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Question 1

contempt

Answer 1

scorn; disdain; adj. Contemptuous; cf. Contemptible

Question 2

contend

Answer 2

Struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly

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contention

Answer 3

Assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competetitiob

Question 4

contentious

Answer 4

Quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments

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contest

Answer 5

dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win ex; contest the election results; ex. Contest a seat in parliament; n

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Context

Answer 6

Writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstances in which sun event occurs

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Comtiguous

Answer 7

Adjacent to ; touching upon

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Continence

Answer 8

Self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions

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Contingent

Answer 9

Dependant on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance ; accidental

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Contortions

Answer 10

Twistings; distortions

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Contraband

Answer 11

Illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods

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Contravene

Answer 12

Contradict; oppose; violate

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Contrite

Answer 13

Penitent; repentant

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Contrivance

Answer 14

Something contrived; machine or apparatus ; clever deceitful plan

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Contrive

Answer 15

Invent or fabricate in a clever way by improvisation; manage ; ex. Contrive to attract his attention

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contrived

Answer 16

unnatural and forced; artificial ; not spontaneous; ex. The ending was rather contrived

Question 17

controvert

Answer 17

oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; adj. Controversial; n . Controversy

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Contumacious

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stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority ( esp. Disobedient to an order made by a court)

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contusion

Answer 19

bruise

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conundrum

Answer 20

riddle; difficult problem

Question 21

convene

Answer 21

come together; assemble ; call to meet ; ex. Convene the council

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convention

Answer 22

social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement

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conventional

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ordinary; typical ; not nuclear ; ex. Conventional weapons

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converge

Answer 24

approach; tend to meet; come together

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conversant

Answer 25

familiar with; having knowledge of

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converse

Answer 26

opposite; adj

Question 27

convert

Answer 27

one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; v: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief