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Con-nois-seur
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n. someone with informed and discriminating judgment, especially in matters of art, literature, or taste.
s:expert, authority, specialist, pundit,savant, maven, devotee,judge,critic,arbiter, cognoscenti a:beginner, noice, neophyte, greenhorn,tenderfoot, tyro, amateur, dilettante |
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con-sen-sus
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n. collective uniformity of opinion; general agreement in feeling of belief
s: unanimity, like-mindedness, concord,harmony, accord, unity, concurrence a: discord, disagreement, disunity, disharmony, dissentm conflict, diversity, dissidence |
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con-strue
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v. to analyze, explain, interpret, or understand.
syn: deduce, infer, translate, gather, take to mean a: misinterpret, misunderstand |
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con-sum-mate
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adj- complete or perfect in the highest degree
verb- to bring completion or perfection s:superlative, supreme, transcendent, surpassing, matchless, finished, total, masterful, virtuoso, clinch, conclude a: mediocre, indifferent, run-of-the-mill, ordinary, inept, incompetent, inadequate, begin, start, initiate, launch |
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co-pi-ous
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adj. large in number or quantity; full.
s: abundant, plentiful, ample, bountiful, bounteous, profuse, lavish, numerous, extensive, comprehensive a: meager, scanty, scarce, sparse, inadequate, insufficient, empty, vacant, vacuous, barrent |
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cor-pu-lent
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adj. fat and bulky.
s: chubby, plump, husky, burly, portly, stout, rotound, obese a: lean, lanky, thin, wiry, scrawny, gaunt |
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cor-rob-o-rate
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v. to confirm the truth or accuracy of.
s: verify, substantiate, support, backup, bear out a: contradict, refute, rebut, confute, discredit, impugn |
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coun-sel
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n- advice secured through consultation
n- an adviser, especially a legal adviser v- to advise or recommend as a course of action s: guidance, direction, recommendation, attorney, lawyer, guide, instruct, urge, exhort, admonish, caution |
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cred-i-bil-i-ty
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n.
the ability to inspire belief or trust s: reliability, believability, plausibility, trustworthiness, dependability a: unreliability, undependability |
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cri-te-ri-on
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n. a standard or principle on which to base a judgment or decision
s- yardstick, touchstone, guideline, gauge, canon, rule |
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cul-pa-ble
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adj. at fault;blameworthy
s:guilty, deliniquent, peccant, wanting, blamable, censurable, reprehensible |
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cur-so-ry
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adj. hasty and superficial
s: hurried, perfunctory, quick, summary, careless, unmethodical, casual, slapdash a: throrough, exhaustive, comprehensive, in depth, systematic, painstaking, careful, meticulous |
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cur-tail
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v. to shorten or reduce
s: abridge, abbreviate, truncate, lessen, diminish, cut short, cut back, dock, pare down, trim a: increase, enlarge, augment, amplify, expand, extend |
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cyn-i-cal
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adj. inclined to doubt or deny the virtuousness or honesty of human motives; sneeringly bitter or negative
s: skeptical, suspicious, doubltful, pessimistic, misanthropic, derisive, scornful, casutic, sardonic, acerbic a: optimistic, sanguine, positive, naive, starryeyes, romantic, idealistic |
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cru-cial
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adj.at a point that will determine the final outcome; of supreme importance.
s: critical, decisivce, momentous, pivotal, vital a: insignificant, unimporant, inconsequential |