columbarium n. vault or structure built with many niches for placement of funerary remains, such as urns containing cremated ashes; such a niche in such a building
columbary n. dovecote
colure n. one of the two meridians of the celestial sphere, one passing through the solstices and the other through the equinoxes, both intersecting above the Earth’s poles
combe n. deep hollow or short valley
comber n. long, curving wave
come the raw prawn v. to try to trick or pretend informal
comital adj. of or related to a count or earl
commination n. denunciation portending divine vengeance
commissure n. joint between bones; tissue of nerve fiber joining right and left sides of spinal cord or brain; point where lips or eyelids join
commonplace book n. personal notebook into which quotes and memoranda were written
compeer n. person of equal rank or ability, peer
compend n. summary, epitome, compendium
compere n. master of ceremonies British
competency n. sufficient income for daily expenses of living
complaisant adj. willing to please, obliging
compossible adj. not inconsistent with some other assertion
compunction n. feeling of conscience
compurgator n. witness to an accused person’s innocence or truthfulness
Comstockery n. “censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality” (George Bernard Shaw)
con v. to know, to understand obsolete
conation n. mental facility directed towards striving, will, desire, volition
concinnity n. well-adapted and harmonious arrangement of parts (in musical work, in logical argument, etc.)
concrescence n. growing together of originally separate parts
concupiscence n. overwhelming desire, esp. sexual
condoler n. one who expresses sympathy or grief with or for another
conduce v. to lead, to bring about
confirmand n. candidate for confirmation or baptism
confusticate v. to perplex, to bother, to confuse slang
confute v. prove someone or something to be wrong
congener n. something of the same type as another; living organism belonging to same genus as another; fusel alcohols and other chemicals produced during fermentation (besides ethanol) which give a liquor its characteristic taste
congener n. member of same class or kind as another
conglobulate v. to make into a ball
congress gaiters n. ankle boots with elastic on sides
conjury n. conjuration, magic, witchcraft; an act of the same
conkers n. game in which horse chestnuts are threaded onto a string and one player attempts to break the others seed with his own; (sing.) the horse chestnut seed so used
conn v. to steer a ship or sailing vessel
connatural adj. innate, inborn; having similar nature
connubial adj. of or related to wedlock or the state of marriage
consanguinity n. blood-relationship
conservatory adj. preserving from loss or damage
conspectus n. survey, summary
constituent n. part or piece of a whole; person represented by an elected official
construe v. to infer; to deduce the meaning of
contemn v. to treat as worth little, to view with contempt; to disdain, to scorn
contemporaneous adj. happening or living at the same time
continent adj. having or displaying restraint in bodily functions or appetites
contradictio in adjecto n. contradiction in terms; legal principle whereby any ambiguous terms in a contract are to be interpreted to the detriment of the party who insisted on the introduction of such terms into the document Latin
contradistinction n. distinguishing by contrast or opposition
contrapuntal adj. made up of separate melodies; of or related to counterpoint
contravallation n. second chain of fortifications built by besieging army to prevent relief of the siege by outside forces, facing away from the breastworks, etc. circumvallating the besieged place
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