Vocab 3 Flashcards by amanda schubert

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congenial

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similar in tastes and habits

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congruity

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correspondence, harmony, agreement

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connive

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to conspire, scheme

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consanguineous

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of the same origin, related by blood

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consonant

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consistent with, in agreement with

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construe

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to explain or interpret

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contentious

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quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent

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contrite

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deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong

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contusion

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bruise

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convalescence

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gradual recovery after an illness

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convivial

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sociable, fond of eating, drinking, and people

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coquette

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woman who flirts

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corporeal

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having to do with the body, tangible material

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corpulence

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obesity, fatness, bulkiness

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corroborate

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to confirm, verify

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cosmopolitan

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sophisticated, free from local prejudices

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cosset

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to pamper, treat with great care

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coterie

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small group of persons, with a similar purpose

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countermand

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to annul, cancel, make a contrary order

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countervail

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to counteract, to exert force against

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crass

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crude, unrefined

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craven

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cowardly

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credence

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acceptance of something true or unreal

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credulous

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gullible, trusting

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criterion

standard for judging, rule for testing

culpable

guilty, responsible for wrong

cupidity

greed

curmudgeon

cranky person

cursory

hastily done, superficial

cygnet

young swan

dearth

lack, scarcity, insufficiency

debauch

to corrupt, seduce from virtue, duty, indulge

declivity

downward slope

defamatory

slanderous, injurious, to the reputation

deferential

respectful and polite in a submissive way

deft

skillful, dexterous

deleterious

harmful, destructive, detrimental

delineation

depiction, representation

deluge

flood

demagogue

leader, rabble-rouser, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice

demarcation

borderline, act of defining or marking a boundary with distinction

demur

to express doubts or objections

denigrate

to slur or blacken someone's reputation

denude

to make bare, uncover, undress

deplore

to express or feel disapproval of

depose

to remove from a high position

depravity

sinfulness, moral corruption

derogate

to belittle, disparage

desist

to stop doing something

desultory

at random, rambling

diaphanous

allowing light to shine through, delicate

diatribe

bitter verbal attack

didactic

excessively intrusive

diffidence

shyness, lack of confidence

dilatory

slow, tending to delay

dirge

funeral hymn

disbar

to expel from legal profession

disconcerting

bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing

discursive

wandering from topic to topic

dissemble

to pretend, disguise ones motives