contraband

illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.

contravene

contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention

contrite

penitent; repentant; N. contrition

contrivance

something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme

contrive

invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention

contrived

unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.

controvert

oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy

contumacious

stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)

contusion

bruise

conundrum

riddle; difficult problem

convene

come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council

convention

social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement

conventional

ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons

converge

approach; tend to meet; come together

conversant

familiar with; having knowledge of

converse

opposite; ADJ.

convert

one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief

convex

curving outward

conveyance

vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance

conviction

judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

convivial

pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial

convoke

call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation

convoluted

coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain