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• The intensity of light concentrates as you get nearer to the source. 261
• Grape juice can be made from grape concentrate.
[-d, concentrating]
concentration (KAHN sin TRAY shin) n. 1. fixed attention on some task; 2. the
density of something
• After you’ve graduated from school, you’ll want to turn your full concentra-
tion to landing a job.
• The concentration of orange juice in a frozen can is four times that of the
juice we drink.
conciliatory (kuhn SIL ee uh TAW ree) adj. 1. trying to soothe anger; 2. gaining
by friendly acts; making friendly
• When Jack saw how angry the fall had made Jill, he made a conciliatory
attempt to calm her.
• South Korea has made several conciliatory moves toward its neighbor to the
north.
[conciliatorily adv.] [Syn. pacifying]
concur (kuhn KOER) vi. 1. to occur at the same time; coincide; 2. to act together;
3. to agree; to be in accord
• The phases of the moon and the changes in the oceans’ tides have been
known to concur.
• Two persons must concur in the direction of their motion to operate a two-
handled tree saw.
• For the Supreme Court to come to a decision, five justices must concur.
[-red, -ring] [Syn. consent]
condone (kuhn DOHN) vt. to forgive, pardon, or overlook (a misdeed)
• It is not easy to condone one’s cheating on an examination in mathematics
class.
• Hunting members of endangered species as trophies is a practice that
cannot be condoned.
[-d, condoning]
consistent (kuhn SIS tint) adj. 1. in accord, agreement, or harmony; compatible;
2. always following the same principles
• It was the Mikado’s aim to have the punishment be consistent with the
crime.
• In raising children, it is very important for parents to be consistent in their
expectations.
[-ly adv.]
conspirator (kuhn SPEE rit er) n. one who conspires; one who acts with others
to plan a crime
• Cassius and Brutus were the two most famous conspirators in the assassina-
tion of Julius Caesar.
• Despite what the Warren Commission report says, most Americans are con-
vinced that there were other conspirators beside Oswald in the assassination
of President Kennedy.
[Syn. plotter]