How do I fix Contacts on my iMac

Contacts on my mid 2010 21.5" iMac has become corrupted. I am running 10.9.1 Contacts thas very slow behavior, spinning beachball of death, will not shut down etc etc.. In addition to a time machine backup, Ihave exported the contacts to an archive, as well as having the information on other computers, my phone etc. I would lie to "reinstall" Contacts on this problem machine. Which files do I need to delete to make this happen and where ar they located?
Thanks

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