C Set6

condiments	[ condiment: ] any spice or sauce such as salt, pepper, mustard, etc.
condole	v. ~ with sb (fml ) express sympathy (for a misfortune, bereavement, etc) ,
condone	v. treat or regard as if it were not serious or wrong; overlook; forgive
conducive	adj. ~ to sth allowing or helping sth to happen
conduit	n. large pipe through which liquids flow
confidant	n. trusted person to whom one speaks about one's private affairs or secrets
confide	v. ~ sth to sb tell (a secret) to sb
confidence	n. ~ (in sb/sth) firm trust (in sb, in sb's ability, or in what is said, reported, etc)
confidential	adj. to be kept secret; not to be made known to others
confine	v. ~ sb/sth keep (a person or an animal) in a restricted space
confiscate	v. take possession of by authority, without payment or compensation
conflagration	n. great and destructive fire
confluence	n. place where two rivers flow together and become one
conformist	n. person who conforms to accepted behaviour, the established religion, etc
conformity	n. ~ (fml ) (behaviour, etc) conforming to established rules, customs, etc ,
confound	v. puzzle and surprise (sb); perplex
congeal	v. (cause to) become thick or solid, esp by cooling
congenial	adj. pleasing because of similarities in temperament, interests,etc
congenital	adj. present from or before birth
conglomerate	n. materials gathered together into a rounded mass
conglomeration	n. assortment of different things gathered together or found in the same place
congruence	correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship
congruent	adj. having the same size and shape
conifer	n. type of tree that bears cones (cone 3)
conjecture	v. ~ (fml ) form (and express) an opinion not based on firm evidence; guess
conjugal	adj. of marriage or the relationship between a husband and a wife
conjure	v. do clever tricks which seem magical, esp with quick movements of the hands
connivance	n. ~ conniving (at a wrong action)
connoisseur	n. person with good judgement on matters in which appreciation of fineness or beauty is needed, esp the fine arts
connotation	n. idea which a word makes one think of in addition to the main meaning
connubial	adj. of marriage; of husband and wife
consanguineous	adj. Descended from the same parent or ancestor.
consanguinity	n. relationship by being descended from the same family
conscientious	adj. careful to do what one ought to do, and do it as well as one can
conscript	v. ~ sb force sb by law to serve in the armed forces
consecrate	v. bring into religious use or (sb) into a religious office by a special ceremony
consensus	n. ~ agreement in opinion; collective opinion
consequential	adj. following as a result or an effect (esp indirect)
conservatory	n. room with glass walls and roof used to protect plants from cold, built against an outside wall of a house, and with a door into the house .
consign	v. ~ sb/sth to sb/sth hand over sb/sth to sb/sth; give sb/sth up to sb/sth
consistency	n. (approv ) quality of being consistent(1)
console	v. ~ sb give comfort or sympathy to (sb who is unhappy, disappointed, etc)
consolidation	n. consolidating or being consolidated
consonance	n. harmony
consonant	n. speech sound produced by completely or partially obstructing the air being breathed out through the mouth
consort	n. husband or wife, esp of a ruler
conspiracy	n. ~ act of conspiring, esp joint planning of a crime
conspire	v. ~ (against sb); ~ (together) (against sb) make secret plans (with others), esp to do wrong
consternation	n. surprise and anxiety; great dismay
constituency	n. (body of voters living in a) district having its own elected representative in parliament
constituent	adj. forming or helping to make a whole
constitution	n. laws and principles according to which a state is governed
constraint	n. con-straining or being constrained
construe	v. ~ sth (fml ) explain the meaning of (words, sentences, actions, etc); interpret sth
consummate	adj. highly skilled; perfect
contagion	n. spreadingof disease by being close to or touching other people
contaminate	v. ~ sth/sb make sth/sb impure by adding dangerous or disease-carrying substances
contempt	n. ~ (for sb/sth) feeling that sb/sth is completely worthless and cannot be respected
contend	v. ~ with/against sb/sth; ~ for sth struggle in order to overcome a rival, competitor or difficulty
contention	n. ~ contending (contend 1); competition