| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| Entry Index |
| | | comprehend to -d- |
| | | comprehend, apprehend |
| comprehensive, complete, comprehensible |
| comprise, compose, consist, constitute, include |
| comptroller, controller |
| compulsive, compulsory |
| COMPUTERESE |
| con- |
| concave, convex |
| concensus |
| concept, conception |
| concern |
| concerned |
| concert, recital |
| concerto |
| CONCISENESS 1, CONCISION |
| conciseness 2, concision |
| conclave |
| conclude |
| concoct |
| CONCORD |
| CONCORD, NOTIONAL |
| concrete |
| concretize |
| concur |
| condemn, contemn |
| condensation |
| condition |
| CONDITIONALS |
| conducive |
| conductor |
| conduit |
| conferencing |
| confess |
| confidant, confidante, confident |
| confide |
| confident |
| conform |
| conformity |
| CONFUSION OF SIMILAR OR APPARENTLY SIMILAR WORDS |
| confute, refute |
| congenial, genial |
| congenital |
| congratulate, congratulation(s) |
| congruence, congruent |
| conjugal, connubial |
| CONJUNCTION |
| CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS |
| connect |
| connection, connexion |
| connote, denote |
| connubial |
| consciousness, conscience, consciousness raising, consciousness-raising |
| consensus (of opinion) |
| consequent |
| consequential, inconsequential |
| conservative |
| CONSERVATIVES IN LANGUAGE MATTERS |
| CONSERVATIVE USAGE |
| consider |
| considerable |
| considerateness, consideration |
| consist |
| consistent |
| consistently, persistently |
| consist in, consist of |
| CONSONANCE |
| consonant |
| CONSONANTS 1, THE AMERICAN ENGLISH |
| CONSONANTS 2, DOUBLING OF |
| conspicuous by its |
| CONSTITUENCY |
| constitute |
| constrain, restrain |
| consul |
| consummate |
| contact |
| CONTACT CLAUSES |
| contagious, infectious |
| contemn |
| contemporaneous, contemporary |
| contemptible, contemptuous |
| contend |
| CONTEXT, CONTEXTUAL, CONTEXTUALLY |
| continual, continuous |
| continually, continuously |
| continuance, continuation, continuity |
| continue on |
| continuity |
| continuous |
| continuously |
| CONTRACTIONS |
| contrast |
| controlled substance |
| controller |
| convenience store, convenience food |
| convenient |
| conventional |
| conversant |
| CONVERSATIONAL |
| CONVERSATIONAL LEVELS |
| converse |
| convex |
| convict |
| convince, persuade |
| cool, coolth |
| cooperate, collaborate |
| COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS |
| cop, bobby |
| cope |
| cop out, cop a plea |
| COPULATIVE VERBS |
| copy |
| cord |
| core, corps |
| coronate |
| corporal, corporeal |
| corps |
| corpse, corpus, corpus delicti |
| correct |
| CORRECTNESS, THE DOCTRINE OF, AND THE DOCTRINE OF APPROPRIATENESS |
| correspond |
| corrode |
| cosmetic, cosmetic, cosmeticize, cosmetize |
| cosmonaut |
| cost, cost out |
| couch |
| could, might |
| coulda |
| could care less, couldn’t care less |
| couldn’t hardly |
| could of |
| council, counsel, consul |
| councilor, councillor, counselor(-at-law), counsellor(-at-law) |
| counsel |
| counteract |
| counterfeit |
| counterproductive |
| COUNTERWORDS |
| COUNT NOUNS |
| coup de grace |
| couple |
| couple of, a |
| course |
| course of, in the; during the course of |
| courtesy, curtsy |
| court martial |
| cover |
| craft 1 |
| craft 2 |
| craft paper |
| crape, crepe |
| crass |
| crayfish, crawdad, crawfish |
| crazy, like |
| create havoc |
| credence, credibility, credulity, credit, credible, creditable, credulous |
| creek |
| creep |
| cremains |
| crème de menthe |
| crepe |
| crescendo |
| crevice, crevasse |
| crew |
| crick |
| cripple, crippled |
| criterion |
| criticize, criticism |
| critique |
| crochet, crotchet, crotchety |
| crow |
| crunch |
| cry |
| cryptic |
| -ction, -xion |
| culminate |
| cultivated, cultured |
| cum |
| cumulate, cumulation |
| cumulative |
| cupful |
| curate |
| curb, kerb |
| cured |
| current, currant |
| currently |
| curriculum |
| curtains |
| curtsy |
| customer |
| custom-made |
| cute |
| cut in half |
| cutting edge |
| -cy |
| cymbal, symbol |
| cynosure, sinecure |
| cypher |
| cypress, Cyprus |
| -d-, -dd- |
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