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Vocab Set 2 (B&C) Flashcards

1
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refuse to proceed or to do something

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balk

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swell or puff out ; increase rapidly

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balloon

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lacking freshness and originality; cliche

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banal

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something that ruins or spoils

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bane

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morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value; crude and unrefined; conterfeit

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base

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howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf

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baying

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7
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contradict or misrepresent

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belie

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8
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doing good

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beneficent

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harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle or beneficial; not cancerous

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benign

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10
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personal inclination or tendency

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bent

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attack, overwhelm, crowd in or surround

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beseige

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group of birds or other animals that stay together; any large group

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bevy

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13
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to fork into two branches or divide into two halves

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bifurcate

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14
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cheat or defraud

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bilk

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15
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disease that kills plants rapidly, or any cause of decay or destruction; ruin or cause to wither

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blight

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16
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joyous, merry; excessively carefree so as to ignore more important concerns

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blithe

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17
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fake, fraudulent

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bogus

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18
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strengthen or support

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bolster

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19
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far too showy or dramatic than is appropriate; pretentious

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bombastic

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20
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friendliness, open and simple good heartedness

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bonhomie

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21
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rude, ill-mannered, or insensitive person; a peasant or country bumpkin

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boor

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22
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shake, wave or flourish as a weapon

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brandish

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23
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suffer or tolerate

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brook

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pertaining to shepherds; suggesting a peaceful and pleasant view of rural life

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bucolic

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something that shields, protects, absorbs shock or cushions

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buffer

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26
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government characterized by many bureaus and petty administrators or by excessive, seemingly meaningless requirements

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bureaucracy

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27
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grow or flourish rapidly; put forth buds or shoots of a plant

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burgeon

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28
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polish, make smooth and lustrous

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burnish

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29
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support and encourage; a support or prop especially projecting from and supporting the wall of a building

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buttress

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30
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past, former; that which is in the past

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bygone

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31
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harsh, discordant, or meaningless mixture or sounds

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cacophony

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32
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malicious lie intended to hurt someones reputation; the act of telling such lies

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calumny

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33
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rumor, a false or baseless story

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canard

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34
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open, sincere, honest

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candid

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35
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authorized, recognized; pertaining to the canon, or body or accepted rules, standards or artistic works

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canonical

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36
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acting on impulse, erratic

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capricious

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37
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chief, most important

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cardinal

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38
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mapmaking

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cartography

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39
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criticize severely; punish in order to correct

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castigate

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40
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causer or change

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catalyst

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41
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universal, broad-minded

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catholic

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42
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capable or corroding material or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic

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caustic

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43
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strong disapproval or official reprimand; to issue such disapproval

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censure

44
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fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory; undue or biased devotion to any group, cause, etc

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chauvinism

45
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trickery, deception by knowingly false arguments

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chicanery

46
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arranged in or relating to time order

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chronological

47
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strictly limit a role, range or activity, or area; in math, to be constructed around so as to touch as many points as possible

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circumscribe

48
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cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences

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circumspect

49
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climb awkwardly or with difficulty

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clamber

50
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noisy uproar or protest, a loud continuous noise

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clamor

51
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make final or settle conclusively, to fasten or hold together

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clinch

52
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disgustingly or distastefully sweet

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cloying

53
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cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid

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coagulate

54
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come together, unite; fuse together

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coalesce

55
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final part of a musical composition; an ending, especially one that sums up what has come before

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coda

56
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chest for storing valuables; financial resources, a treasury

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coffer

57
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very convincing, logical

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cogent

58
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conspire; cooperate for illegal or fraudulent purpose

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collude

59
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the same in size, extent, equivalent or proportional

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commensurate

60
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concise but complete summary; a list or collection

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compendium

61
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self-satisfied, smug; overly content and therefore lazy, neglectful or some other bad quality

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complacent

62
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eager to please; cheerfully complying

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complaisant

63
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completing; fitting together well; filling mutual needs

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complementary

64
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obeying, submissive; following the requirements

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compliant

65
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give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; grant or give up

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concede

66
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reconciling, appeasing, attempting to make the peace

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conciliatory

67
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approve, agree

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concur

68
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overlook, tolerate, regard as harmless

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condone

69
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consult, compare views; bestow or give

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confer

70
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confuse, frustrate; mix up or make worse

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confound

71
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expert, especially in the fine arts; person of educated, refined tastes

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connoisseur

72
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suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning

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connote

73
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lessen the suffering or grief of, a control panel, or a small table or cabinet

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console

74
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unite, combine, solidify, make coherent

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consolidate

75
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squeeze, compress; restrict the freedom of

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constrict

76
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interpret or translate

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construe

77
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controversial; prone to causing arguments, especially gratuitous or petty ones

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contentious

78
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place in context, such as by giving the background or circumstances

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contextualize

79
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things that are opposing; either or two opposite things

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contraries

80
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remorseful; feeling sorry for ones offenses

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contrite

81
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rebellious, stubbornly disobediant

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contumacious

82
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riddle; the answer to which involves a play on words, any mystery

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conundrum

83
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move towards one another or towards a point; unite

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converge

84
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knowledgeable about or experienced with

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conversant

85
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in an opposite way; on the other hand

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conversely

86
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call together, as to a meeting

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convoke

87
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twisted; very complicated

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convoluted

88
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plentiful, bountiful

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copious

89
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support, add evidence to

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corroborate

90
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belonging to the entire world, at home globally; free from local or national prejudices or attachments

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cosmopolitan

91
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treat as a pet; pamper

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cosset

92
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close or exclusive group; clique

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coterie

93
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facial expression or face; approve of tolerate

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countenance

94
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against what one would intuitively expect

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counterintuitive

95
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contrasting item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast or interplay in art

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counterpoint

96
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defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal

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counterproductive

97
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secret, veiled, undercover

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covert

98
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cunning, skillful in deception or underhanded schemes

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crafty

99
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very cowardly, lacking courage

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craven

100
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believability, trustworthiness

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credibility

101
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gullible; prone to believing or trusting too easily without enough evidence

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credulous

102
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steady increase in force, intensity, or loudness; a climactic moment or peak

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crescendo

103
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reach the highest point or final stage

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culminate

104
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greed, great or excessive desire

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cupidity

105
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bad-tempered, difficult person; grouch

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curmudgeon

106
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thinking the worst or others motivations; bitterly pessimistic

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cynical

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