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conflagration |
A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like. |
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confluence |
The place where streams meet. |
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confluent |
A stream that unites with another. |
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conformance |
The act or state or conforming. |
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conformable |
Harmonious. |
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conformation |
General structure, form, or outline. |
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conformity |
Correspondence in form, manner, or use. |
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confront |
To encounter, as difficulties or obstacles. |
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congeal |
To coagulate. |
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congenial |
Having kindred character or tastes. |
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congest |
To collect into a mass. |
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congregate |
To bring together into a crowd. |
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coniferous |
Cone-bearing trees. |
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conjecture |
A guess. |
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conjoin |
To unite. |
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conjugal |
Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons. |
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conjugate |
Joined together in pairs. |
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conjugation |
The state or condition of being joined together. |
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conjunction |
The state of being joined together, or the things so joined. |
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connive |
To be in collusion. |
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connoisseur |
A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art. |
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connote |
To mean; signify. |
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connubial |
Pertaining to marriage or matrimony. |
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conquer |
To overcome by force. |
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consanguineous |
Descended from the same parent or ancestor. |
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conscience |
The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct. |
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conscientious |
Governed by moral standard. |
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conscious |
Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks. |
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conscript |
To force into military service. |
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consecrate |
To set apart as sacred. |
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consecutive |
Following in uninterrupted succession. |
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consensus |
A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons. |
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conservatism |
Tendency to adhere to the existing order of things. |
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conservative |
Adhering to the existing order of things. |
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conservatory |
An institution for instruction and training in music and declamation. |
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consign |
To entrust. |
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consignee |
A person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted. |
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consignor |
One who entrusts. |
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consistency |
A state of permanence. |
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console |
To comfort. |
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consolidate |
To combine into one body or system. |
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consonance |
The state or quality of being in accord with. |
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consonant |
Being in agreement or harmony with. |
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consort |
A companion or associate. |
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conspicuous |
Clearly visible. |
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conspirator |
One who agrees with others to cooperate in accomplishing some unlawful purpose. |
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conspire |
To plot. |
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constable |
An officer whose duty is to maintain the peace. |
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constellation |
An arbitrary assemblage or group of stars. |
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consternation |
Panic. |
