Concur agree

Composure Mental calmness

Concise and exact use of word in writing or speech brevity

comprehensive Thorough; inclusive

Reconciling; soothing Conciliatory Reconciling; soothing

Concede Admit; yield

Causing or likely to cause argument; quarrelsome Contentious Causing or likely to cause argument; quarrelsome

benevolent Generous; charitable

Readiness to yield, conformity in fulfilling requirements Compliance Readiness to yield, conformity in fulfilling requirements

Contract Compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease

Condone Accept or allow in order to continue Approve or sanction with reluctance.

autonomous Self-governing

Conflagration Great fire

Confound Confuse; puzzle

Consensus General agreement

Compulsion; repression of feelings Constraint Compulsion; repression of feelings

Struggle; compete; assert earnestly Contend Struggle; compete; assert earnestly

Unpredictable; fickle; fanciful Capricious Unpredictable; fickle; fanciful

Conviction Judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

Gracious; courteous; heartfelt Cordial Gracious; courteous; heartfelt

Corroborate Confirm; support

Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naiveté Credulity Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naiveté

Standard used in judging Criterion Standard used in judging

concise Brief and compact

Frankness; open honesty candor Frankness; open honesty