| construe | to interpret |
| misconstrue | to misinterpret |
| consummate | perfect, complete, supremely skilled |
| contentious | argumentative, quarrelsome |
| contiguous | side by side, adjoining |
| contingent | dependent, possible |
| contingency | a possibility |
| contrite | admitting guilt, especially feeling remorseful |
| contrived | artificial, labored |
| conventional | common, customary, unexceptional |
| convivial | font of partying, festive |
| copious | abundant, plentiful |