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
contravene v. to violate an order, law, or treaty; to conflict with an obligation or commitment
contumacy n. perverse and obstinate resistance to authority
contumelious adj. disdainfully insolent, contemptuous, scornfully rude
contumely n. scornful rudeness or abuse
conurbation n. metropolis, large urban area formed from expansion of several cities into each other
convolute v. to make difficult to follow, to complexify; to wind upon itself
cook-general n. servant performing both general housekeeping and cooking British
cop off v. to have sex with (someone) slang
coping n. finishing course of brickwork or masonry in a wall
coping stone n. stone forming the uppermost course of a wall; utmost or completing element architecture
coppice n. copse, thicket or underwood grown for intermittent cutting
coprolite n. petrified animal excrement
corbel n. bracket of stone or brick jutting from wall to support weight above (architecture)
cordwainer n. shoemaker, leatherworker archaic
cordyceps n. parasitic fungus attacking arthropods biology
Corfiot adj. of or related to Corfu or a native of Corfu
corm n. swollen stem of plant serving as storage organ, bulbotuber botany
cornice n. horizontal element surrounding the top of a building; crown molding of walls within a room; overhanging snow in alpine mountains architecture
cornify v. to transmogrify into horn
corporal’s guard n. small detachment of soldiers; any small group
corrigible adj. capable of being corrected
corrody n. lifetime pension of care given by religious house to maintain grantee
coruscate v. to scintillate, to sparkle
corvine adj. of or related to a crow or crows
corybantic adj. crazed, wild, frenzied, orgiastic
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