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convince

verb · make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

Example: He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product

convincible

adjective · being susceptible to persuasion

convincingly

adverb · in a convincing manner

Example: he argued convincingly

convulsively

adverb · with convulsions, in a convulsive way

Example: her leg twitched convulsively

cook up

verb · make up something artificial or untrue

coolly

adverb · in a composed and unconcerned manner

Example: without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher

cop out

verb · choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing

Example: She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider

copacetic

adjective · completely satisfactory- John O'Hara

Example: his smile said that everything was copacetic

cope with

verb · satisfy or fulfill

Example: meet a need

copiously

adverb · in an abundant manner

Example: they were abundantly supplied with food

copolymerise

verb · polymerize together

Example: the two substances copolymerized

coptis trifolia groenlandica

noun · low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers

cordially

adverb · in a hearty manner

Example: `Yes,' the children chorused heartily

cordoba

noun · a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613

coreopsis

noun · any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America

cornstarch

noun · starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener

corozo

noun · any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts

corporate

adjective · possessing or existing in bodily form- Shakespeare

Example: what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind

correspondent

adjective · similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

Example: brains and computers are often considered analogous

corruptible

adjective · capable of being corrupted

Example: corruptible judges

cortically

adverb · with respect to the cortex

Example: cortically induced arousal

cosily

adverb · in a cozy manner

Example: nestled cozily by the fire

cosset

verb · treat with excessive indulgence

Example: grandparents often pamper the children

costly

adjective · having a high price

Example: costly jewelry

cotton up

verb · ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior

Example: She is playing up to the chairman

cottony-white

adjective · of something as white as cotton

Example: cottony-white clouds

cotyloid

adjective · of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone

coue

noun · French psychotherapist who claimed that if one imagined one was getting better, one would get better (1857-1926)

cough out

verb · discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

counterbalanced

adjective · brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another

countywide

adjective · occurring or extending throughout a county

Example: a countywide war on drugs

couple on

verb · link together

Example: can we couple these proposals?

courageous

adjective · possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching- Herman Melville- William Wordsworth

Example: Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring

courageously

adverb · in a courageous manner

Example: bravely he went into the burning house

court favor

verb · seek favor by fawning or flattery

Example: This employee is currying favor with his superordinates

courteously

adverb · in a polite manner

Example: the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'

couthy

adjective · (chiefly Scottish) agreeable and genial

cowboy

noun · a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

coypu

noun · aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur

cozily

adverb · in a cozy manner

Example: nestled cozily by the fire

cozy up

verb · ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior

Example: She is playing up to the chairman

crabby

adjective · annoyed and irritable

cracked

adjective · informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

Example: it used to drive my husband balmy

cracticus

noun · type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds

craftily

adverb · in an artful manner

Example: he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced

crappy

adjective · very bad

Example: a lousy play

crapulous

adjective · given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking

Example: a crapulous old reprobate

crazily

adverb · in an insane manner

Example: she behaved insanely

creakingly

adverb · in a creaky manner

Example: the old boat was moving along creakily

credendum

noun · (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided

credible

adjective · appearing to merit belief or acceptance

Example: a credible witness

credibly

adverb · easy to believe on the basis of available evidence

Example: he talked plausibly before the committee

creepy

adjective · causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin

Example: a creepy story