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Guide to Obscure English Words 533

Cogency—being intellectually convincing
Cognomen—surname
Comestible—an edible item, food
Commensurate—corresponding or in line with
Commonweal—the general welfare

Concinnity—harmony of parts to the whole or to each other
Concubine—mistress, a woman kept as an unofficial wife
Conduit—a passage that facilitates free flow
Conflagration—a huge fire
Confute—to prove an argument or proposition to be wrong
Consentaneity—agreement by all

Consonance—accord, agreement
Contradistinction—distinction by contrast or opposition
Contrariety—being contrary
Cortege—a group of servants
Counterpart—a duplicate or close likeness; a person or thing that closely
resembles another or can substitute for the other; one of two parts that
together form a whole or perfectly complement each other
Crass—gross, born of ignorance
Crore—ten million
Cudgel—to beat
Culpable—blameworthy
Dastardly—cowardly and sneaky

Dearth—lack, scarcity
Delectable—tasty, very enjoyable
Deracinate—to uproot, eradicate, or exterminate
Detente—an agreement between rivals meant for reducing mutual hostility
Detractor—one who attempts to spoil another’s good reputation through
criticism
Detritus—accumulated debris
Dewan—(a former term for) a prime minister or other high official in regional
governments in India