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13525312512causationn -- the fact that something causes an effect, or the action of causing an effect0
13525316959censorshipn -- the suppression of all or part of a play, movie, letter, or publication considered offensive or a threat to security1
13525321071chroniclev -- to record an event or series of events in chronological order2
13525327967circumnavigatev -- to sail or fly around something such as the world or an island3
13525332769cloistern -- the life of religious seclusion lived by a monk or nun; v -- to find a quiet private place where you can remain undisturbed4
13525348463cloutn -- the power to direct, shape, or otherwise influence things5
13525354275coalitionn - an alliance of statesmen for a political purpose6
13525358503coercev -- to make somebody do something against his or her will by using force or threats7
13525363297collectivizationv -- to run or organize something such as a farm according to principles of collective control8
13525368353commercen -- the large-scale buying and selling of goods and services9
13525373531commodityn -- an item that is bought and sold, especially an unprocessed material; something that people value or find useful10
13525380068commonwealthn-- a group of people linked by something that they all have in common11
13525384414communismn -- the political theory or system in which all property and wealth is owned in a classless society by all the members of that society12
13525389925comparev -- to examine two or more people or things in order to discover similarities and differences between them13
13525399415condemnv -- to state that somebody or something is in some way wrong or unacceptable14
13525405272conglomeraten -- a mass formed by gathering a number of dissimilar materials or parts15
13525409611conscriptionn -- the obligatory enrollment of citizens in the armed forces16
13525415354conservativeadj -- in favor of preserving the status quo and traditional values and customs, and against abrupt change17
13525420124consolidatev -- to combine separate items or scattered material into a single whole or mass18
13525425827constructv -- to create something such as a theory as a result of systematic thought19
13525430391contextualizev -- to place a word, phrase, or idea within a suitable context20
13525434884continuityn -- the fact of staying the same, of being consistent throughout, or of not stopping or being interrupted21
13525448425coup d' etatn -- the sudden violent overthrow of a government and seizure of political power, especially by the military22
13525451968cultivatev -- to improve or develop something, usually by study or education; to work land or prepare soil for growing crop23
13525462168cynicn -- somebody who believes that human actions are insincere and motivated by self-interest24

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