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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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