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Flashcards in Circumlocution-Congenial Deck (33)
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Circumscribe

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To draw a line around
To set the limits
To define
To restrict

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Circumlocution

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An indirect expression

Use of wordy or evasive language

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Circumspect

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Cautious

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Circumvent

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To frustrate as though by surrendering

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Civil

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Polite
Civilized
Courteous

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Clemency

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Mercy
Forgiveness
Mildness

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Cliché

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An overused saying or idea

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Clique

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An exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest

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Coalesce

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To come together as one
To fuse
To unite

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Coerce

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To force someone to do or not to do something

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Cogent

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Powerfully convincing

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Cognitive

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Dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses
Mental

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Cognizant

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Aware

Conscious

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Coherent

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Holding together

Making sense

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Colloquial

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Conversational

Informal in language

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Collusion

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Conspiracy

Secret cooperation

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Commensurate

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Equal

Proportionate

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Compelling

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Forceful

Causing to yield

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Compendium

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A summary

An abridgment

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied
Overly pleased with oneself
Content to a fault

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Complement

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To complete or fill up

To be the perfect counterpart

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Complicity

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Participation in wrongdoing

The act of being an accomplice

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Comprehensive

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Covering or including everything

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Comprise

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To consist of

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Conciliatory

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Making peace

Attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill

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Concise

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Brief and to the point

Succinct

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Concord

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Harmony

Agreement

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Concurrent

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Happening at the same time

Parallel

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Condescend

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To stoop to someone else’s level, usually in an offensive way

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Condone

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To overlook

To permit to happen

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Conducive

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Promoting

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Confluence

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A flowing together, especially of rivers

The place where they begin to flow together

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Congenial

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Agreeably suitable

Pleasant