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coerce
- to force someone into doing something against his or her will by using undue pressure, threats, intimidation or physical violence
- syn: hector, dragoon, browbeat, cow
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cogent
- forceful and convincing, to the point
- syn: apposite, pertinent, germane, apropos
- ant: inane, frivolous, untenable
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cohere
- hold or stick together, to fit together in an orderly whole
- syn: coalesce
- ant: come asunder
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collaborate
- work together on some kind of joint project, cooperate with the enemy in some kind of treasonable activity
- syn: collude, intrigue, quisling, fifth-columnist
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compatible
- capable of use with some other model, capable of getting along with
- syn: congruous
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complacent
- overly self-satisfied, smug
- ant: malcontent
- phrases: to rest on one's laurels
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concise
- saying a lot in a few words
- syn: terse, succinct, laconic, pithy
- ant: prolix, garrulous, loquacious
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condone
- overlook or disregard an offense (implying forgiveness or acceptance)
- ant: deprecate, decry, revile, castigate
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confrontation
face-to-face encounter, usually suggesting a hostile or defiant attitude
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conjecture
- conclusion based on inadequate evidence, a guess
- syn: surmise
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connoisseur
- someone with informed and discriminating judgement, especially in matters of art, literature or taste
- syn: pundit, savant, maven, cognoscenti
- ant: neophyte, greenhorn, tenderfoot, tyro, dilettante
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consensus
- collective uniformity of opinion, general agreement
- syn: concord, accord
- ant: discord, dissidence
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construe
to analyze, explain, interpret or understand
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consumnate
- complete or perfect to the highest degree
- syn: superlative, virtuoso
- ant: mediocre
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copious
- large number or quantity, full
- ant: scanty, vacuous, barren
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corpulent
- fat and bulky
- syn: portly
- ant: gaunt
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corroborate
- confirm truth or accuracy
- syn: substantiate
- ant: confute, impugn, refute
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counsel
- advice secured through consultation; an adviser (legal); advice or recommend as a course of action
- syn: exhort, admonish, attorney
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credibility
- ability to inspire belief or trust
- syn: plausibility, dependability
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criterion
- standard or principle on which to base judgement
- syn: yardstick, touchstone, canon
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crucial
- at a point that will determine the outcome, of supreme importance
- phrase: crux of the matter
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culpable
- at fault, blameworthy
- syn: deliquent, peccant, censurable
- ant: laudable, meritorious
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cursory
- hasty and superficial
- syn: perfunctory, slapdash
- ant: meticulous
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curtail
- shorten or reduce
- syn: truncate, pare down, dock
- ant: augment
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cynical
- inclined to doubt or deny the virtuousness or honesty of human motives, sneeringly bitter or negative
- syn: misanthropic, derisive, sardonic, acerbic
- ant: sanguine, naive, idealistic
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dapper
- neatly and stylishly dressed
- syn: natty, spruce, chic
- ant: unkempt, slovenly, seedy, frowsy, frumpy
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defect
- flaw or shortcoming; to desert one's country or cause for another
- syn: abjure, kink
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defer
- put off or postpone; yield courteously to wishes/judgements of others
- syn: put on ice
- ant: spurn, disdain
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dejected
- very low spirits
- syn: blue, despondent, morose
- ant: exultant
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delete
- strike out or remove
- syn: expunge, excise
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delineate
- make an accurate line drawing or diagram of; to portray or describe in detail
- syn: depict
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delinquent
- neglect a duty or obligation, seriously overdue; an offender
- syn: remiss, owing, scofflaw, malefactor
- ant: punctilious, scrupulous, dutiful
- phrase: in arrears
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delude
- mislead or deceive
- syn: dupe, gull, cozen, hoodwink, beguile
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demure
- modest and reserved in dress, manner or behavior
- syn: sedate, prim, decorous, seemly, staid, diffident, self-effacing
- ant: jaunty, bumptious
- phrase: wallflower
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denouement
- point at which the plot of a novel/drama is resolved, outcome of a complex sequence of events
- syn: unraveling
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desultory
- shifting from one thing to another without reason; haphazard or random
- syn: fitful, erractic, spasmodic
- ant: steadfast
- phrase: fits and starts
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deviate
- to move away from (what is normal); person who differs based on what is normally acceptable
- syn: heretic, veer
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devoid
- empty, lacking in
- syn: bereft of
- ant: replete, fraught, saturated
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devout
- deeply religious, earnest or sincere
- syn: reverent, pious, zealous
- ant: tepid, lukewarm
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dexterous
- skillful in using one's mind or hands, clever
- syn: adroit, adept, proficient
- ant: gauche, inept, maladroit
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