coerce
There are far more subtle ways of coercing a person into doing what you want than twisting his or her arm.
POS - verb
Def - To force someone to do something against his or her will by using undue pressure, threats, intimidation, or physical violence.
Syn. - constrain, compel, pressure
cogent
"The objections that Gloria raised to my plan were not only cogent," Frank admitted candidly, "they were totally unanswerable!
POS - adjective
Def - forceful and convincing; to the point.
Syn. - powerful, potent, effective
Ant. - weak, ineffective, unconvincing
cohere
Add just enough water to the mixture of sand and cement to produce a gritty substance that coheres like oatmeal.
POS - verb
Def - To hold or stick together; to fit together into an orderly, logical, and unified whole.
Syn - coalesce, combine, gel
Ant - separate, fall apart, come apart
collaborate
Though Shakespeare usually worked by himself, other Elizabethan dramatists frequently collaborated on plays.
POS - verb
Def - To work together on some kind of joint project.
Syn - cooperate, team up, join forces
Ant - work by oneself; dissociate oneself from, part company with
compatible
A particular software program that you have seen advertised on television or in the newspaper may or may not be compatible with the type of home computer you own.
POS - adjective
Def - Capable of use with some other brand or model.
Syn - harmonious, agreeable, like - minded
Ant - incompatible, antagonistic; inconsistent
complacent
"If you had achieved as much this year as he has," I replied, "you'd be a little complacent, too!
POS - adjective
Def - overly self satisfied; smug.
Syn - content(ed), self - content(ed), pleased with oneself
Ant - dissatisfied, discontent(ed), malcontent
concise
Since there is a change for every word you use in the telegram, always make your message as concise as possible.
POS - adjective
Def - Saying a lot in a few words.
Syn - brief, compact, succinct
Ant - wordy, prolix, verbose, garrulous
condone
"I'm perfectly willing to wink at a harmless practical joke," mom remarked, "but I refuse to condome outright vandalism.
POS - verb
Def - To overlook or disregard an offense, thereby implying forgiveness, acceptance, or possibly approval of it.
Syn - ignore, close one's eyes to, turn a blind eye to
Ant - condemn, denounce, disapprove
confrontation
"our two countries must make every effort to settle our differences peacefully," the ambassador said, "An all - out confrontation might ruin us both.
POS - noun
Def - A face - to - face encounter, usually (but not always) suggesting a hostile or defiant attitude.
Syn - showdown, face - off, shoot - out
conjecture
Since the coroner's findings were inconclusive, the exact cause of the child's death remains for the present a matter of conjecture.
POS - noun and verb
Def - A conclusion based on inadequate evidence; a guess.
Syn - surmise, supposition, presumption
Ant - fact, certainty, demonstrate