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Question 1

connubial

Answer 1

pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

Question 2

consanguineous( consanguine)

Answer 2

having a common ancestor

Question 3

consanguinity

Answer 3

Kinship; relationship by birth

Question 4

conscientious

Answer 4

scrupulous; through and careful; ex. conscientious worker

Question 5

conscript

Answer 5

draftee; person forced into military service; v

Question 6

consecrate

Answer 6

dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; ex. Consecrate one’s life to helping the poor

Question 7

consensus

Answer 7

general agreement; opinion reached by a group

Question 8

consequential

Answer 8

self-important; significant ; consequent; following as a result; ex. consequential air; cf. subsequent

Question 9

conservatory (conservatoire)

Answer 9

school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; cf. conservancy

Question 10

consign

Answer 10

send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially ; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); n. Consignment; cf. Consignor, consignee

Question 11

consistency

Answer 11

Absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; ex. consistency of thick cream\

Question 12

console

Answer 12

lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of ; n consolation

Question 13

consolidation

Answer 13

unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; v. consolidate: merge; strengthen

Question 14

consonance

Answer 14

harmony; agreement

Question 15

consonant

Answer 15

harmonious; in agreement; n.

Question 16

consort

Answer 16

associate with; keep company; n: husband or wife ( or a ruler)

Question 17

conspiracy

Answer 17

treacherous plot; secret plan against the law ( by two or more people)

Question 18

Conspire

Answer 18

take part in a conspiracy ; (of events) work together; combine; ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties

Question 19

consternation

Answer 19

great shock; dismay

Question 20

constituency

Answer 20

voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)

Question 21

constituent

Answer 21

supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component

Question 22

constitution

Answer 22

constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical. makeup or structure of a person; ex. men with strong constitutions

Question 23

constraint

Answer 23

restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence. Constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison

Question 24

construe

Answer 24

explain; interpret; ex. Construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; cf Misconstrue

Question 25

Consummate

Answer 25

complete;v

Question 26

contagion

Answer 26

infection (by contact); adj. Contagious; cf . Infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air

Question 27

contaminate

Answer 27

pollute