| A | B |
|---|
| confound | to mix up (in your own mind); or, to confuse someone else |
| consonance | a blending of sounds or opinions; harmony; agreement |
| consummate | to complete or make whole |
| contend | to argue a point or position; or, to struggle for |
| contingent | dependent upon other circumstances; conditional |
| contract | squeeze together; shrink |
| contrite | sorry; penitent |
| conundrum | riddle; mystery |
| converge | move together to meet at a common point |
| conviction | an opinion that is strongly held |
| convivial | dond of parties; sociable |
| copious | in large quantity; abundant |
| cordial | friendly; welcoming; gracious |
| corporeal | having to do with the body or the physical world |
| corroborate | support with evidence; tell the same story; confirm |
| criteria | requirements or standards used to make a decision |
| cryptic | hidden; secret; mysterious |
| culpable | guilty; blameworthy |
| cupidity | greed, esp. for money |
| cursory | quickly and incompletely done; superficial |
| daunted | dismayed; disheartened; discouraged (made less courageous) |
| decadence | moral decay or decline |
| defame | to say things harmful to a person's reputation; malign; vilify |
| deference | the act of yielding to someone else out of respect |
| denounce | criticize; condemn |
| depleted | emptied; drained; used up |
| deplore | to express regret or disapproval; complain; criticize |
| deprecate | disapprove; belittle |
| deride | make fun of; ridicule |
