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Harris' Vocabulary (Circumference- Provoke)

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Circumference   Distance around a circle or rounded body; perimeter  
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Circumlocution   Roundabout way of speaking; use of excessive number of words to express an idea; verbiage; tautology  
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Circumnavigate   Sail around  
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Circumscribe   Draw a line around  
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Circumscribe   Limit; restrict  
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Circumspect   Looking around and paying attention to all  
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Circumvent   Go around; get the better of; frustrate; skirt; bypass  
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Coalesce   Grow together; unite into one; join; combine  
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Coherent   Stick together with another or others, especially as a coauthor  
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Collaborate   Work together with another or others, especially as a coauthor  
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Collusion   (literally, “playing together”) secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose; conspiracy; plot  
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Concord   State of being together in heart of mind; agreement; harmony  
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Congenital   (literally, “both with”) existing at birth; inborn; innate  
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Convene   Come together in a body; meet; assemble  
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Correspond   (literally, “answer together”) agree; be in harmony; match; tally  
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Correspond   Communicate by exchange of letters  
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Obliterate   (literally, “cover over letters”) erase; blot out; destroy; remove all traces of  
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obsess   (literally, “sit over”) trouble the mind of; haunt; preoccupy  
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obstacle   Something standing in the way; hindrance; obstruction; impediment  
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Obtrude   (literally, “thrust against”) thrust forward without being asked; intrude; impose  
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Obviate   (literally, “get in the way of”) meet and dispose of; make unnecessary; forestall; avert;  
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perennial   continuing through the years; enduring; unceasing  
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perennial   plant that lives through the years  
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perforate   (literally, “bore through”) make a hole or holes through; pierce; puncture  
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permeate   pass through; penetrate; spread through; pervade  
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perplex   confuse thoroughly, puzzle; bewilder  
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persist   (literally, “stand to the end”) continue in spite f opposition; refuse to stop; persevere  
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persist   continue to exist; last; endure  
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pertinent   (literally, “reaching out to”) connected with the matter under consideration; to the point; related; relevant  
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perturb   disturb thoroughly or considerably; make uneasy; agitate; upset  
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precede   go before; come before  
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preclude   put a barrier before; impede; prevent; make impossible  
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precocious   (literally, “cooked or ripened before its time”) showing mature characteristics at an early age  
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preconceived   form an opinion of beforehand, without adequate evidence  
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prefabrication   constructed beforehand  
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preface   forward; preliminary remarks; author’s introduction to a book  
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premature   before the proper time or usual time; early, untimely  
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premeditate   consider beforehand  
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presume   (literally, “take beforehand”) take for granted without proof; assume; suppose  
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preview   view of something before it is shown to the public  
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Procrastinate   (Literally, “move forward to tomorrow”) put things off from day to day; delay; dawdle  
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Proficient   (Literally, “going forward ”) well advanced in any subject or occupation; skilled; adept; expert  
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Profuse   Pouring forth freely; exceedingly generous; extravagant; lavish  
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Project   Throw or cast forward  
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Prominent   (Literally, “jilting forward”) standing out’ notable; important; conspicuous  
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Propel   Impel forward; drive onward; force ahead; push; thrust  
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Proponent   Person who puts forth a proposal or argues in favor of something; advocate; supporter  
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Prospect   Thing looked forward to; expectation; vision  
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Prospects   Chances  
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Protrude   Thrust forth; stick out; bulge; jut  
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Provoke   Call forth; bring on; cause;  
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Provoke   to make angry; annoy; incense; irritate  
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