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chronicle

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  1. (n.)
    a written history
  2. (v.)
    to write a history
2
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chronological

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(adj.)

arranged in order of time

3
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circuitous

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(adj.)

roundabout

4
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circumlocution

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(n.)

indirect and wordy language

5
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circumscribed

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(adj.)

marked off, bounded

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circumspect

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(adj.)

cautious

7
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circumvent

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(v.)

to get around

8
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clairvoyant

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(adj.)

able to perceive things that normal people cannot

9
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clamor

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  1. (n.)
    loud noise
  2. (v.)
    to loudly insist
10
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clandestine (adj.) secret

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clandestine (adj.) secret

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cleave

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  1. (v.)
    to divide into parts
  2. (v.)
    to stick together firmly
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clemency

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(n.)

mercy

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clergy

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(n.)

members of Christian holy orders

14
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cloying

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(adj.)

sickeningly sweet

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coagulate

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(v.)

to thicken, clot

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coalesce

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(v.)

to fuse into a whole

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cobbler

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(n.)

a person who makes or repairs shoes

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coerce

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(v.)

to make somebody do something by force or threat

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cogent

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(adj.)

intellectually convincing

20
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cognizant

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(adj.)

aware, mindful