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V. feel or express pity or sympathy for. Her friends commiserated with the widow.

ADJ. spacious and comfortable. After sleeping in small roadside cabins, they found their hotel suite commodious.

ADJ. trying to please; obliging. Always ready to accede to his noble patron’s wishes, Mr. Collins was a complaisant, even obsequious, character.

N. participation; involvement. You cannot keep your complicity in this affair secret very long; you would be wise to admit your involvement immediately.

N. remorse. The judge was especially severe in his sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no compunction for his heinous crime.

N. vanity or self-love; whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor. Although Jack was smug and puffed up with conceit, he was an entertaining companion, always expressing himself in amusing conceits and witty turns of phrase.

N. beginning; forming of an idea. At the first conception of the work, he was consulted. conceive, V.

ADJ. mutually agreed on; done together. All the
Girl Scouts made a concerted effort to raise funds for their annual outing. When the movie star appeared, his fans let out a concerted sigh.

V. prepare by combining; make up in concert. How did the inventive chef ever concoct such a strange
dish? concoction, N.

N. that which accompanies. Culture is not always a concomitant of wealth. also ADJ.

ADJ. contributive; tending to. Rest and proper diet are conducive to good health.

N. flowing together; crowd. They built the city at the confluence of two rivers.

V. freeze; coagulate. His blood congealed in his veins as he saw the dread monster rush toward him.

ADJ. existing at birth. Were you born stupid, or did you just turn out this way? In other words, is your idiocy acquired or congenital? Doctors are able to cure some congenital deformities such as cleft palates by performing operations on infants.