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con • form v., act obedient or compliant. Ron conforms to all the rules. conformist, n.

mal • lea • ble adj., capable of being shaped or controlled by outside forces. I squeezed and rolled the clay
until it was malleable.

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mi • ser n., person who is extremely stingy with money. Uncle Morris, a real miser, has sixty-two coffee cans full of quarters in his closet, but he never spends money for fun.

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con • trar • y adj., not in agreement with what is usual or expected. The manager’s announcement was contrary to usual company policy.

ac • cel • er • ate v., increase in speed. The bicycle began to accelerate as it moved down the steep hill.