

3.
to call or bring into existence by or as if by magic:
She seemed to have conjured up the person she was talking about.

4.
to bring to mind; recall:
to conjure up the past.

5.
to appeal to solemnly or earnestly:
I conjure you to hear my plea.

74
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connoisseur

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1.
a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste:
a connoisseur of modern art.

2.
a discerning judge of the best in any field:
a connoisseur of horses.

75
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connotation

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1.
the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning:
A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”

2.
the act of connoting; the suggesting of an additional meaning for a word or expression, apart from its explicit meaning.

2.
something suggested or implied by a word or thing, rather than being explicitly named or described:
Religion has always had a negative connotation for me.

76
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consanguineous

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having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.

77
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conscientious

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1.
governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one’s inner sense of what is right; principled:
She’s a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions.

2.
careful and painstaking; particular; meticulous; scrupulous:
conscientious application to the work at hand.

78
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consecrate

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1.
to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity:
to consecrate a new church building.

2.
to make something an object of honor or veneration; hallow:
a custom consecrated by time.

3.
to devote or dedicate to some purpose:
a life consecrated to science.

79
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consensus

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1.
majority of opinion:
The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month.

2.
general agreement or concord; harmony.

80
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consequence

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1.
the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier:
The accident was the consequence of reckless driving.

2.
the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning; inference.

3.
importance or significance:
a matter of no consequence.

4.
importance in rank or position; distinction:
a man of great consequence in art.

81
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conservative

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1.
disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.

2.
cautiously moderate or purposefully low:
a conservative estimate.

3.
traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness:
conservative suit.

82
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consign

A

1.
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).

2.
to transfer to another’s custody or charge; entrust.

3.
to set apart for or devote to a special purpose or use:
to consign two afternoons a week to the club.

4.
to banish or set apart in one’s mind; relegate:
to consign unpleasant thoughts to oblivion.

83
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consolation

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1.
the act of alleviating or lessening grief; solace; comfort for a loss.

2.
the state of being consoled.

3.
someone or something that consoles:
His faith was a consolation during his troubles. Her daughters are a consolation to her.