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Terms
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copy deck
- circumscribe
- draw a line around
- coeducational
- attended by members of both sexes
- daughter
- a female human offspring
- confession
- (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
- copyright
- an exclusive right, granted by law, to publish or sell a written, musical, or art work for a certain number of years
- customers
- people who buy things at a store
- cylinder
- a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
- corporation
- a business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts
- commendation
- an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
- cultural
- denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
- correspond
- be compatible, similar or consistent
- circumlocution
- indirect or roundabout expression (by using an unnecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)
- comparison
- Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
- cleanliness
- the state of always being clean
- cologne
- a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
- compatible
- capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
- college
- an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees
- confer
- to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
- conscientious
- guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong
- coordination
- harmonious interaction of parts as a whole
- consumption
- (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
- correspondence
- compatibility of observations
- corps
- an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions
- convenience
- the quality of being useful and convenient
- clothes
- things that we wear
- croquet
- a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops
- compound interest
- the payment of interest not only on the original deposit but on all previously accumulated interest
- compete
- to take part with others in a contest of skills
- concentrated
- intensely focused
- completing
- acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
- consent
- to agree to something
- counter
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- courageous
- Brave.
- conspirator
- A person who takes place in a secret plan (conspiracy)
- cosmopolitan
- of worldwide scope or applicability
- decimal
- divided by tens or hundreds
- commemorate
- mark by some ceremony or observation
- cooperate
- work together on a common enterprise of project
- decorum
- propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct
- comprehension
- an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
- cinnamon
- spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree
- composure
- Calmness.
- coexist
- exist together
- critical
- characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
- criticism
- a serious examination and judgment of something
- define
- give the meaning or definition
- circumference
- n. The boundary-line of a circle.
- deduction
- the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
- decent
- socially or conventionally correct
- credit
- form of loan
- Declaration of Independence
- the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
- conclude
- decide by reasoning
- chrysanthemum
- any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum
- Civil War
- War between the Union and Confederacy from 1861-1865
- CPU
- (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
- colloquial
- conversational, slang, informal
- concert
- a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
- commitment
- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- complicate
- v. To make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
- decision
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- cone
- a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
- community
- a group of people living in a particular local area
- crisis
- the point at which the problem or conflict must be solved
- chronicle
- a record of events in order of time, a history
- controlled
- restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
- deductible
- (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)
- circumstance
- a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
- commit
- (v.) 1. to involve or pledge oneself; 2. to be bound to do
- counterfeit
- an imitation designed to deceive; not genuite, fake; to make and illegal copy
- chuck wagons
- a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys)
- committee
- a special group delegated to consider some matter
- condemn
- express strong disapproval of
- congestion
- an overcrowded condition
- contract
- a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- deceitful
- intended to deceive
- colonel
- a senior military office; ranked below a brisadier general
- connoisseur
- n. A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art.
- comparable
- able to be compared or worthy of comparison
- commission
- a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
- counsel
- give advice to
- convert
- change the nature, purpose, or function of something
- corpuscle
- n. A minute particle of matter.
- circumstantial
- of no primary significance, insubstantial
- cotton gin
- A machine that separates the seeds, seed hulls, and other small objects from the fibers of cotton that made it easier to farm and increased the yield of cotton
- cocoon
- silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
- choir
- a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
- cruel
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- cursor
- (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display
- chocolate
- a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar
- confusion
- an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
- consume
- use up (resources or materials)
- Columbia River
- a North American river
- country
- a politically organized body of people under a single government
- conscience
- n. The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct.
- daydream
- have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
- deceive
- To mislead by or as by falsehood.
- correspondent
- someone who communicates by means of letters
- chronic
- lasting a long time, never stopping, habitual suffering long from an illness
- construction
- the act of constructing or building something
- colossal
- so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
- collage
- a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image
- combination
- the act of combining things to form a new whole
- constellation
- a group of stars, such as the big dipper, that forms a pattern in the sky and may be named after a real or imaginary animal, person, or object
- cue
- 1. a long stick used to strike the ball in pool and other games 2. a signal to do some thing 3.actors last words to let an actor know to do something
- condemnation
- (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
- chips
- a thin round slice of potato that is fried until hard then dried and eaten cold (AE)
- competence
- the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
- controversy
- a public dispute that arouses strong feelings
- compound
- an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
- cliche
- overused saying
- corporal
- of or relating to the body
- civil disobedience
- a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)
- conservation
- the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
- collapse
- fall apart
- congratulations
- an expression of approval and commendation
- cohesive
- condition of sticking together
- collectible
- things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)
- congratulate
- express good wishes
- circuit breaker
- a switch that automatically interrupts the current of an overloaded electric circuit
- claim
- demand for something as rightful or due
- counsellor
- some who gives advice about problems
- chronograph
- a timepiece capable of measuring extremely brief intervals of time accurately, as a stopwatch able to record fractions of a second as well as elapsed time
- consequences
- a result of your actions and decisions
- council
- a meeting of people for consultation
- circumvent
- outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around
- corpse
- a dead body, usually of a person
- decompose
- to decay or to break down into basic elements
- critique
- a critical essay or review
- compassionate
- ADJ. Sympathetic; Able to share another's feelings
- civil rights
- Rights guaranteed to individuals by the government under the Constitution and other certain Acts of Congress.
- cymbal
- a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk
- comprehend
- get the meaning of something
- corrupt
- adj: Immoral dishonest, open to bribery. verb: to destroy someones honesty or integrity
- consensus
- general agreement
- conventional
- following accepted customs and proprieties
- criminal
- someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
- conclusion
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- contemporary
- current, modern; from the same time
- criteria
- standards used in judging; CF. criterion
- conspire
- plan secretly with others to do something unlawful or wrong
- choreograph
- compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music
- conference
- a metting of people to discuss something
- conductor
- the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
- chronological
- adj.: arranged in or according to the order of time
- commiserate
- to feel or express sympathy or compassion
- concentration camps
- a prison camp for civilians who are considered enemies of the state
- commandos
- a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
- cower
- crouch or curl up
- definitely
- sure
- chronology
- The science that treats of computation of time or of investigation and arrangement of events.