confrère (en)

(an English word, derived from Middle French) a fellow member of a profession

congeries (en)

(noun, singular) a disorderly collection; a jumble

conjunctural (en)

relating to a combination of circumstances or events usually producing a crisis : juncture

conniption (en)

(noun) a fit of rage, hysteria, or alarm

connubial (en)

(adjective) of or relating to the married state; conjugal

constative (en)

denoting a speech act or sentence that is a statement declaring something to be the case

constituency (en)

in the sense of an electorate, or a body of customers, supporters, etc. In the context of a state, can be described (with reference to Hegel) as its ‘moral root’; in that case, the debt state would then have two such roots

constructivism (en)

Hayek's term for the idea that all institutions in society were or should be "deliberately constructed by somebody"; "constructivists … habitually argue on the assumption of omniscience," rather than acknowledging, as Hayek does, the necessarily limited character of human knowledge in society

consubstantial (en)

(adjective) of the same substance

consummate (en)

(adjective) complete in every detail; perfect / (adjective) extremely skilled and accomplished / (adjective) of the highest degree / (verb) finish complete / (verb) to make perfect / (verb) achieve / (verb) to make (marital union) complete by sexual intercourse / (verb) to become perfected

contralto (en)

(noun) a singing voice having a range between tenor and mezzo-soprano / (noun) a person having this voice / (noun) the part sung by a contralto

contrapuntal (en)

of or in counterpoint

contravallation (en)

a series of works confronting the walls of an invested place to isolate the defenders and safeguard the besiegers against sallies

contumacious (en)

(adjective) stubbornly disobedient; rebellious

contumely (en)

(noun) harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt / (noun) an instance of such language or treatment

copacetic (en)

(adjective) very satisfactory

copse (en)

(noun) a small group of trees, coppice, thicket

copula (en)

(noun) ; something that connects; as / (noun) the connecting link between subject and predicate of a proposition / (noun) linking verb

cormorant (en)

(noun) a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person OR a type of bird

cornice (en)

(noun) the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition

corrigenda (en)

(noun) an error in a printed work discovered after printing and shown with its correction on a separate sheet

cortege (en)

(noun) a train of attendants; retinue / (noun) procession / (noun) a funeral procession

cortical (en)

relating to the outer layer of the cerebrum (cortex)

coruscating (en)

(verb) to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes; sparkle / (verb) to be brilliant or showy in technique or style

corvée (en)

(noun) unpaid labor (as toward constructing roads) due from a feudal vassal to his lord / (noun) labor exacted in lieu of taxes by public authorities especially for highway construction or repair