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5006741846conciliateto reconcile, placate, appease, win over0
5006745699concisebrief and clear1
5006747273conclavea private or secret meaning2
5006750690concurto agree3
5006754386condescendshow feelings of superiority; be patronizing. act while conscious of having to descend from one's rank or position4
5006762097condignwell-deserved, fitting, adequate (usually of a punishment)5
5006767047condimentseasoning6
5006769189condolenceexpression of sympathy to someone experiencing sorrow, pain, etc7
5006771737condoneto allow by overlooking (usually just means allow or tolerate)8
5006782892conductivetending to produce a certain result, favorable, helpful to an end9
5006786766congenitalexistent at birth10
5006789371conglomeration1. a mass of various elements. 2. a corporation usually of unrelated companies11
5006794300conjectureguess12
5006795682conniveto plot to do something bad13
5006798250connoisseuran expert, someone especially discerning in an area of expertise14
5006806695consecrateto make holy15
5006808801conspicuouseasily seen, obvious,attracting attention16
5006818173constellationassemblage of stars17
5006820158construeto interpret18
5006823430consumate1. perfect, highly skilled. 2. to complete, fulfill (usually to complete a marriage)19
5006830300contemporary1. modern. 2. someone of the same time period as another20
5006833296contentiousquarrelsome21
5006836164contiguitycloseness, proximity, the state of being adjacent, being very close together22
5006843212contritesorry for a sin and showing remorse23
5006847701conventionalcustomary, adhering to standards24
5006850164convivialjoyous, sociable25
5006854194copiousabundant, plentiful26
5006863236corroborateto confirm (usually in a legal state)27
5006865764coruscateto sparkle, gleam (can also be metaphoric)28
5006870504coteriegroup of people, followers, clique29
5006873278coverthidden, secret30
5006875767covetousgreedy, grasping of money or wealth31
5006881094crasscrude, coarse, obtuse, lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence.32
5006885544cravencowardly33
5006887262credencebelief of the truth of something34
5006889362credulousbelieving (sometimes with connotation of being gullible)35
5006894995crypticmysterious, obscure, ambiguous, unclear (usually in speech)36
5006901203culinarypertaining to the kitchen37
5006902752culminationhighest point, end, climax38
5006906198culpableguilty39
5006907546cumbrousburdensome, cumbersome40
5006910517cupiditygreed, avarice41
5006912708cursoryhasty, superficial42
5006915112curtailto cut short43
5006915113cynicaldistrustful go others motives, believing that people are motivated by self-interest44
5006923393cynosurecenter of attention, something that attracts attention45
5006925529dauntto dismay, lesson the courage of, intimidate46
5006928278dearthscarcity47
5006929972debaclea disaster, a complete failure, sudden downfall48
5006935213decorumproper behavior49
5006941907decrepitold, feeble, worn out50
5006945588defectiona desertion of someones loyalty to a state or religion, etc51
5006951295deferencerespect to someone else's will, opinion, wishes, etc52
5006956228delectableanything pleasant, delicious, enjoyalbe53
5006958915deleteremove54
5006960179deleteriousharmful, injurious to health55
5006964226delineatesketch, outline, portray, explain56
5006969406defunctnot in use, not in existence57
5006971125delugeflood58
5006973233demagogueleader who appeals to people's emotions, prejudices (very unflattering connotation e.g. hitler)59

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