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      conceal conceals, concealing, concealed VERB

      If you conceal something, you hide it carefully.

      concentrate concentrates, concentrating, concentrated VERB

      If you concentrate on something, you give it all your attention.

      concerned ADJECTIVE

      If you are concerned about something, it worries you.

      concert concerts NOUN

      A concert is a performance by musicians, usually in a big hall.

      conclusion conclusions

      NOUN 1 A conclusion is something you decide is true after you have thought carefully.

      NOUN 2 The conclusion of something is its ending.

      concrete NOUN

      Concrete is a building material made of cement, sand and water, which goes hard when it is set.

      condition conditions

      NOUN 1 The condition of something is the state it is in.

      NOUN 2 A condition is a rule you must agree to before you are allowed to do something. You can go out on one condition – you must be home by five.

      conductor conductors NOUN

      A conductor is someone who controls the way musicians play together.

      cone cones NOUN

      A cone is a solid curved shape with a flat circular base and a pointed top.

      See Solid shapes on page 266

      confess confesses, confessing, confessed VERB

      If you confess, you say that you have done something wrong.

      confident

      ADJECTIVE 1 If you are confident about something, you are sure about it.

      ADJECTIVE 2 People who are confident know that they can do something well.

      confuse confuses, confusing, confused

      VERB 1 To confuse someone means to make them unsure what to do. The new road layout confused everyone.

      VERB 2 If you confuse two things, you mix them up by mistake. I always confuse the twins because they are so alike.

      congratulate congratulates, congratulating, congratulated VERB

      If you congratulate someone, you say you are pleased that something special has happened to them.

      conjunction conjunctions NOUN

      In grammar, a conjunction is a word that joins two other words or parts of a sentence. “And”, “but”, “while” and “although” are all conjunctions.

      connect connects, connecting, connected VERB

      If you connect two things, you join them together.

      connective connectives NOUN

      In grammar, a connective is a word or phrase that joins parts of a text. For example, “and”, “at last” and “because” are connectives.

      conquer conquers, conquering, conquered VERB

      To conquer people is to take control of their country by force.

      conscious ADJECTIVE

      If you are conscious, you are awake and know what is happening.

      consecutive ADJECTIVE

      If things are consecutive, they happen one after the other. October, November and December are consecutive months.

      conservation NOUN

      Conservation is the protection of the environment.

      consider considers, considering, considered VERB

      If you consider something, you think about it carefully.

      consist consists, consisting, consisted VERB

      Something that consists of particular things is made up of them. The book consists of an introduction, ten chapters and an index.

      consonant consonants NOUN

      A consonant is any letter of the alphabet except a, e, i, o and u.

      See vowel

      constant ADJECTIVE

      Something that is constant happens all the time. My friend Elizabeth complains of a constant headache.

      construct constructs, constructing, constructed VERB

      If you construct something, you build it or make it.

      consume consumes, consuming, consumed VERB

      If you consume something, you eat or drink it, or use it up.

      contain contains, containing, contained VERB

      The things that something contains are the things in it.

      container containers NOUN

      A container is something you put things in.