1. conceit Pronunciation: \kən- ˈ sēt\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from conceivre Date: 14th century 1: excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue

2. conciliate Pronunciation: \kən- ˈ si-lē- ˌ āt\ Function: verb Etymology: Latin conciliatus, past participle of conciliare to assemble, unite, win over, from concilium assembly, council — more at councilcouncil Date: 1545 1 : to gain (as goodwill) by pleasing acts 2 : to make compatible : reconcile 3 : appeasereconcileappease : Meet to Conciliate

3. concord Pronunciation: \ ˈ kän- ˌ ko ̇ rd, ˈ käŋ-\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French concorde, from Latin concordia, from concord-, concors agreeing, from com- + cord-, cor heart — more at heartheart Date: 14th century 1 a : a state of agreement : harmony b : a simultaneous occurrence of twoharmony or more musical tones that produces an impression of agreeableness or resolution on a listener — compare discorddiscord 2 : agreement by stipulation, compact, or covenant

4. conduce Pronunciation: \kən- ˈ düs, - ˈ dyüs\ Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, to conduct, from Latin conducere to conduct, conduce, from com- + ducere to lead — more at towtow Date: 1528 1: to lead or tend to a particular and often desirable result : contributecontribute "The quiet conduces to thinking about the darkening future" (George F. Will).

5. conjoin Pronunciation: \kən- ˈ jo ̇ in, kän-\ Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French conjoindre, from Latin conjungere, from com- + jungere to join — more at yokeyoke Date: 14th century 1 : to join together (as separate entities) for a common purpose 2: to join together for a common purpose

6. connoisseur Pronunciation: \ ˌ kä-nə- ˈ sər also - ˈ su ̇ r\ Function: noun Etymology: obsolete French (now connaisseur), from Old French connoisseor, from connoistre to know, from Latin cognoscere — more at cognition Date: 1714 cognition 1 : expert; especially : one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judgeexpertart

7. connotation Pronunciation: \ ˌ kä-nə- ˈ tā-shən\ Function: noun Date: 1532 1 a : the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes b : something suggested by a word or thing : implication 2 : the signification of something 3 : an essential property or group of properties of a thing named by a term in logic — compare denotationimplicationdenotation

8. consequential Pronunciation: \ ˌ kän(t)-sə- ˈ kwen(t)-shəl\ Function: adjective Date: 1626 1 : of the nature of a secondary result : indirect 2 : having significant consequences : importantindirectconsequencesimportant

9. console Pronunciation: \ ˈ kän- ˌ sōl\ Function: noun Etymology: French Date: 1664 1 : an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament 2 a : an upright case that houses thehouses keyboards and controlling mechanisms of an organ and from which the organ is played b : a combination of readouts or displays and an input device (as a keyboard or switches) by which an operator can monitor and interact with a system (as a computer or dubber)

10. conspicuous Pronunciation: \kən- ˈ spi-kyə-wəs, -kyü-əs\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin conspicuus, from conspicere to get sight of, from com- + specere to look — more at spy Date: circa 1534spy 1 : obvious to the eye or mind 2 : attracting attention : strikingstriking