aggrandize
(verb) to increase in size and intensity; make greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor
assiduous
(adj) done with careful and constant attention; diligent; perserving
assiduousness- noun; assiduity- noun; assidere- to sit beside
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clandestine
(adj) kept secret or hidden especially for some illicit purpose; furtive; covert; surreptitious
clandestin- hidden (French); celare- also the root for Hell
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climatic
(adj) pertaining to the most intense part (of a story)
antonym- anticlimatic
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coalesce
(verb) to unite into one body; to merge; to fuse; to meld; to combine
co- together; alescere- to grow up; coalescent (adj); coalition (noun)
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cogitation
(noun) deep, serious thought; meditation; careful consideration; deliberation
cogito ergo sum- Latin, I think therefore I am, from Rene Descartes
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collateral
(adj) parallel in time, rank, or importance; aside from the major subject; secondary (noun) something given as security
colloquy
(noun) a conversation or discussion especially formal; a literary work written as dialogue; a serious high-level discussion; a conference
co- together; loqui- to speak
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collusion
(noun) a secret agreement for some wrongful purpose; a conspiracy
collude (verb)
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