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Come Together Right Now: words containing the com/con prefix 13 words

February 6, 2012 By Vocabulary.com Vocabulary.com Moderator
Learn these words beginning with the prefixes "com" and "con," meaning "with" or "together."

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  1. combine
    put or add together
    Artistic integrity combined with savvy pop production has a way of building such rare consensus and knocking down genre and demographic boundaries.
    —Chicago Tribune (Feb 3, 2012)
  2. combination
    a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
    The combination of rising utility bills and higher-than-average healthcare has residents starting to think coal may not be king after all.
    —Forbes (Jan 24, 2012)
  3. comfort
    the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
    "Things are never so hard as you think they'll be," said his wife in an effort at comfort.
    —Kauffman, Reginald Wright
  4. compact
    a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
    The new treaty, commonly known as the fiscal compact, was agreed at a summit.
    —New York Times (Jan 31, 2012)
  5. complement
    make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
    Working in tandem, the two have complemented each other’s styles nicely in churning out yards, with Bradshaw bringing shiftiness and Jacobs bringing power.
    —New York Times (Dec 15, 2011)
  6. concord
    a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
    Grotius was, however, animated by an ardent desire for peace and concord.
    —Various
  7. conclave
    a confidential or secret meeting
    They follow up circuses and picnics, and make it a point to attend all big gatherings, such as county fairs, races, conclaves, and congresses.
    —Flynt, Josiah
  8. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
    It's a familiar narrative, yet each story is unique, contingent on the confluence of talent and fashion, context and vision.
    —Slate (Jan 9, 2011)
  9. congregate
    come together, usually for a purpose
    In another game, the stands caught on fire, interrupting play as evacuating fans congregated at the 50-yard line.
    —New York Times (Jan 27, 2012)
  10. congregation
    an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together
    The congregation, on Easter Sunday afternoon, after which service the cakes are given, is always very large, many persons coming from the surrounding villages.
    —Andrews, William
  11. connect
    connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
    At one time this palace was actually connected with the cathedral by a covered gallery crossing the street.
    —Conybeare, Edward
  12. consensus
    agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
    But while the diplomats struggled to find consensus in New York, Syrian forces continued to pound away at rebel positions.
    —New York Times (Jan 31, 2012)
  13. convene
    meet formally
    The expected announcement will come just days before the Washington state legislature was scheduled to convene for its next session.
    —Reuters (Jan 3, 2012)