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