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circuitous

roundabout

circumlocution

indirect and wordy language

circumscribed

marked off, bounded

circumspect

cautious

circumvent

to get around

clairvoyant

able to perceive things that normal people cannot

clamor

1. loud noise 2. to loudly insist

clandestine

secret

cleave

1. to divide into parts 2. to stick together firmly

clemency

mercy

clergy

members of Christian holy orders

cloying

sickeningly sweet

coagulate

to thicken, clot

coalesce

to fuse into a whole

cobbler

a person who makes or repairs shoes

coerce

to make somebody do something by force or threat

cogent

intellectually convincing

cognizant

aware, mindful

coherent

logically consistent, intelligible

collateral

1. secondary 2. security for a debt

colloquial

characteristic of informal conversation

collusion

secret agreement, conspiracy

colossus

a gigantic statue or thing

combustion

the act or process of burning

commendation

a notice of approval or recognition

commensurate

corresponding in size or amount

commodious

roomy

compelling

forceful, demanding attention

compensate

to make an appropriate payment for something

complacency

self-satisfied ignorance of danger