Part 16

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: See inconstant. 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. contrive, v. devise, concoct, invent, excogitate, scheme, plan. control, v. restrain, regulate, govern, manage, repress, direct, bridle, dominate. control, n. restraint, repression, check, hindrance; domination, ascendency, dominion, regulation, superintendence governance, command, mastery. Antonyms: unrestraint, abandon, subjection. controller, n. governor, regulator, ruler; comptroller. controversial, a. disputatious, polemical. controversy, n. dispute, contention, disoutation, altercation polemics, logomachy. convalescence, n. revalescence. convene, v. assemble, convoke, congregate. convenient, a. handy, advantageous; seasonable, timely, opportune, suitable; accessible. convent, n. nunnery, monastery, cloister, abbey, priory. Associated words: conventual, conventical, monastic. convention, n. custom, usage, conventionality; assembly, convocation, congress, diet, synod, council. conversation, n. converse, colloquy, parlance, parley, interlocution, chat, _causerie_, conference, confabulation, interview. conversational, a. colloquial, interlocutory. converse, v. talk, chat, commune, confabulate, parley. converse, n. intercourse, communion, conversation, parley. conversion, n. transmutation, transformation; proselytism; regeneration; appropriation, application, employment. convert, v. transform, transmute; proselyte; regenerate; appropriate, apply. convert, n. proselyte. convex, a. protuberant, bulging, gibbous. Antonym: concave. convexity, n. protuberance, gibbosity. Antonym: concavity. conveyance, n. carriage, transmission; transfer, demise, alienation, cession. convict, n. felon, prisoner, criminal, culprit, malefactor. convincing, a. cogent, persuasive, conclusive. convivial, a. festive, festal, social, jolly, gay. convocation, n. convention, congress, synod, diet, council, consistory. convoy, n. protection, escort, attendance; guard, escort. convulsion, n. spasm, paroxysm; agitation, commotion, disturbance, upheaval. cook, n. chef (chief cook). cook, v. stew, seethe, gratinate; (Colloq.) tamper with, garble, falsify. cookable, a. coctible. cooking, n. cuisine. cook-room, n. kitchen, cuisine; galley, cuddy. cool, v. chill, refrigerate; moderate, allay, calm, quiet. cool, a. deliberate, self-possessed, unexcited, dispassionate, indifferent, nonchalant, unconcerned, composed; chilling, apathetic, repellent, distant, unfriendly, ceremonious; audacious, impudent, shameless, presumptuous, flippant, presuming. cooler, n. refrigerator. cooling, n. refrigeration; gelation (Astron.)--a. refrigerant, chilling. cooling room of Roman baths. frigidarium. coolness, n. dispassion, nonchalance, indifference; (Colloq.) impudence, audacity. coon, n. raccoon, mapach. coop, n. pen, cote, mew, hutch, poultry-house. coop, v. confine, shut up, imprison, incage, mew. coöperate, v. concur, unite, work together; collude. coöperating, a. cooperative, auxiliary, concurrent; synergetic. coöperation, n. concurrence, working together; collusion; synergism, synergy. Antonyms: antagonism, competition, opposition. coot, n. (Colloq.) dolt, dunce, dullard, simpleton. copier, n. copyist, transcriber; imitator, plagiarist. Antonym: originator. copious, a. plentiful, abundant, overflowing, ample, exuberant. copper, n. _cuprum_; cauldron. Associated Words: cupreous, cupric, cupriferous, cuprite, cuprous, speiss, chalcopyrite, chalcography, eruginous, verdigris, chalcographer, chalcographist. copperas, n. green vitriol, sulphate of iron, ferrous sulphate. coppice, n. copse. copse, n. thicket, brushwood, coppice, boscage, bosk. copulation, n. union, conjunction; sexual union, coition. Associated words: intromittent, infibulation, copulatory, copulate. copy, n. transcript, reproduction, transcription, replica, replication, facsimile, duplicate, pasticcio, counterpart, counterfeit, imitation, apograph, estreat, exemplification, protocol, porotype; pattern, model, original, example, precedent; manuscript. copy, v. transcribe, reproduce, trace, duplicate; imitate, ape, follow; exemplify. copying machine. copygraph, polygraph. copyist, n. transcriber, copier; imitator, plagiarist. coquette, n. flirt. coral, n. madrepora, madrepore. cord, n. string, twine, torsade. cordial, a. hearty, sincere, affectionate; strengthening, invigorating, cheering. cordiality, n. sincerity, heartiness, ardor, _empressement_. cork, n. stopper, stopple, shive. Associated Words: cloop, phelloplastics, phelloplastic, subereous, suberin, phellogen. corn, n. maize, Indian corn; clavus. corner, n. angle, cusp, cantle, bight, coin, quoin, coigne; nook, recess, niche; direction, quarter. corner, v. nonplus, pose, perplex, confuse. cornerwise, adv. diagonally. cornhouse, n. granary. corporal, a. bodily, corporeal, material. corpse, n. remains, relics, cadaver; carcass; mummy. Associated words: cadaverous, cadaveric, necrophilism, necrophilous, carrion, necrophobia, necrogenic, necrogenous, necrotomy, necropsy, coffin, bier, catafalque, vespillo, cremate, cremation, crematory, crematorium, embalm, embalming. correct, a. accurate, right, exact, precise. Antonyms: incorrect, erroneous. correct, v. rectify, amend, emend, right; reprove, discipline; counteract, modify. correctible, a. rectifiable. correction, n. rectification, amendment, emendation; discipline, punishment; counteraction. corrective, a. rectifying, reformatory, correctory, disciplinary emendatory. correctness, n. accuracy, inerrancy, exactness, precision. Antonyms: incorrectness, inaccuracy, inexactness, error. correspond, v. accord, comport, tally, correlate, harmonize, agree. correspondence, n. adaptation, agreement, congruity, concurrence, homology; letters. correspondent, a. conformable, congruous. corrode, v. erode, canker; consume, wear away. corrosion, n. erosion. corrosive, a. erosive, eroding, corroding; vexing, carking, fretting. corrupt, a. spoiled, tainted, addled, rotten, decaying; vitiated, depraved, dissolute, venal, unprincipled, unscrupulous, vicious, purchasable, mercenary. corrupt, v. rot, spoil, deprave, vitiate, pervert, debase, demoralize, defile, infect, pollute. corruption, n. putrefaction, decay; pollution, vitiation: improbity, venality, depravity, demoralization, dishonesty, bribery, subornation. Antonyms: incorruption, honesty. cortège, n. procession. cosmopolitan, n. cosmopolite. cost, n. charge, expense, price, outlay; detriment, loss. costemonger, n. fruiterer, costardmonger, coster. costiveness, n. constipation. costly, a. expensive, dear, high-priced; sumptuous, rich. cot, n. cottage, hut; pen, coop, cote; cradle, crib. coterie, n. clique, set, circle. cottage, n. cot, cabin, lodge, casino, bungalow, chalet, hacienda, croft, hovel, shack, bower, shanty. cottage cheese. smearcase. cottager, n. cotter, cottier. couch, n. lounge, sofa, bed. cough, n. Associated Words: bechic, tussicular, pectoral, tussive. council, n. aldermen, cabinet; assembly, junta, junto, camarilla, synod, cabal. council-chamber, n. audience-room, divan. counsel, n. consultation; prudence, deliberation, forethought; advice, admonition, suggestion. Associated Words: mentorial, monitorial, admonitory. counsel, v. advise, admonish. counselor, n. adviser, mentor, monitor, admonitor; lawyer, attorney. count,