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burlesque

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a ludicrous, mocking, lewd imitation

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Burnished

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Smooth and glossy due to rubbing and polishing

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cabal

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a secret group seeking to overturn something

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Cache

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a hiding place or the objects hidden in a hiding place

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Cadge (v)

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to beg to get by begging; The daughter cadged money from her father.

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cajoled

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to coax; urge by persuasion; persuaded

ant: dissuaded

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callow

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(adj.) without experience; immature; lacking sophistication and poise

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Calumny

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N A false & malicious accusation Syn: Slander, slur Ant: Compliment
Lie, belittle, defame

Such calumny is not appreciated in school debates!

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cameo

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  1. shell or jewel carved in relief

2. brief role played by a prominent actor

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canard

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a made-up sensational story

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cant

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1) hypocritically moralistic language

           (2) monotonous talk filled with platitudes

           (3) special vocabulary of a sect, group or profession; jargon
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Canter

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An easy gallop

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capitulated

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surrendered; gave up with little fight

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CAPTIOUS

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(adj.) marked by the tendency to point out trivial faults; intended to confuse in an argument

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Carapace

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top of turtle shell

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carillon

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set of bells

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Carousal

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n. Noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking.)
Syn: Drinking bout, drunken revel, binge.

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Carping

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Tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty way. (adj)

Petty, nagging criticism. (v)

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carrions

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dead and putrefying flesh , rottenness; anything vile.

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castigation

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severe criticism or punishment, chastisement

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Cataract

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Large waterfall; abnormality of the eye

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catechism

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book for religious instruction by question and answer

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catharsis

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+purging of emotions, especially through art; intense emotional outpouring

+an extremely emotional experience

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Cathartic

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the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions

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Catholic

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covering a broad range; universal

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Caucus

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Any political group or meeting organized to further a special interest or cause.

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Cavalcade

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a procession of riders or horse-drown carriages;

a cerimonal procsesion or display

a succesion, series or cluster (of something positive)

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caviled

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To find fault unnecessarily; raise trivial objections

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Ceded

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to yield or grant (by treaty)

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Celerity

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Speed, acceleration

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Censorious

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adj. faultfinding; severely critical

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censured

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(v.) condemned as wrong; strongly disapproved, esp. officially disapproved

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CENTAURS

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HALF-MAN, HALF-HORSE CREATURES OF GREEK MYTH

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Centrifugal

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Tending to move away from a center.

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centrifuge

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device in lab to separate solids from liquids

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Centripetal Force

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In a circular motion a force that acts perpendicular to the direction of the motion toward the center of the circle.

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centurions

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  • They were responsible for training thesoldiers under their command and making sure everyone obeyed orders.
    • Some were very cruel
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  1. cerebration
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thinking; using one’s brain

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Chafed

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made sore by or as if by rubbing

adj.

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chaffing

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bantering

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chagrin

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a feeling of humiliation or embarrassment

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Chalice

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a large cup of goblet, typically used for drinking wine

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Charlatan

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Anyone who claims to have skills or knowledge that he or she doesn’t possess

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chary

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adj. wary; cautious; sparing

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chased

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decorated by engraving or embossing by hammering or incising the metal surface

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chastened

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adj. corrected, punished, humbled

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cherubic

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Resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

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Chided

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Spoke out in anger.

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chimerical

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far out; bizarre

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Choleric

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Easily angered, irritable, hot tempered

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chortled

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to laugh in a gleeful way

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churlish

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boorish or vulgar; surly

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cipher

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something or someone of no value or importance; a secret method of writing, writing done with such a method, or the key to decoding such writings

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circlet n

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  1. small ring 2. band of gold, silver, jewel, etc worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration
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Cicumlocution

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Indirect or roundabout expression

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circumscribed

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defined or limited; isolated

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circumspect

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careful, cautious

Synonym: wary, prudent, guarded

Antonym: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless

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clambered

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v. to climb, using hands and feet

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Clangor

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n. A loud ringing sound; v. To make a loud ringing noise.
Syn: n. Din, clamor, uproar.
Ant: n. Silence, Stillness, peace and quiet.

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Clarion

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A shrill war trumpet

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cliche

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a trite , stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.

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Cloister

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An open square court surrounded by a covered ambulatory, often arcaded.
a place of religious seclusion

Palatine chapel, Aachen, Germany

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cloying

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excessively sweet or sentimental

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coda

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1.

something that rounds out, summarizes or concludes.

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codicils

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separate documents with newprovisions that outline changes to the will

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Codified

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A legislative body has enacted the law in a written statute

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Coeval (adj)

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originating or existing during the same period. The Scholars were able to determine that the two manuscripts from Indian and Chinese cultures were coeval.

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Cogent

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convincing; reasonable

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cogitate

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to think hard; ponder; meditate.

-I cogitated some of my past actions.

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cognate

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(adj) closely related in origin, essential nature, or function;
(n) such a person or thing

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Cohorts

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companions or associates

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collated

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collect and combine texts in proper order

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collation

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a light meal

Tea, sandwiches and cookies were offered at the collation.

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Colloquy

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A talking together

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Comely

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(adj. ) having a pleasing appearance
synonyms: good-looking, attractive, bonny
antonyms: plain, homely, ugly, repulsive

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comestible

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edible food

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Comeuppance

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Long deserved punishment.

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Commodious

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spacious, roomy, capacious

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compendium

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A short, complete summary; an abstract

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complacency

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self-satisfaction

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complaisant

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exhibiting a desire or willingness to please

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complicity

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n. involvement in a crime

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Comport

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(v) to conduct or bear oneself; behave; to be in agreement

Synonym: agree

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compunction

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regret, remorse

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concatenated

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add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series

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Concord

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Agreement, harmony, accord

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condign

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deserved

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condone

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to overlook, pardon, or disregard

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Conjugal

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Having to do with marriage

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Connotation

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The intended meaning is not stated clearly and is instead conveyed through covert, indirect means.

Ex. And once again, the autumn leaves fall.

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Construed

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Interpreted, understood.

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contiguous

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-sharing a boundary

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continence

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self-restraint

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contravene

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act against

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contrite

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deeply apologetic

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Controverted

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v. to argue against, to dispute

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contumacious

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rebellious

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conversant

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being familiar with

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Conveyance

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The transfer of title to land from one person to another by deed; a document by which an interest in land is transferred from one person to another

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convivial

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social

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Convoked

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gathered, assembled in a group

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coquette

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a woman who is a flirt or tease without any intentions of returning those feelings
(Belinda in the Rape of the Lock)

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Cordon

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a line of people or ships stationed to guard

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Corollary

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theorem with a proof that follows as a direct result of another theorem

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corpulent

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adjective; fat/obese

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coterie

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a small group of people who share interests and associate frequently; a clique

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countenanced

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to encourage to permit/tolerate

v

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Countenance

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somebody’s face, or the expression on it; face, demeanor, outward expression,

I love this picture of Maud’s open, cheerful countenance.

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Covenant

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An agreement.

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covetous

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wanting something of another

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Cozened

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v. past tense. cheated; tricked

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Craven

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Lacking courage

The CRAVEN lion cringed in the corner of his cage, terrified of the mouse.

Synonyms: fainthearted; spineless; timid

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Culled

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Chosen, selected

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Cupidity

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Syn. Greed; strong desire

The thief stared at the shining jewels with CUPIDITY in his gleaming eyes.

Synonyms: avarice; covetousness; rapacity Ant. largesse

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cynosure

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(n) the center of attraction, attention, or interest

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dais

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raised platform

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debonair

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pleasant, courteous, lighthearted

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Debutante

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A young woman making debut in high society

The DEBUTANTE spent hours dressing for her very first ball, hoping to catch the eye of an eligible bachelor.

Synonyms: lady; maiden

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decant

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to pour liquid off a solid or, perhaps, a denser liquid.

The denser phase is left behind.

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DECOLLETE

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LOW-CUT, LOW-NECKED

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decorum

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conformity to accepted standards of conduct

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decrepitude (n)

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decay

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deducible

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deductible

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defrayed

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to be paid for (the costs of the funeral were to be defrayed by his wife)

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defrock

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tho strip a priest of church authority

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Deified

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Worship, regard, or treat as a god.

127
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deign

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(v) to agree to do something one deems beneath one’s standards or status

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deleterious

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causing harm or damage

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delusive

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adjective

  1. tending to delude; misleading
  2. false; unreal
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demagogue

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corrupt politician

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Demeaned

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Belittling someone;humiliated

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demotic

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popular or common

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demur

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to object, to make exception

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demurred

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raise doubts or show reluctance

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demure

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affectedly or falsely modest, serious, calm, shy

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denigrated

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  1. Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  2. Cause to seem less serious; play down
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Denizens

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Citizens or residents

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Denotation

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Explicit meaning

139
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denouement

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the final outcome or resolution of a story or play

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depravity

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wickedness, evil

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Depredation

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an act of attacking or plundering

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derided

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attacked with scornful laughter, ridicule

143
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Descry

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To see by looking carefully, to discover

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desperado

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an outlaw

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