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cacophony

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tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

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calamity

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an event with disastrous consequences

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cadence

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a rhythm, progression of sound

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cajole

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to urge, coax

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calumny

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an attempt to spoil someone’s reputation by spreading lies

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camaraderie

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brotherhood, jovial unity

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canny

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shrewd, careful

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capacious

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very spacious

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captivate

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to get the attention of, hold

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capitulate

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to surrender

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capricious

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subject to whim, fickle

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carouse

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to party, celebrate

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catalog

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to list, enter into a list

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catalyze

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to charge, inspire

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cavort

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to leap about, behave boisterously

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censure

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harsh criticism

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cerebral

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related to the intellect

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chastise

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to criticize severely

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chide

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to voice disapproval

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circuitous

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roundabout

Longer than the most direct way

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circumlocution

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indirect and wordy language

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circumscribed

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marked off, bounded

Restrict something within limits

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circumspect

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cautious

Wary and unwilling to take risks

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circumvent

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to get around

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clairvoyant

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able to perceive things that normal people cannot

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clamor

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loud noise

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clandestine

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secret

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cleave

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to divide into parts

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cloying

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sickeningly sweet

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coagulate

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to thicken, clot

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coalesce

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to fuse into a whole

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cogent

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intellectually convincing

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condolence

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an expression of sympathy in sorrow

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cognizant

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aware, mindful

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coherent

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logically consistent, intelligible

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collateral

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secondary

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conflagration

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great fire

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colossus

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a gigantic statue or thing

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commensurate

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corresponding in size or amount

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commodious

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roomy

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compelling

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forceful, demanding attention

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complacent

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self-satisfied ignorance of danger

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consonant

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in harmony

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comprehensive

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including everything

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compunction

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distress caused by feeling guilty

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conciliatory

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friendly, agreeable

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concomitant

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accompanying in a subordinate fashion

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concord

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harmonious agreement

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condone

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to pardon, deliberately overlook

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conduit

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a pipe or channel through which something passes

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confection

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a sweet, fancy food

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colloquial

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characteristic of informal conversation

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complicit

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being an accomplice in a wrongful act

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confluence

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a gathering together

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conformist

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one who behaves the same as others

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confound

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to frustrate, confuse

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congeal

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to thicken into a solid

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congregation

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a gathering of people, especially for religious services

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connive

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to plot, scheme

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consecrate

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to dedicate something to a holy purpose

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consign

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to give something over to another’s care

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constituent

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an essential part

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collusion

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secret agreement, conspiracy

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constrain

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to forcible restrict

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construe

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to interpret

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consummate

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to complete a deal, extremely skilled and accomplished

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contentious

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having a tendency to quarrel or dispute

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contravene

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to contradict, oppose, violate

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contrite

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penitent, eager to be forgiven

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contusion

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bruise, injury

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convival

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characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment

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convoluted

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intricate, complicated

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copious

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profuse, abundant

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corroborate

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to support with evidence

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corrosive

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having the tendency to erode or eat away

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coup

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a brilliant, unexpected act

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covet

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to desire enviously

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credulity

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readiness to believe

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culmination

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the climax toward which something progresses

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cupidity

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greed, strong desire

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cursory

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brief to the point of being superficial

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curt

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abruptly and rudely short

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curtail

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to lessen, reduce