Chapter 16

concealment,n.secretion,hiding;secrecy, latency,privacy,seclusion,retirement;suppression.conceit,n.idea,conception,fancy;whim,caprice,vagary,freak; priggery,vanity,egotism,self-conceit,inflation, self-glorification,overweening, conceitedness.conceited,a.egotistical, priggish,bombastic,bumptious,vain,overweening,self-conceited.concentrate,v.centralize, focus,consolidate;condense,rectify.concentration,n.centralization,consolidation; condensation.concept,n.conception,notion,idea.conception,n.ideation,imagination;idea,concept,notion, impression.concern,n.business, affair;moment,importance,interest,weight,consequence; solicitude,anxiety, uneasinesscare;firm,house,company,partnership.Antonyms:unconcern, inconsequence.concerned,a.solicitous, worried,anxious,apprehensive, troubled,uneasy.Antonyms:unconcerned,indifferent.concerning,prep.regarding,about, respecting,touching, with reference to.concert,n.accordance, concurrence,harmony; musicale.concise,a.epigrammatic,sententious, succinct, laconic,pithy.Antonyms:diffuse, prolix.conclude,v.decide, determine,resolve;end,close;infer, deduce;effect,arrange.conclusion,n.decision, determination;inference,deduction, corollary, illation;close,end, peroration, finale,completion, dénouement, l'envoy.concoct,v.compound,mix;devise,contrive, invent, excogitate.concrete,a.solidified, consolidated;specific,special,particular.concretion,n.solidification, lapidescence,stone;clot, coagulation.concubine,n.paramour, odalisque;pl.harem, seraglio.condemn,v.denounce,anathematize,curse, execrate,reprobate,doom,ban.Antonyms: exonerate, exculpate,vindicate,absolve,justify,praise.condemnation,n.denunciation,reprobation, execration,ban.condemnatory,a.denunciatory, condemning.condense,v.abridge, epitomize,reduce; compress,concentrate.condescend,v.deign, vouchsafe.condition,n.state,plight,category, predicament,situation, stipulation, provision, proviso, term, prerequisite.conditional,a.contingent,subject, provisory.conduce,v.lead,tend, contribute,redound, subserve,advance.conduct,v.lead,pilot,escort,guide,attend,convoy; administer,manage.conduct,n.guidance,management,leadership, administration,behavior,deportment.confederate,a.confederated, federated, allied, leagued.confederation,n.coalition,federation,league, confederacy,union.confess,v.acknowledge,own,admit, avow; divulge, disclose,reveal.confession,n.acknowledgment, avowal, admission; confiteor; shrift; exomologesis.Associated words: shrive, shrift, confessional, shriven, shriver, shrift,father.confidence,n.reliance,trust,faith,dependence;assurance,certainty.Antonyms: Seedoubt.confidence game.swindle.confident,a.sure,undoubting, sanguine,reliant, undaunted.confine,n.boundary,border, frontier,limit.confine,v.restrain,restrict,limit, circumscribe,pinion,inclose,bound; immure,imprison, incarcerate.confinement,n.restraint,imprisonment, durance, duress, incarceration, immurement, limbo;limitation, circumscription; lying-in,childbirth.confines,n. pl.boundaries, borders, precincts, outskirts, purlieus, marches, frontiers.confirm,v.ratify,verify, corroborate,substantiate.Antonyms: Seeabrogate.confirmation,n.ratification, corroboration,substantiation,verification.conflict,n.clashing, antagonism,encounter,opposition,battle,struggle,strife, skirmish,contest,combat, affray,fray,scrimmage.conflict,v.clash,interfere, collide, becontradictory.conflicting,a.contending,contradictory,contrary,opposing.confound,v.confuse, disconcert,abash,nonplus,bewilder.confounded,a.confused, disconcerted, abashed; (Colloq.)extreme,excessive,odious,detestable.confuse,v.disconcert,perplex,abash,fluster,embarrass,chagrin,pose,nonplus,bewilder, obfuscate, discompose,addle,obscure,confound, derange.confusion,n.disorder,tumult,turmoil, disarray,jumble,chaos; babel, pandemonium,commotion;abashment,chagrin,agitation, disconcertion,mortification, consternationfluster,perturbation,discomposure,flustration, obfuscation,distraction,flurry.confutation,n.disproof,refutation.Confute,v.refute,disprove.congenial,a.kindred,sympathetic; suited,suitable,agreeable,genial.congratulate,v.felicitate, gratulate.Antonyms: commiserate, condole with.congratulation,n.felicitation, gratulation.conjecture,n.surmise,supposition.--v.surmise,guess,speculate.conjuration,n.incantation,enchantment,spell,sorcery, magicart.conjurer,n.sorcerer,magician,wizard, diviner, exorcist, enchanter.connect,v.join,link,couple,attach,unite, affiliate; implicate.connected,a.joined, coupled, linked, affiliated,related,akin, associated.connection,n.union,alliance,relationship,junction, conjunction,affiliation,association, filiation; implication,relative,relation,kinsman;bond,tie,link, coupling vinculum.Antonyms:disconnection,detachment,isolation, incoherence.conquer,v.defeat,overpower,down,vanquish,triumph,overthrow,subdue, subjugate.conqueror,n.subjugator, subduer, vanquisher,victor; conquistador.conquest,n.subjection, subjugation,victory,mastery,triumph,reduction,overthrow,rout.conscience,n.Associated words: casuistry, Erinys,compunction,qualm.conscientious,a.scrupulous,just,upright, high- minded.conscionable,a.reasonable,just.conscious,a.cognizant,aware,sensible, apprised;sentient, percipient,knowing.Antonyms: Seeunconscious.consecrate,v.dedicate, sanctify,hallow.consent,v.agree,accord, concur, accede,yield,assent, acquiesce, comply,permit.Antonyms:dissent,disagree,refuse.consent,n.concurrence, acquiescence,compliance,approval,permission,agreement.consequence,n.result,effect,issue,event,sequence,sequel,outcome,upshot, eventuality; pursuance;importance,moment,weight.Antonym: inconsequence.conservation,n.preservation,maintenance,keeping.conserve,v.save,preserve.consider,v.meditate on,ponder, contemplate, thinkabout;regard,heed.considerate,a.thoughtful, circumspect,heedful, mindfulAntonyms: Seeinconsiderate.consideration,n.deliberation,advisement, contemplation, deference;motive,reason.console,v.comfort,cheer, condole with, solace, sympathize with.consolidate,v.solidify, compress,concrete; unify,merge, incorporate,combine.consolidation,n.unification,union,combination, incorporation.consonant,n.Associated words: spirant, fricative, surd, sibilant.conspicuous,a.salient,noticeable,prominent,manifest.Antonym: inconspicuous.conspiracy,n.plot, complot, machination, cabal,intrigue, collusion.conspirator,n.conspirer,plotter,intriguer, caballer, machinator.conspire,v.plot, complot, cabal, machinate,intrigue, collude.constancy,n.steadfastness,stability, unchangeableness,resolution,loyalty,devotion,fidelity.constant,a.permanent,unchanging;unwavering, unshaken,steadfast,stanch, unswerving,loyal,faithful;continuous, incessant,continual,perpetual, uninterrupted.Antonyms: Seeinconstant.consternation,n.dismay,terror,alarm,panic,distraction.constipated,a.costive,bound.constipation,n.costiveness, stegnosis.constitution,n.structure, physique,temperament.constitutional,a.inborn,innate,organic, inbred,natural, congenital.constrained,a.involuntary,forced,unnatural, embarrassed.constraint,n.compulsion,coercion,force, pressure;restraint,restriction.constrictor,n.sphincter.consultation,n.conference,council,convocation,advisement.consummate,a.perfect,supreme,complete, finished.consummation,n.fulfillment,perfection,realization,attainment.consumption,n.phthisis; consuming.contact,n.touching, tangency, contingency,impact, juxtaposition, osculation, contiguity, apposition, syzygy.contagion,n.virus,infection,contagium.contagious,a.communicable,infectious, pestilential,pestiferous.Antonym: incommunicable.contain,v.comprise, embody,include,comprehend,hold,restrain.container,n.receptacle.contaminate,v.corrupt,pollute,defile, infect,taint,vitiate, sully,debase.contamination,n.corruption,pollution,defilement,vitiation,taint,infection.contemporaneous,a.contemporary, synchionous, synchronal, coexistent.contemporary,a.contemporaneous, coeval.contempt,n.disdain,scorn, contumely,derision,detestation,disgrace,reproach.contemptible,a.despicable,abject.contemptuous,a.disdainful, supercilious,scornful,insolent, flouting, cynical, contumelious,haughty.contend,v.struggle,vie, wrestle,combat, compete;dispute,maintain,argue.content,v.satisfy,appease,gratify.contented,a.content, satisfied.contention,n.controversy, dissension, altercation,quarrel,dispute.contentious,a.disputatious, litigious,quarrelsome; dissentious, polemical.contest,n.rivalry,match, tournament, tourney,competition, emulation;dispute,controversy, dissension,contention.continual,a.ceaseless, incessant,constant, uninterrupted,unremitting.continuance,n.endurance, persistence,constancy,continuation.continuation,n.protraction, prolongation,continuance, perpetuation.continued,a.prolonged, protracted, extended; serial.continuous,a.ceaseless, uninterrupted,unceasing,continual,constant,running.Antonyms:intermittent, occasional,inconstant.contraband,a.prohibited,forbidden,unlawful,illegal.contract,v.reduce,narrow,condense; incur, acquire;covenant,agree; shrivel,shrink; syncopate.contract,n.agreement,compact,covenant,pact, protocol,treaty, concordat,convention, stipulation.contracting,a.astringent, puckering, contractile.contraction,n.astriction, constriction,stricture, syncopation, condensation.contradict,v.gainsay, controvert, impugn,dispute,contravene.contradiction,n.gainsaying,opposition,contrariety, antagonism, paradox,inconsistency.contradictory,a.inconsistent, irreconcilable, paradoxical,opposing, contradicting.contrariety,n.antagonism,repugnance,disagreement,inconsistency,opposition.contrary,a.opposite, adverse,counter, opposed;repugnant, incompatible,contradictory, retroactive,antagonistic,conflicting,abhorrent,inconsistent;perverse,wayward,refractory,headstrong, intractable.contrast,n.comparison;opposition, antithesis, dissimilitude,unlikeness.contravene,v.thwart,oppose, counteract countervail;violate,transgress.contravention,n.thwarting,opposition,counteraction,violation,transgression.contrite,a.penitent,repentant,sorrowful.Antonyms:impenitent, obdurate.contrite person.penitent,repentant.contrition,n.penitence,compunction,remorse, attrition, self-reproach.contrivance,n.contriving, devising;device, expedient,scheme, invention.

concealment,n.secretion,hiding;secrecy, latency,privacy,seclusion,retirement;suppression.

conceit,n.idea,conception,fancy;whim,caprice,vagary,freak; priggery,vanity,egotism,self-conceit,inflation, self-glorification,overweening, conceitedness.

conceited,a.egotistical, priggish,bombastic,bumptious,vain,overweening,self-conceited.

concentrate,v.centralize, focus,consolidate;condense,rectify.

concentration,n.centralization,consolidation; condensation.

concept,n.conception,notion,idea.

conception,n.ideation,imagination;idea,concept,notion, impression.

concern,n.business, affair;moment,importance,interest,weight,consequence; solicitude,anxiety, uneasinesscare;firm,house,company,partnership.Antonyms:unconcern, inconsequence.

concerned,a.solicitous, worried,anxious,apprehensive, troubled,uneasy.Antonyms:unconcerned,indifferent.

concerning,prep.regarding,about, respecting,touching, with reference to.

concert,n.accordance, concurrence,harmony; musicale.

concise,a.epigrammatic,sententious, succinct, laconic,pithy.Antonyms:diffuse, prolix.

conclude,v.decide, determine,resolve;end,close;infer, deduce;effect,arrange.

conclusion,n.decision, determination;inference,deduction, corollary, illation;close,end, peroration, finale,completion, dénouement, l'envoy.

concoct,v.compound,mix;devise,contrive, invent, excogitate.

concrete,a.solidified, consolidated;specific,special,particular.

concretion,n.solidification, lapidescence,stone;clot, coagulation.

concubine,n.paramour, odalisque;pl.harem, seraglio.

condemn,v.denounce,anathematize,curse, execrate,reprobate,doom,ban.Antonyms: exonerate, exculpate,vindicate,absolve,justify,praise.

condemnation,n.denunciation,reprobation, execration,ban.

condemnatory,a.denunciatory, condemning.

condense,v.abridge, epitomize,reduce; compress,concentrate.

condescend,v.deign, vouchsafe.

condition,n.state,plight,category, predicament,situation, stipulation, provision, proviso, term, prerequisite.

conditional,a.contingent,subject, provisory.

conduce,v.lead,tend, contribute,redound, subserve,advance.

conduct,v.lead,pilot,escort,guide,attend,convoy; administer,manage.

conduct,n.guidance,management,leadership, administration,behavior,deportment.

confederate,a.confederated, federated, allied, leagued.

confederation,n.coalition,federation,league, confederacy,union.

confess,v.acknowledge,own,admit, avow; divulge, disclose,reveal.

confession,n.acknowledgment, avowal, admission; confiteor; shrift; exomologesis.Associated words: shrive, shrift, confessional, shriven, shriver, shrift,father.

confidence,n.reliance,trust,faith,dependence;assurance,certainty.Antonyms: Seedoubt.

confidence game.swindle.

confident,a.sure,undoubting, sanguine,reliant, undaunted.

confine,n.boundary,border, frontier,limit.

confine,v.restrain,restrict,limit, circumscribe,pinion,inclose,bound; immure,imprison, incarcerate.

confinement,n.restraint,imprisonment, durance, duress, incarceration, immurement, limbo;limitation, circumscription; lying-in,childbirth.

confines,n. pl.boundaries, borders, precincts, outskirts, purlieus, marches, frontiers.

confirm,v.ratify,verify, corroborate,substantiate.Antonyms: Seeabrogate.

confirmation,n.ratification, corroboration,substantiation,verification.

conflict,n.clashing, antagonism,encounter,opposition,battle,struggle,strife, skirmish,contest,combat, affray,fray,scrimmage.

conflict,v.clash,interfere, collide, becontradictory.

conflicting,a.contending,contradictory,contrary,opposing.

confound,v.confuse, disconcert,abash,nonplus,bewilder.

confounded,a.confused, disconcerted, abashed; (Colloq.)extreme,excessive,odious,detestable.

confuse,v.disconcert,perplex,abash,fluster,embarrass,chagrin,pose,nonplus,bewilder, obfuscate, discompose,addle,obscure,confound, derange.

confusion,n.disorder,tumult,turmoil, disarray,jumble,chaos; babel, pandemonium,commotion;abashment,chagrin,agitation, disconcertion,mortification, consternationfluster,perturbation,discomposure,flustration, obfuscation,distraction,flurry.

confutation,n.disproof,refutation.

Confute,v.refute,disprove.

congenial,a.kindred,sympathetic; suited,suitable,agreeable,genial.

congratulate,v.felicitate, gratulate.Antonyms: commiserate, condole with.

congratulation,n.felicitation, gratulation.

conjecture,n.surmise,supposition.--v.surmise,guess,speculate.

conjuration,n.incantation,enchantment,spell,sorcery, magicart.

conjurer,n.sorcerer,magician,wizard, diviner, exorcist, enchanter.

connect,v.join,link,couple,attach,unite, affiliate; implicate.

connected,a.joined, coupled, linked, affiliated,related,akin, associated.

connection,n.union,alliance,relationship,junction, conjunction,affiliation,association, filiation; implication,relative,relation,kinsman;bond,tie,link, coupling vinculum.Antonyms:disconnection,detachment,isolation, incoherence.

conquer,v.defeat,overpower,down,vanquish,triumph,overthrow,subdue, subjugate.

conqueror,n.subjugator, subduer, vanquisher,victor; conquistador.

conquest,n.subjection, subjugation,victory,mastery,triumph,reduction,overthrow,rout.

conscience,n.Associated words: casuistry, Erinys,compunction,qualm.

conscientious,a.scrupulous,just,upright, high- minded.

conscionable,a.reasonable,just.

conscious,a.cognizant,aware,sensible, apprised;sentient, percipient,knowing.Antonyms: Seeunconscious.

consecrate,v.dedicate, sanctify,hallow.

consent,v.agree,accord, concur, accede,yield,assent, acquiesce, comply,permit.Antonyms:dissent,disagree,refuse.

consent,n.concurrence, acquiescence,compliance,approval,permission,agreement.

consequence,n.result,effect,issue,event,sequence,sequel,outcome,upshot, eventuality; pursuance;importance,moment,weight.Antonym: inconsequence.

conservation,n.preservation,maintenance,keeping.

conserve,v.save,preserve.

consider,v.meditate on,ponder, contemplate, thinkabout;regard,heed.

considerate,a.thoughtful, circumspect,heedful, mindfulAntonyms: Seeinconsiderate.

consideration,n.deliberation,advisement, contemplation, deference;motive,reason.

console,v.comfort,cheer, condole with, solace, sympathize with.

consolidate,v.solidify, compress,concrete; unify,merge, incorporate,combine.

consolidation,n.unification,union,combination, incorporation.

consonant,n.Associated words: spirant, fricative, surd, sibilant.

conspicuous,a.salient,noticeable,prominent,manifest.Antonym: inconspicuous.

conspiracy,n.plot, complot, machination, cabal,intrigue, collusion.

conspirator,n.conspirer,plotter,intriguer, caballer, machinator.

conspire,v.plot, complot, cabal, machinate,intrigue, collude.

constancy,n.steadfastness,stability, unchangeableness,resolution,loyalty,devotion,fidelity.

constant,a.permanent,unchanging;unwavering, unshaken,steadfast,stanch, unswerving,loyal,faithful;continuous, incessant,continual,perpetual, uninterrupted.Antonyms: Seeinconstant.

consternation,n.dismay,terror,alarm,panic,distraction.

constipated,a.costive,bound.

constipation,n.costiveness, stegnosis.

constitution,n.structure, physique,temperament.

constitutional,a.inborn,innate,organic, inbred,natural, congenital.

constrained,a.involuntary,forced,unnatural, embarrassed.

constraint,n.compulsion,coercion,force, pressure;restraint,restriction.

constrictor,n.sphincter.

consultation,n.conference,council,convocation,advisement.

consummate,a.perfect,supreme,complete, finished.

consummation,n.fulfillment,perfection,realization,attainment.

consumption,n.phthisis; consuming.

contact,n.touching, tangency, contingency,impact, juxtaposition, osculation, contiguity, apposition, syzygy.

contagion,n.virus,infection,contagium.

contagious,a.communicable,infectious, pestilential,pestiferous.Antonym: incommunicable.

contain,v.comprise, embody,include,comprehend,hold,restrain.

container,n.receptacle.

contaminate,v.corrupt,pollute,defile, infect,taint,vitiate, sully,debase.

contamination,n.corruption,pollution,defilement,vitiation,taint,infection.

contemporaneous,a.contemporary, synchionous, synchronal, coexistent.

contemporary,a.contemporaneous, coeval.

contempt,n.disdain,scorn, contumely,derision,detestation,disgrace,reproach.

contemptible,a.despicable,abject.

contemptuous,a.disdainful, supercilious,scornful,insolent, flouting, cynical, contumelious,haughty.

contend,v.struggle,vie, wrestle,combat, compete;dispute,maintain,argue.

content,v.satisfy,appease,gratify.

contented,a.content, satisfied.

contention,n.controversy, dissension, altercation,quarrel,dispute.

contentious,a.disputatious, litigious,quarrelsome; dissentious, polemical.

contest,n.rivalry,match, tournament, tourney,competition, emulation;dispute,controversy, dissension,contention.

continual,a.ceaseless, incessant,constant, uninterrupted,unremitting.

continuance,n.endurance, persistence,constancy,continuation.

continuation,n.protraction, prolongation,continuance, perpetuation.

continued,a.prolonged, protracted, extended; serial.

continuous,a.ceaseless, uninterrupted,unceasing,continual,constant,running.Antonyms:intermittent, occasional,inconstant.

contraband,a.prohibited,forbidden,unlawful,illegal.

contract,v.reduce,narrow,condense; incur, acquire;covenant,agree; shrivel,shrink; syncopate.

contract,n.agreement,compact,covenant,pact, protocol,treaty, concordat,convention, stipulation.

contracting,a.astringent, puckering, contractile.

contraction,n.astriction, constriction,stricture, syncopation, condensation.

contradict,v.gainsay, controvert, impugn,dispute,contravene.

contradiction,n.gainsaying,opposition,contrariety, antagonism, paradox,inconsistency.

contradictory,a.inconsistent, irreconcilable, paradoxical,opposing, contradicting.

contrariety,n.antagonism,repugnance,disagreement,inconsistency,opposition.

contrary,a.opposite, adverse,counter, opposed;repugnant, incompatible,contradictory, retroactive,antagonistic,conflicting,abhorrent,inconsistent;perverse,wayward,refractory,headstrong, intractable.

contrast,n.comparison;opposition, antithesis, dissimilitude,unlikeness.

contravene,v.thwart,oppose, counteract countervail;violate,transgress.

contravention,n.thwarting,opposition,counteraction,violation,transgression.

contrite,a.penitent,repentant,sorrowful.Antonyms:impenitent, obdurate.

contrite person.penitent,repentant.

contrition,n.penitence,compunction,remorse, attrition, self-reproach.

contrivance,n.contriving, devising;device, expedient,scheme, invention.


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