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crass, crasser, crassest.adjective
so crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
crassitude.noun,.plural.crassitude
crassness
crassly.adverb

compliant.adjective
disposed or willing to comply; submissive
compliantly.adverb
compliance.noun,.plural.compliances
the act of complying with a wish, request or demand; acquiescence; flexibility; totalitarian.regimes force compliance of unwanted policies; lackeys are known for their compliance ('yes-men' are selfish individuals complying easy to gain favors)

comply, complied, complying, complies.intransitive verbs
to act in accordance with another's command, request, rule or wish (the patient complied with the naturopath's orders)

Caesar.noun,.plural.Caesars
the family name of Julius Caesar and of the next eleven rulers of Rome, who were emperors; another Caesar was named Claudius Caesar; emperors of Germany and Russia in modern times adapted the word Caesar into titles for themselves, such words being 'Kaiser', 'Tsar' and 'Czar'; Russian kings were Tsars, elsewhere, Csar was often used

cuneiform.adjective
being a character or characters formed by the arrangement of small wedge shaped elements and used in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian writing; example

consistent.adjective
someone who is consistent always behaves in the same way, has the same attitudes towards people or things or achieves the same level of success in something (she always studied open-mindedly to improve and modify what she knew); reliable; steady in agreement; compatible with (the testimony was consistent with the known facts); coherent and uniform (a consistent pattern of behavior); reliable; steady (demonstrated a consistent ability to impress the critics)
consistently.adverb

consistency.noun,.plural.consistencies
agreement or logical.coherence among things or parts (a rambling argument that lacked any consistency); compatibility; uniformity of successive results or events (pitched with remarkable consistency throughout the season); degree or texture of density, firmness or viscosity

coddle, coddled, coddling, coddles.transitive verbs
to cook in water just below the boiling point (coddle eggs; to treat indulgently); baby; pamper
coddler.noun,.plural.coddlers

cuddle, cuddled, cuddling, cuddles.verbs
transitive verb use.to fondle in the arms; hug tenderly; caress
intransitive verb use.to nestle; snuggle
cuddle.noun, plural.cuddles
the act of cuddling; a hug or embrace
cuddly, cuddlesome.adjectives

contiguous.adjective
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring; adjacent; connecting without a break (the 48 contiguous states); connected in time; uninterrupted (served two contiguous terms in office)
contiguously.adverb
contiguousness.noun,.plural.contiguousnesses

circa.preposition.Abbreviation ca, c., C.
in approximately; about (born circa 1900); compare era

contemplate, contemplated, contemplating, contemplates.verbs
transitive verb use.to look at attentively, throughly and thoughtfully so as to find out more about, as opposed to thinking, which extends contemplation further toward creating something new in the mind; contemplation is to allow the mind to just set on something and await what feelings and new information wells up to contemplate further about; to see; to consider.further about; to come to overstand; if you contemplate an action, you mull about whether to do it (Romans 12:6) or not (for a time he contemplated a career as a medical doctor until he discovered their lies); to consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder.(contemplated the problem from all sides; contemplated the mystery of God); to have in mind as an intention or possibility (contemplating a life partner (*); contemplating retirement; contemplating spiritual maxims)
intransitive verb use.to ponder; meditate
contemplator.noun,.plural.contemplators
contemplation.noun,.plural.contemplations
contemplation is one of the spiritual disciplines one uses to progress along the pathway of good; the act or state of contemplating (was contemplating homeschooling); thoughtful observation and reflection or study; meditation on spiritual matters is akin to contemplation
contemplative.adjective
disposed to or characterized by contemplation; pensive contemplative.noun,.plural.contemplatives
an individual who may spend time in contemplation
contemplatively.adverb
contemplativeness.noun,.plural.contemplativenesses

cleaver.noun,.plural.cleavers
a heavy, broad-bladed knife or hatchet used especially by butchers

cleave, clave, cleft or cleaved or clove, cleft or cleaved or cloven, cleaving, cleaves.verbs
clave is.past tense.of cleave
transitive verb use.to split with or as if with a sharp instrument; to pierce (a butcher uses a cleaver to cut meat); cleave also means to be a part of something, for example, if someone cleaves to something or to someone else, they begin or continue to have strong feelings of loyalty towards them (she has cleaved to these principles all her life)
intransitive verb use.to split or separate, especially along a natural line of division; to make one's way
cleavable.adjective
cleft.verbs
a past tense and a past participle of cleave
cleft.adjective
divided; split
cloven hoof, cloven hoofed
animals that have cloven hooves have feet that are divided into two parts; cows, sheep and goats have cloven hooves
cleft.noun,.plural.clefts
a crack, crevice or split; a split or indentation between two parts, as of a dimple in the chin
cleavage.noun,.plural.cleavages
the act of splitting or cleaving; the state of being split or cleft; a fissure or division; the space between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low dress neckline
Mineralogy:.the splitting or tendency to split of a crystallized substance along definite.crystalline.planes, yielding smooth surfaces
Embryology:.the series of mitotic.cell.divisions that produces an embryonic form by cleavage of a fertilized ovum, the basis of the multicellularity of complex.organisms; also called segmentation; any single cell division in such a series

clasp.noun,.plural.clasps
a fastening, such as a hook or buckle, used to hold two or more objects or parts together; an embrace.or hug; a grip or grasp of the hand (when he shook my hand he had a firm clasp)
clasp, clasped, clasping, clasps.transitive verbs
to fasten with or as if with a clasp; to hold in a tight embrace; to grip firmly in or with the hand; grasp

cajole, cajoled, cajoling, cajoles.transitive verbs
to urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing or flattery; wheedle
cajoler.noun,.plural.cajolers
cajolery.noun,.plural.cajoleries
cajolingly.adverb

congratulate, congratulated, congratulating, congratulates transitive verbs
to express joy or acknowledgment, for good things another is experiencing
congratulator.noun,.plural.congratulators
congratulatory.adjective
congratulation.noun, plural.congratulations
the act of expressing joy or acknowledgment, as for the achievement or good fortune of another; an expression of such joy or acknowledgment

captious.adjective
marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial.faults; critical; intended to entrap or confuse, as in an argument.(a captious question); captious suggests a readiness to detect faults or raise objections on trivial grounds (a captious critic
captiously.adverb
captiousness.noun

carp, carped, carping, carps.intransitive verbs
to find fault in a disagreeable way; complain.fretfully; quibble;
implies an ill natured or perverse picking of flaws (a carping editorial)
carper.noun, plural.carpers
carping.adjective
naggingly.critical or complaining
carpingly.adverb

convex.adjective
having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
convexly.adverb
compare concave

convolution.noun, plural.convolutions
convolutions are curves on an object or design or in writings that has a lot of curves (the convoluted manner of writing style does little in providing comprehension of the subject (his speech was so convoluted it created confusion in the audience); not straightforward; meandering; complicated details which make it difficult to gain logicality of and thus.comprehend.sensibly; a form or part that is folded or coiled; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain
convolutional.adjective
convoluted.adjective
having numerous overlapping coils or folds (a convoluted seashell); intricate; complicated.(convoluted legal language; convoluted reasoning)
convolute.adjective
rolled or coiled together in overlapping whorls, as certain leaves, petals or shells
convolute, convoluted, convoluting, convolutes.intransitive.and transitive verbs
to coil or fold or cause to coil or fold in overlapping whorls
convolutely.adverb

convolve, convolved, convolving, convolves.verbs
transitive verb use.to roll together; coil up
intransitive verb use.to form convolutions

choice.noun, plural.choices
the act of choosing; selection; one that is chosen; a number or variety from which to choose (a wide choice of styles and colors); the best or most preferable part (she made a choice on the dress that seem to do the most for her appearance); alternative; option; preference; selection; election
choice, choicer, choicest.adjectives
selected with care
of choice.idiom
preferred above others of the same kind or set
choicely.adverb
choiceness.noun

choose, chose, chosen, choosing, chooses.verbs
transitive verb use.to select from a number of possible alternatives; decide on and pick out; choose implies the use of judgment in deciding on one of several persons, things or courses of action; to prefer above others (chooses the neighborhood grocery stores for better quality and selection); to determine or decide (chose to fly rather than drive)
intransitive verb use.to make a choice; make a selection (was used to doing as she chose); select; elect; pick
choose up.phrasal verb
to choose players and form sides or teams for a game, such as baseball or softball
chooser.noun

corpus callosum.noun, plural.corpora callosa
the arched bridge of nervous tissue that connects the two cerebral hemispheres, allowing communication between the right and left sides of the brain
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