act vocab 6/5

Comply

to be in accordance (with)

Composed

calm; tranquil

Comprehensive

covering or including everything

Comprise

to consist of

Compromise

a settlement of differences in which each side gives up something

Compunction

remorse; a feeling or uneasiness at doing something wrong

Concave

curved inward, like the inside of a circle or a sphere

Concede

to acknowledge as true or right; to grant or yield

Concentric

having the same center

Concert

combined action; agreement

Conciliatory

making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill

Concise

brief and to the point; succinct

Concoct

to create by mixing ingredients; to devise

Concomitant

following from; accompanying; going along with

Concord

harmony; agreement

Concurrent

happening at the same time; parallel

Condescend

to stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way; to patronize

Condone

to overlook; to permit to happen

Conductive

promoting

Confederate

an ally; an accomplice

Confer

to exchange ideas; to consult with; to bestow

Confidant

a person with whom secrets or private thoughts are shared

Configuration

arrangement

Conflagration

a large fire

Confluence

a flowing together, especially or rivers; the place where they begin to flow together

Confound

to bewilder; to amaze; to throw into confusion

Congeal

to solidify; to jell

Congenial

agreeably suitable; pleasant

Congenital

describing a trait or condition acquired between conception and birth; innate

Congregate

to come together

Conjecture

to guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence

Conjugal

having to do with marriage

Conjure

to summon or bring into being as if by magic

Connive

to conspire; to aid or encourage a wrong by feigning ignorance of it

Conservatory

a greenhouse, usually one attached to another structure; a music or drama school

Connoisseur

an expert, particularly in matter of art or taste

Consecrate

to make or declare sacred

Consensus

unanimity or general agreement

Consign

to hand over; to assign; to entrust; to banish

Consolidate

to combine or bring together; to solidify; to strengthen

Consonant

harmonious; in agreement

Conspicuous

easily seen; impossible to miss

Constituency

the group of voters represented by a politician; a group of supporters for anything

Contempt

disdain; disgrace

Construe

to interpret

Consummate

perfect; complete; supremely skillful

Contentious

argumentative; quarrelsome

Contiguous

side by side; adjoining

Contingent

dependent; possible

Continuum

a continuous whole without clear division into parts