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constitution |
constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions |
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constraint |
restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
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construe |
explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue |
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consummate |
complete; V. |
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contagion |
infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air |
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contaminate |
pollute |
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contempt |
scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible |
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contend |
struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly |
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contention |
assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition |
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contentious |
quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments |
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contest |
dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N. |
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context |
writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs |
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contiguous |
adjacent to; touching upon |
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continence |
self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent |
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