SAT-Vocab-2 Flashcards
(500 cards)
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beatify (v.)
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To make supremely happy.
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beatitude (n.)
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Any state of great happiness.
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beau (n.)
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An escort or lover.
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becalm (v.)
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To make quiet.
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beck (v.)
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To give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
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bedaub (v.)
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To smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
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bedeck (v.)
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To cover with ornament.
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bedlam (n.)
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Madhouse.
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befog (v.)
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To confuse.
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befriend (v.)
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To be a friend to, especially when in need.
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beget (v.)
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To produce by sexual generation.
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begrudge (v.)
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To envy one of the possession of.
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belate (v.)
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To delay past the proper hour.
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belay (v.)
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To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
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belie (v.)
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To misrepresent.
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believe (v.)
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To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
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belittle (v.)
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To disparage.
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belle (n.)
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A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
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bellicose (adj.)
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Warlike.
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belligerent (adj.)
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Manifesting a warlike spirit.
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bemoan (v.)
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To lament
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benediction (n.)
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a solemn invocation of the divine blessing.
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benefactor (n.)
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A doer of kindly and charitable acts.
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benefice (n.)
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A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
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beneficent (adj.)
Characterized by charity and kindness.
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beneficial (adj.)
Helpful.
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beneficiary (n.)
One who is lawfully entitled to the profits and proceeds of an estate or property.
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benefit (n.)
Helpful result.
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benevolence (n.)
Any act of kindness or well-doing.
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benevolent (adj.)
Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being.
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benign (adj.)
Good and kind of heart.
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benignant (adj.)
Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
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benignity (n.)
Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
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benison (n.)
Blessing.
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bequeath (v.)
To give by will.
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bereave (v.)
To make desolate with loneliness and grief.
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berth (n.)
A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc.
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beseech (v.)
To implore.
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beset (v.)
To attack on all sides.
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besmear (v.)
To smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
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bestial (adj.)
Animal.
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bestrew (v.)
To sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
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bestride (v.)
To get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
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bethink (v.)
To remind oneself.
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betide (v.)
To happen to or befall.
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betimes (adv.)
In good season or time.
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betroth (v.)
To engage to marry.
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betrothal (n.)
Engagement to marry.
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bevel (n.)
Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
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bewilder (v.)
To confuse the perceptions or judgment of.
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bibliomania (n.)
The passion for collecting books.
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bibliography (n.)
A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject.
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bibliophile (n.)
One who loves books.
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bibulous (adj.)
Fond of drinking.
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bide (v.)
To await.
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biennial (n.)
A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second.
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bier (n.)
A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
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bigamist (n.)
One who has two spouses at the same time.
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bigamy (n.)
The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
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bight (n.)
A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
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bilateral (adj.)
Two-sided.
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bilingual (adj.)
Speaking two languages.
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biograph (n.)
A bibliographical sketch or notice.
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biography (n.)
A written account of one's life, actions, and character.
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biology (n.)
The science of life or living organisms.
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biped (n.)
An animal having two feet.
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birthright (n.)
A privilege or possession into which one is born.
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bitterness (n.)
Acridity, as to the taste.
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blase (adj.)
Sated with pleasure.
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blaspheme (v.)
To indulge in profane oaths.
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blatant (adj.)
Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous.
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blaze (n.)
A vivid glowing flame.
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blazon (v.)
To make widely or generally known.
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bleak (adj.)
Desolate.
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blemish (n.)
A mark that mars beauty.
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blithe (adj.)
Joyous.
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blithesome (adj.)
Cheerful.
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blockade (n.)
The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces.
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boatswain (n.)
A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
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bodice (n.)
A women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist.
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bodily (adj.)
Corporeal.
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boisterous (adj.)
Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
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bole (n.)
The trunk or body of a tree.
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bolero (n.)
A Spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
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boll (n.)
A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
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bolster (v.)
To support, as something wrong.
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bomb (n.)
A hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
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bombard (v.)
To assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
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bombardier (n.)
A person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
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bombast (n.)
Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
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boorish (adj.)
Rude.
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bore (v.)
To weary by tediousness or dullness.
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borough (n.)
An incorporated village or town.
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bosom (n.)
The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
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botanical (adj.)
Connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
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botanize (v.)
To study plant-life.
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botany (n.)
The science that treats of plants.
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bountiful (adj.)
Showing abundance.
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Bowdlerize (v.)
To expurgate in editing (a literary composition) by omitting words or passages.
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bowler (n.)
In cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
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boycott (v.)
To place the products or merchandise of under a ban.
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brae (n.)
Hillside.
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braggart (n.)
A vain boaster.
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brandish (v.)
To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear.
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bravado (n.)
An aggressive display of boldness.
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bravo (interj.)
Well done.
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bray (n.)
A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
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braze (v.)
To make of or ornament with brass.
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brazier (n.)
An open pan or basin for holding live coals.
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breach (n.)
The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.
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breaker (n.)
One who trains horses, dogs, etc.
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breech (n.)
The buttocks.
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brethren (n.)
pl. Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
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brevity (n.)
Shortness of duration.
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bric-a-brac (n.)
Objects of curiosity or for decoration.
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bridle (n.)
The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins.
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brigade (n.)
A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
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brigadier (n.)
General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
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brigand (n.)
One who lives by robbery and plunder.
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brimstone (n.)
Sulfur.
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brine (n.)
Water saturated with salt.
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bristle (n.)
One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
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Britannia (n.)
The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Briticism (n.)
A word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of Great Britain or the British.
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brittle (adj.)
Fragile.
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broach (v.)
To mention, for the first time.
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broadcast (adj.)
Disseminated far and wide.
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brogan (n.)
A coarse, heavy shoe.
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brogue (n.)
Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people.
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brokerage (n.)
The business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
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bromine (n.)
A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
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bronchitis (n.)
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
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bronchus (n.)
Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
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brooch (n.)
An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside.
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brotherhood (n.)
Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
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browbeat (v.)
To overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner.
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brusque (adj.)
Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech.
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buffoon (n.)
A clown.
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buffoonery (n.)
Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc.
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bulbous (adj.)
Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
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bullock (n.)
An ox.
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bulrush (n.)
Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
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bulwark (n.)
Anything that gives security or defense.
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bumper (n.)
A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health.
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bumptious (adj.)
Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
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bungle (v.)
To execute clumsily.
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buoyancy (n.)
Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
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buoyant (adj.)
Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat.
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bureau (n.)
A chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
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bureaucracy (n.)
Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business.
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burgess (n.)
In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia.
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burgher (n.)
An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
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burnish (v.)
To make brilliant or shining.
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bursar (n.)
A treasurer.
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bustle (v.)
To hurry.
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butt (v.)
To strike with or as with the head, or horns.
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butte (n.)
A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
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buttress (n.)
Any support or prop.
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by-law (n.)
A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like.
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cabal (n.)
A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.
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cabalism (n.)
Superstitious devotion to one's religion.
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cabinet (n.)
The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation.
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cacophony (n.)
A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
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cadaverous (adj.)
Resembling a corpse.
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cadence (n.)
Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops.
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cadenza (n.)
An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
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caitiff (adj.)
Cowardly.
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cajole (v.)
To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
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cajolery (n.)
Delusive speech.
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calculable (adj.)
That may be estimated by reckoning.
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calculus (n.)
A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
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callosity (n.)
The state of being hard and insensible.
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callow (adj.)
Without experience of the world.
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calorie (n.)
Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade.
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calumny (n.)
Slander.
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Calvary (n.)
The place where Christ was crucified.
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Calvinism (n.)
The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin.
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Calvinize (v.)
To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism.
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came (n.)
A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
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cameo (n.)
Any small engraved or carved work in relief.
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campaign (n.)
A complete series of connected military operations.
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Canaanite (n.)
A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine.
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canary (adj.)
Of a bright but delicate yellow.
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candid (adj.)
Straightforward.
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candor (n.)
The quality of frankness or outspokenness.
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canine (adj.)
Characteristic of a dog.
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canon (n.)
Any rule or law.
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cant (v.)
To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity.
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cantata (n.)
A choral composition.
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canto (n.)
One of the divisions of an extended poem.
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cantonment (n.)
The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
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capacious (adj.)
Roomy.
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capillary (n.)
A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells.
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capitulate (v.)
To surrender or stipulate terms.
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caprice (n.)
A whim.
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caption (n.)
A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc.
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captious (adj.)
Hypercritical.
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captivate (v.)
To fascinate, as by excellence. eloquence, or beauty.
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carcass (n.)
The dead body of an animal.
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cardiac (adj.)
Pertaining to the heart.
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cardinal (adj.)
Of prime or special importance.
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caret (n.)
A sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
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caricature (n.)
a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted.
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carnage (n.)
Massacre.
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carnal (adj.)
Sensual.
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carnivorous (adj.)
Eating or living on flesh.
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carouse (v.)
To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
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carrion (n.)
Dead and putrefying flesh.
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cartilage (n.)
An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
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cartridge (n.)
A charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
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caste (n.)
The division of society on artificial grounds.
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castigate (v.)
To punish.
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casual (adj.)
Accidental, by chance.
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casualty (n.)
A fatal or serious accident or disaster.
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cataclysm (n.)
Any overwhelming flood of water.
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cataract (n.)
Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness.
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catastrophe (n.)
Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity.
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cathode (n.)
The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
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Catholicism (n.)
The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church.
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catholicity (n.)
Universal prevalence or acceptance.
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cat-o-nine-tails (n.)
An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy.
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caucus (n.)
A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates.
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causal (adj.)
Indicating or expressing a cause.
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caustic (adj.)
Sarcastic and severe.
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cauterize (v.)
To burn or sear as with a heated iron.
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cede (v.)
To pass title to.
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censor (n.)
An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication.
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censorious (adj.)
Judging severely or harshly.
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census (n.)
An official numbering of the people of a country or district.
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centenary (adj.)
Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years.
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centiliter (n.)
A hundredth of a liter.
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centimeter (n.)
A length of one hundredth of a meter.
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centurion (n.)
A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.
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cereal (adj.)
Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds.
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ceremonial (adj.)
Characterized by outward form or ceremony.
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ceremonious (adj.)
Observant of ritual.
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cessation (n.)
Discontinuance, as of action or motion.
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cession (n.)
Surrender, as of possessions or rights.
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chagrin (n.)
Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors.
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chameleon (adj.)
Changeable in appearance.
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chancery (n.)
A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
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chaos (n.)
Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion.
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characteristic (n.)
A distinctive feature.
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characterize (v.)
To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities.
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charlatan (n.)
A quack.
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chasm (n.)
A yawning hollow, as in the earth's surface.
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chasten (v.)
To purify by affliction.
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chastise (v.)
To subject to punitive measures.
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chastity (n.)
Sexual or moral purity.
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chateau (n.)
A castle or manor-house.
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chattel (n.)
Any article of personal property.
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check (v.)
To hold back.
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chiffon (n.)
A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
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chivalry (n.)
The knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices.
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cholera (n.)
An acute epidemic disease.
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choleric (adj.)
Easily provoked to anger.
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choral (adj.)
Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
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Christ (n.)
A title of Jesus
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christen (v.)
To name in baptism.
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Christendom (n.)
That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed.
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chromatic (adj.)
Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
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chronology (n.)
The science that treats of computation of time or of investigation and arrangement of events.
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chronometer (n.)
A portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
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cipher (v.)
To calculate arithmetically. (also a noun meaning zero or nothing)
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circulate (v.)
To disseminate.
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circumference (n.)
The boundary-line of a circle.
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circumlocution (n.)
Indirect or roundabout expression.
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circumnavigate (v.)
To sail quite around.
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circumscribe (v.)
To confine within bounds.
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circumspect (adj.)
Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration.
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citadel (n.)
Any strong fortress.
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cite (v.)
To refer to specifically.
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claimant (n.)
One who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
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clairvoyance (n.)
Intuitive sagacity or perception.
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clamorous (adj.)
Urgent in complaint or demand.
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clan (n.)
A tribe.
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clandestine (adj.)
Surreptitious.
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clangor (n.)
Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor.
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clarify (v.)
To render intelligible.
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clarion (n.)
A small shrill trumpet or bugle.
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classify (v.)
To arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblance’s and differences.
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clearance (n.)
A certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with the law and may sail.
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clemency (n.)
Mercy.
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clement (adj.)
Compassionate.
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close-hauled (adj.)
Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible.
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clothier (n.)
One who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
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clumsy (adj.)
Awkward of movement.
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coagulate (v.)
To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment.
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coagulant (adj.)
Producing coagulation.
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coalescence (n.)
The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination, or product.
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coalition (n.)
Combination in a body or mass.
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coddle (v.)
To treat as a baby or an invalid.
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codicil (n.)
A supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will.
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coerce (v.)
To force.
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coercion (n.)
Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical.
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coercive (adj.)
Serving or tending to force.
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cogent (adj.)
Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience.
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cognate (adj.)
Akin.
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cognizant (adj.)
Taking notice.
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cohere (v.)
To stick together.
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cohesion (n.)
Consistency.
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cohesive (adj.)
Having the property of consistency.
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coincide (v.)
To correspond.
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coincidence (n.)
A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident.
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coincident (adj.)
Taking place at the same time.
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collaborate (v.)
To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits.
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collapse (v.)
To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail.
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collapsible (adj.)
That may or can collapse.
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colleague (n.)
An associate in professional employment.
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collective (adj.)
Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum.
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collector (n.)
One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
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collegian (n.)
A college student.
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collide (v.)
To meet and strike violently.
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collier (n.)
One who works in a coal-mine.
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collision (n.)
Violent contact.
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colloquial (adj.)
Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary.
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colloquialism (n.)
Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation.
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colloquy (n.)
Conversation.
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collusion (n.)
A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose.
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colossus (n.)
Any strikingly great person or object.
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comely (adj.)
Handsome.
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comestible (adj.)
Fit to be eaten.
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comical (adj.)
Funny.
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commemorate (v.)
To serve as a remembrance of.
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commentary (n.)
A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work.
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commingle (v.)
To blend.
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commissariat (n.)
The department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
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commission (v.)
To empower.
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commitment (n.)
The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping.
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committal (n.)
The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
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commodity (n.)
Something that is bought and sold.
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commotion (n.)
A disturbance or violent agitation.
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commute (v.)
To put something, especially something less severe, in place of.
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comparable (adj.)
Fit to be compared.
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comparative (adj.)
Relative.
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comparison (n.)
Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
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compensate (v.)
To remunerate.
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competence (n.)
Adequate qualification or capacity.
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competent (adj.)
Qualified.
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competitive (adj.)
characterized by rivalry.
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competitor (n.)
A rival.
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complacence (n.)
Satisfaction with one's acts or surroundings.
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complacent (adj.)
Pleased or satisfied with oneself.
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complaisance (n.)
Politeness.
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complaisant (adj.)
Agreeable.
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complement (v.)
To make complete.
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complex (adj.)
Complicated.
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compliant (adj.)
Yielding.
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complicate (v.)
To make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
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complication (n.)
An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner.
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complicity (n.)
Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer.
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compliment (v.)
To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise.
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component (n.)
A constituent element or part.
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comport (v.)
To conduct or behave (oneself).
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composure (n.)
Calmness.
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comprehensible (adj.)
Intelligible.
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comprehension (n.)
Ability to know.
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comprehensive (adj.)
Large in scope or content.
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compress (v.)
To press together or into smaller space.
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compressible (adj.)
Capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
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compression (n.)
Constraint, as by force or authority.
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comprise (v.)
To consist of.
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compulsion (n.)
Coercion.
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compulsory (adj.)
Forced.
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compunction (n.)
Remorseful feeling.
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compute (v.)
To ascertain by mathematical calculation.
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concede (v.)
To surrender.
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conceit (n.)
Self-flattering opinion.
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conceive (v.)
To form an idea, mental image or thought of.
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concerto (n.)
A musical composition.
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concession (n.)
Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim.
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conciliate (v.)
To obtain the friendship of.
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conciliatory (adj.)
Tending to reconcile.
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conclusive (adj.)
Sufficient to convince or decide.
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concord (n.)
Harmony.
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concordance (n.)
Harmony.
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concur (v.)
To agree.
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concurrence (n.)
Agreement.
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concurrent (adj.)
Occurring or acting together.
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concussion (n.)
A violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow.
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condensation (n.)
The act or process of making dense or denser.
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condense (v.)
To abridge.
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condescend (v.)
To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors.
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condolence (n.)
Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune.
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conduce (v.)
To bring about.
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conducive (adj.)
Contributing to an end.
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conductible (adj.)
Capable of being conducted or transmitted.
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conduit (n.)
A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
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confectionery (n.)
The candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
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confederacy (n.)
A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid.
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confederate (n.)
One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement.
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confer (v.)
To bestow.
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conferee (n.)
A person with whom another confers.
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confessor (n.)
A spiritual advisor.
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confidant (n.)
One to whom secrets are entrusted.
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confide (v.)
To reveal in trust or confidence.
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confidence (n.)
The state or feeling of trust in or reliance upon another.
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confident (adj.)
Assured.
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confinement (n.)
Restriction within limits or boundaries.
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confiscate (v.)
To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury.
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conflagration (n.)
A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like.
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confluence (n.)
The place where streams meet.
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confluent (n.)
A stream that unites with another.
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conformance (n.)
The act or state or conforming.
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conformable (adj.)
Harmonious.
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conformation (n.)
General structure, form, or outline.
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conformity (n.)
Correspondence in form, manner, or use.
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confront (v.)
To encounter, as difficulties or obstacles.
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congeal (v.)
To coagulate.
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congenial (adj.)
Having kindred character or tastes.
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congest (v.)
To collect into a mass.
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congregate (v.)
To bring together into a crowd.
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coniferous (adj.)
Cone-bearing trees.
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conjecture (n.)
A guess.
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conjoin (v.)
To unite.
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conjugal (adj.)
Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons.
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conjugate (adj.)
Joined together in pairs.
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conjugation (n.)
The state or condition of being joined together.
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conjunction (n.)
The state of being joined together, or the things so joined.
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connive (v.)
To be in collusion.
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connoisseur (n.)
A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art.
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connote (v.)
To mean; signify.
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connubial (adj.)
Pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
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conquer (v.)
To overcome by force.
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consanguineous (adj.)
Descended from the same parent or ancestor.
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conscience (n.)
The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct.
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conscientious (adj.)
Governed by moral standard.
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conscious (adj.)
Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks.
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conscript (v.)
To force into military service.
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consecrate (v.)
To set apart as sacred.
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consecutive (adj.)
Following in uninterrupted succession.
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consensus (n.)
A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons.
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conservatism (n.)
Tendency to adhere to the existing order of things.
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conservative (adj.)
Adhering to the existing order of things.
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conservatory (n.)
An institution for instruction and training in music and declamation.
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consign (v.)
To entrust.
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consignee (n.)
A person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
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consignor (n.)
One who entrusts.
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consistency (n.)
A state of permanence.
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console (v.)
To comfort.
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consolidate (v.)
To combine into one body or system.
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consonance (n.)
The state or quality of being in accord with.
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consonant (adj.)
Being in agreement or harmony with.
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consort (n.)
A companion or associate.
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conspicuous (adj.)
Clearly visible.
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conspirator (n.)
One who agrees with others to cooperate in accomplishing some unlawful purpose.
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conspire (v.)
To plot.
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constable (n.)
An officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
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constellation (n.)
An arbitrary assemblage or group of stars.
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consternation (n.)
Panic.
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constituency (n.)
The inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
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constituent (n.)
One who has the right to vote at an election.
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constrict (v.)
To bind.
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consul (n.)
An officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
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consulate (n.)
The place in which a consul transacts official business.
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consummate (v.)
To bring to completion.
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consumption (n.)
Gradual destruction, as by burning, eating, etc., or by using up, wearing out, etc.
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consumptive (adj.)
Designed for gradual destruction.
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contagion (n.)
The communication of disease from person to person.
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contagious (adj.)
Transmitting disease.
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contaminate (v.)
To pollute.
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contemplate (v.)
To consider thoughtfully.
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contemporaneous (adj.)
Living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
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contemporary (adj.)
Living or existing at the same time.
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contemptible (adj.)
Worthy of scorn or disdain.
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contemptuous (adj.)
Disdainful.
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contender (n.)
One who exerts oneself in opposition or rivalry.
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contiguity (n.)
Proximity.
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contiguous (adj.)
Touching or joining at the edge or boundary.
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continence (n.)
Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion.
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contingency (n.)
Possibility of happening.
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contingent (adj.)
Not predictable.
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continuance (n.)
Permanence.
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continuation (n.)
Prolongation.
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continuity (n.)
Uninterrupted connection in space, time, operation, or development.
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continuous (adj.)
Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
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contort (v.)
To twist into a misshapen form.
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contraband (n.)
Trade forbidden by law or treaty.
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contradiction (n.)
The assertion of the opposite of that which has been said.
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contradictory (adj.)
Inconsistent with itself.
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contraposition (n.)
A placing opposite.
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contravene (v.)
To prevent or obstruct the operation of.
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contribution (n.)
The act of giving for a common purpose.
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contributor (n.)
One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
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contrite (adj.)
Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
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contrivance (n.)
The act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
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contrive (v.)
To manage or carry through by some device or scheme.
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control (v.)
To exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
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controller (n.)
One who or that which regulates or directs.
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contumacious (adj.)
Rebellious.
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contumacy (n.)
Contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
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contuse (v.)
To bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
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contusion (n.)
A bruise.
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convalesce (v.)
To recover after a sickness.
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convalescence (n.)
The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
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convalescent (adj.)
Recovering health after sickness.
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convene (v.)
To summon or cause to assemble.
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convenience (n.)
Fitness, as of time or place.
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converge (v.)
To cause to incline and approach nearer together.
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convergent (adj.)
Tending to one point.
