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Essential Latin Roots: Com- and Con-

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commemorate
verb (used with
to serve as a memorial or reminder of
commentary
noun
explanations, or annotations serving to illustrate a point
commingle
verb (used with
to mix or mingle together
commit
verb
to give in charge or trust
commodity
noun
article of trade or commerce, a product as distinguished from a service
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commotion
noun
noisy disturbance
commute
verb (used with
to change a penalty to a less severe one
comparable
adjective
having features in common with something else
compensate
verb (used with
counterbalance with something of equivalent value
competence
noun
possession of required skill or knowledge
competitor
noun
person, team, company that rival in talent
complacent
adjective
pleased with oneself without awareness of some potential danger or defect
complaisant
adjective
inclined to please
complement
noun
something that completes or makes perfect
complex
adjective
composed of many interconnected parts
compliant
adjective
obliging or yielding in a submissive way
complicate
verb (used with
to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult
complicity
noun
involved with others in wrongdoing
compliment
noun
expression of praise, commendation, or admiration
component
noun
constituent part or element
comport
verb (used with
to bear or conduct oneself
composure
noun
serene, self-controlled state of mind
comprehension
noun
the act or process of understanding
comprehensive
adjective
covering or involving much
compression
noun
state of being compact or condensed
comprise
verb (used with
to include or contain
compulsion
noun
act of compelling or constraint
compulsory
adjective
required
compunction
noun
feeling of anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong
compute
verb (used with
to determine by calculation
concede
verb (used with
to acknowledge as true
conceive
verb (used with
to form a notion, opinion or purpose
concerto
noun
composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment
concession
noun
yielding, as a right or a privilege
conciliate
verb (used with
to overcome the distrust or hostility of
conclusive
adjective
serving to settle or decide a question
concord
noun
agreement between persons, groups or nations
concur
verb (used with
to accord in opinion
concurrent
adjective
occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side
concussion
noun
injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow or fall
condensation
noun
build up of moisture
condense
verb (used with
to make more dense or compact
condescend
verb (used with
to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity
condition
noun
the state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order
condolence
noun
expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow or misfortune
conducive
adjective
tending to produce
conduct
noun
the manner in which a person behaves
conduit
noun
pipe or tube for conveying water or other fluid
confectionery
noun
work or business of a sweetmaker
confederate
adjective
united in a league, alliance, or conspiracy
confer
verb (used with
to consult together
conferee
noun
person on whom something is granted
confess
verb
admit to wrong doing
confident
adjective
having strong belief or full assurance
confinement
noun
state of being restricted in movement
confiscate
verb (used with
to seize by or as if by authority
conflagration
noun
a destructive, extensive fire
confluent
adjective
flowing or running together
conformation
noun
symmetrical structure or form
conformity
noun
action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices
confront
verb (used with
to face in hostility or defiance
congeal
verb (used with
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state by cooling or freezing
congenial
adjective
agreeable or pleasing in character
congest
verb (used with
to fill to excess, overcrowd
congregate
verb (used with
assemble in large numbers
conjecture
noun
formation of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof
conjoin
verb (used with
to unite together
conjugal
adjective
characteristic of marriage, connubial
conjugate
verb (used with
to inflect a verb
conjugation
noun
whole set of inflected forms of a verb or the recital or display thereof in a fixed order
conjunction
noun
words that function as connectors between words: and
connive
verb (used with
to cooperate secretly
connoisseur
noun
one who is especially competent to pass critical judgments
connote
verb (used with
to signify or suggest certain meanings in addition to the explicit or primary meaning
conquer
verb (used with
to acquire by force of arms
consanguineous
adjective
having the same ancestry or descent
conscience
noun
inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives
conscientious
adjective
controlled by or done according to conscience
conscious
adjective
aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings
conscript
verb (used with
to draft for military or naval service
consecrate
verb (used with
to make or declare sacred
consecutive
adjective
following one another in uninterrupted succession or order
consensus
noun
majority of opinion
conservative
adjective
disposed to preserve existing conditions and institutions and to limit change
conservatory
noun
school of music
consign
verb (used with
to hand over or deliver formally or officially
consistency
noun
steadfast adherence to the same principles, course or form
console
verb (used with
to lessen the grief, sorrow or disappointment of
consolidate
verb (used with
to bring together separate parts into a single or unified whole
consort
noun
spouse of a reigning monarch
conspicuous
adjective
easily seen or noticed
conspire
verb (used with
to agree together secretly to do something wrong
constable
noun
an officer of the peace, having police and minor judicial functions
constellation
noun
various groups of stars to which definite names have been given
consternation
noun
sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion
constituent
adjective
having power to frame a political constitution or fundamental law
constrict
verb (used with
cause to contract or shrink
consul
noun
government official appointed to look after its interests and citizens in another country
consumption
noun
using up of goods and services having an exchangeable value
contagion
noun
communication of disease by direct or indirect contact
contagious
adjective
capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object
contaminate
verb (used with
to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean
contemplate
verb (used with
to look at or view with continued attention
contemporary
adjective
existing, occurring, or living at the same time
contemptible
adjective
deserving of disdain
contemptuous
adjective
showing or expressing disdain
contender
noun
opponent
contiguous
adjective
in close proximity without actually touching
continence
noun
self-restraint or abstinence
contingent
adjective
dependent for existence, occurrence or character on something not yet certain
continuity
noun
the state or quality of being continuous
continuous
adjective
uninterrupted in time
contort
verb (used with
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape
contribution
noun
act of giving
contrite
adjective
caused by or showing sincere remorse
contrive
verb (used with
to plan with ingenuity
control
verb (used with
to exercise restraint or direction over
controller
noun
employee who checks expenditures and finances
contumacy
noun
stubborn perverseness or rebelliousness
contusion
noun
injury in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken
convalesce
verb (used with
to recover health and strength after illness
convene
verb (used with
to come together for some public purpose
convenience
noun
anything that saves or simplifies work or adds to one's ease or comfort
converge
verb (used with
incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel
conversant
adjective
familiar by use or study
conversion
noun
change in character, form, or function
convertible
adjective
capable of being changed
convex
adjective
having a surface that is curved or rounded outward
conveyance
noun
means of transportation
convivial
adjective
fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company
convolution
noun
rolled up or coiled condition
convoy
verb (used with
to accompany or escort, usually for protection
convulse
verb (used with
to shake violently

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