contract a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
contrast the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
contracted reduced in size or pulled together
Condorcet French mathematician and philosopher (1743-1794)
contorted twisted, especially as in pain or struggle
counteract act in opposition to
contribute give, provide, or supply something
contrived showing effects of planning or manipulation
wonder child a prodigy whose talents are recognized during childhood
controlled restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
countercoup a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat
candor the quality of being honest and straightforward
contradict prove negative; show to be false
contraband distributed or sold illicitly
contract out assign a job to someone outside one's own business
eccentric conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
intricate having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
contraction the act of decreasing in size or volume or quantity or scope
contractor someone who is hired to build things
indirect not leading by a straight line or course to a destination