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burgeoning
growing or developing quickly
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candid
open an direct, frank, straightforward
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candor
the state or quality of being frank, open and sincere in speech or expression
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capitulate
to yield, surrender, esp. under specifically negotiated terms.
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castigate
to criticize harshly or severely, berate.
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celerity
speed, quickness
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chagrined
embarrassed or annoyed as a result of failure, humiliation or disappointed.
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charade
an elaborate and obvious show or illusion
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chastise
to criticize or scold harshly
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circumlocution
a roundabout or wordly way of expressing an idea
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clarify
to make clear or easier to understand
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coerce
to force or compel by threats, intimidation, or violence
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cogent
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation.
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coincide
to occur at the same time or be in the same position in space at the same time
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collaborative
done by working together, cooperative, pertaining for a illegal or wrongful purpose
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collusion
a secret agrement or cooperation between persons for a illegal or wrongful purpose
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combustible
capable of catching fire and burning
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commonplace
ordinary, dull, unremarkable
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competence
sufficient skill, ability, or fitness, the state or condition of being qualified or capable
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complex
having two or more interrelated arts, complicated or involved, not simple
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composure
calmness, control over one's emotions
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concede
to acknowledge as being true, reasonable, or proper
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conciliate
to overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease
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concise
short and to the point, brief and clear
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conclusive
serving to settle a question or put an end to doubt
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concoct
to make up, invent, cook up
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concordance
an alphabetical index of the important words in a written work
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confirm
to establish as true or certain, make firm or binding, strengthen, support
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conjecture
an opinion or conclusion based on insufficient evidence, a guess
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consequence
a logical or natural result, outcome, or effect
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conspirtorial
pert. to or characteristic of a conspiracy or of the persons involved in it
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contemporary (2)
current, modern, of the present time
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contention
a claim that someone supports and argues for
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contradiction
opposition or lack of agreement, logical inconsistency
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contrite
feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offense; penitent.
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conviction
a strong belief or opinion
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copious
large in quantity great in number, yielding or containing class participation.
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correlate
to correspond, be mutually related: grades correlate with class participation.
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corrupt
to make dishonest, evil, wicked, or impure
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coup
a brilliant move or action, clever maneuver
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covetous
having a strong desire for something that belongs to someone else
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credulous
willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence: gulliable
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critertion
a standard, rule, or test on which a judgement or decision is based
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cryptic
mysterious, baffling, having a hidden meaning
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culpable
deserving blame, guilty
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debase
to make lower in value, quality, character, or dignity
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deceive
to lie, trick, mislead
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decisive
determining an outcome, ending doubt, settling an issue or question.
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