Conglomeration - Countermand

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Definition
Conglomeration  a cohering mass  
Congruence  state of corresponding; harmonious relationship  
Congruent  in agreement; corresponding  
Conifer  pine tree; cone-bearing tree  
Conjecture  surmise; guess; speculate  
Conjugal  pertaining to marriage  
Conjure  to summon a devil; to practice magic; to imagine or to invent  
Connivance  pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend  
Connoisseur  person competent to act as a judge of art; a lover or an art  
Connotation  suggested or implied meaning of an expression  
Connubial  pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state: Conjugal  
Consanguinity  kinship  
Conscientious  governed by conscience:scrupulous; careful  
Conscript  draftee; person forced into military service  
Consecrate  to dedicate; to sanctify  
Consensus  general agreement  
Consequential  pompous; self-importance  
Conservatory  school of fine arts (i.e. music/drama)  
Consign  to deliver officially; to entrust; to set apart  
Consistency  absence of contradictions; dependability; uniformity; degree of thickness  
Console  to lessen sadness or disappointment; to give comfort  
Consolidation  unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger  
Consonance  harmony; agreement  
Consort  to associate with  
Consort  husband or wife  
Conspiracy  treacherous plot  
Constituent  supporter  
Constraint  compulsion; repression of feelings  
Construe  to explain; to interpret  
Consummate  complete  
Contagion  infection  
Contaminate  to pollute  
Contempt  scorn; disdain  
Contend  to struggle; to compete; to assert earnestly  
Contention  an act of struggling; a claim  
Contentious  quarrelsome  
Contest  to dispute  
Context  writings preceding and following the passage quoted; environment or setting  
Contiguous  adjacent to; touching upon  
Continence  self-restraint; sexual chastity  
Contingent  dependent on; conditional  
Contingent  delegation  
Contortions  twistings; distortions  
Contraband  illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods  
Contravene  to contradict; to oppose  
Contrite  feeling or showing sorrow and remorse  
Contrived  planned; forced; artificial; not spontaneous  
Controvert  to oppose with arguments; to attempt to refute  
Contumacious  disobedient; resisting authority  
Contusion  bruise  
Conundrum  riddle; difficult problem  
Convene  to assemble  
Convention  social or moral custom; established practice  
Converge  to approach; to tend to meet; to come together  
Conversant  familiar with  
Converse  opposite  
Convert  one who adopts different religion/opinion  
Convex  curving outward  
Conveyance  vehicle; transfer  
Conviction  judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief  
Convivial  friendly; agreeable; fond of feasting/good company  
Convoke  to call together  
Convoluted  involved; intricate; coiled around  
Copious  plentiful; full of thought  
Coquette  a flirt  
Cordial  gracious; heartfelt  
Cordon  extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress  
Cornice  projecting molding on building  
Cornucopia  horn overflowing with fruit an grain; symbol of abundance  
Corollary  consequence; accompaniment  
Corporeal  bodily; material  
Corpulent  very fat  
Correlation  mutual relationship  
Corroborate  to confirm; to support  
Corrode  to destroy by chemical action  
Corrosive  eating away by chemicals or disease  
Corrugated  ridged; wrinkled  
Cosmic  pertaining to the universe; vast  
Coterie  exclusive group; group that meets socially  
Countenance  to approve; to tolerate  
Countenance  face  
Countermand  to cancel; to revoke  


   

 
 

 
 

 

 
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