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to acknowledge as true or right; to grant or yield
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concede
to acknowledge as true or right; to grant or yield
concentric
having the same center
concert
combined action; agreement
concoct
to create by mixing ingredients; to devise
concomitant
following from; accompanying; going along with
confederate
an ally; an accomplice
confer
to exchange ideas; to consult with; to bestow
confidant
a person with whom secrets or private thoughts are shared
configuration
arrangement
conflagration
a large fire
confluence
a flowing together
confound
to bewilder; to amaze; to throw into confusion
congeal
to solidify; to jell
conjugal
having to do with marriage
connive
to conspire; to aid or encourage a wrong y feigning ignorance of it
conservatory
a greenhouse, usually one attached to another structure; a music or drama school
consign
to hand over; to assign; to entrust; to banish
consolidate
to combine or bring together; to solidify; to strengthen
conspicuous
easily seen; impossible to miss
consternation
sudden confusion
constituency
the group of voters represented by a politician; a group of supporters for anything
contempt
disdain; disgrace
continuum
a continuous whole without clear division into parts
contraband
smuggled goods
contretemps
an embarrassing occurrence; a mishap
contumely
rudeness; insolence; arrogance
conundrum
a puzzle or problem without a solution
convene
to gather together; to assemble; to meet
conversant
familiar; experienced
converse
the opposite
convey
to transport; to conduct; to communicate
conviction
strong belief; a determination of guilt
convolution
a twist or turn; the act of twisting or turning
copious
abundant; plentiful
cordial
gracious; warm; sincere
corollary
a proposition that follows easily and obviously from another; a natural consequence or conclusion
corporeal
material; tangible; having substance, like the body
correlation
a mutual relation between two or more things
corrosive
eating away; destructive
corrugated
shaped with folds or waves
coterie
a group of close associate; a circle (of friends or associates)
cower
to shrink away or huddle up in fear
crass
extremely unrefined; gross; stupid
craven
cowardly
crescendo
a gradual increase in the volume of a sound; a gradual increase in the intensity of anything
crestfallen
dejected; dispirited
crevice
a narrow split, crack, or fissure
cringe
to shrink back with fear; to cower; to be servile or suck up in a horrible way
critique
a critical review
crux
the central point; the essence
cuisine
a style of cooking
cull
to pick out from among many; to select; to collect
curb
to restrain or control
curmudgeon
a difficult, bad-tempered person
cursory
quick and unthorough; hasty; superficial
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