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a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time The Winter War fought between Finland, and the Soviet Union was a concurrent war to World War II, and thus is covered in its own main article. |
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condense |
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v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate This showed that the more we condense air, the fitter we make it for purposes of combustion. |
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condolence |
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n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief. The FBI has seized a two-page, handwritten letter of condolence sent by Jacqueline Kennedy to the widow of Robert F. Kennedy shortly after he was assassinated in 1968. |
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confer |
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v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over I need some time to confer with my lawyer. |
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configuration |
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n. arrangement of parts or elements; outline The outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time. |
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confine |
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v. restrict in movement; circumscribe You may take the maniac with you to England; confine her with due attendance and precautions at Thornfield. |
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conform |
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v. comply with; follow; fit; meet Why, in defiance of every precept and principle of this house, does she conform to the world so openly? |
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congestion |
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n. act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass International contractors started tunneling under this city of fifteen million to help relieve horrendous congestion. |
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congruent |
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a. possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding I would have definitely given the film more marks were it something more congruent with my tastes. |
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conscientious |
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a. diligent; responsible; reliable He made me feel what severe punishment a good yet stern, conscientious yet implacable man can inflict on one who has offended him. |
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consecutive |
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a. following one after another without interruption; sequential The consecutive file saving method also created some problems. |
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consequent |
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a. resulting; following as a logical conclusion His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more. |
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conservation |
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n. preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect According to new research, rapid and large-scale natural habitats have already affected biodiversity in the area, and urgent conservation efforts are now needed. |
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conservatory |
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n. greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art Even though he was not conservatory trained, his passion for music took him to the point where eventually he was considered one of the best guitar accompanists in Cuba. |
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conserve |
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v. retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste One way to conserve is to make cars more efficient. |
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consign |
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v. give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another Perhaps it would be better to consign it to a place where others may not so readily gain access to it. |
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consist |
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v. be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in A sudden renewed interest in action movies from the early nineties whose titles consist of three words, one of which is usually either 'kill,' 'law' or 'justice.' |
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consolidate |
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v. make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm He bribes his leader to consolidate his position. |
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conspicuous |
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a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious The next morning, Miss Scatcherd wrote in conspicuous characters on a piece of pasteboard the word 'Slattern.' |
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constituent |
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n. component or part; citizen, voter A machine will not function properly if any constituent of it is defective. |