| A | B |
|---|
| conflict of interest | a conflict b/w one's private interests and public obligations |
| confluent | flowing together, blended into one |
| confrere | a fellow member of a profession, a colleague |
| confute | to prove to be wrong, to refute decisively |
| congeal | to solidify as if by freezing "...before opposition to spending cuts c____ed" |
| congenital | of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences |
| congeries (cun-JEER-eez) | a colection, an aggregation "our city is a c____ divided by the river" |
| congruous | corresponding in character or kind, harmonious |
| conjugal | "it is my conjugal right to have sex when i'm married" |
| conjuncture | a combination, as of events or circumstances, "the power that lies in the c____ of faith and fatherland" |
| connate | existing at birth or from the beginning; being in close accord or sympathy, congenial "in the wilderness, i find something more dear and c___ than in the city" |
| connive | to cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action, collude |
| connoisseur | a person with expert knowledge or training, esp. in fine arts |
| connubial (kuh-NEW-bial) | relating to marriage or the married state |
| consanguineous | of the same lineage or origin |
| conscionable | acceptable or permissable according to conscience "ignoring minorities is no more c____ today than..." |
| conscription | compulsory enrollment, esp. for the armed forces |
| consecution | a sequence or succession |
| consigliere | an adviser esp. to a leader of an organized crime syndicate |
| consign | to give over to the care of another, entrust |
| consonance | agreement, harmony |
| consort | a partnership, sometimes specifically a husband or a wife |
| consortium | a collection of business for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture |
| conspectus | a general survey of a subject |
| constable | a peace officer w/ less authority than a sheriff; medieval military commander when monarch is absent |
| constative | relating to or being an utterance that states something that can be judged true or false, such as "the cat is on the mat" |
| consternation | the state of paralyzing dismay |
| constitutive | making a thing what it is, essential |
| consul | an official appointed by a govt to reside in a foreign counry and represent his govt's commercial interests and assist its citizens there |
| consummate (the adj. also a verb) (2) | complete or perfect in every respect; supremely accomplished or skilled "a c____ master of painting" |
| contemn | to view with contempt, despise |
| contemporaneous | happening at the same time "the c___ reigns of two monarchs" |
| conterminous | having a boundary in common, contiguous |
| contiguous | sharing an edge or boundary, touching |
| continence | self-restraint, moderation |
| contraband | goods prohibited by law or treaty from being traded |
| contretemps (KAHN-truh-tahn) | an unforeseen event that disrupts the normal course of things |
| controvert | to raise arguments against, voice opposition to |
| contumacious | obstinately disobedient or rebellious |
| contumely (n) | rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance, insolence |
