consternation sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
conspicuous consumption buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth
counterdemonstration a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration
alliteration use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
reconsideration thinking again about a choice previously made
inconsideration the quality of failing to be considerate of others
Swiss Confederation a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
consideration the process of giving careful thought to something
concentration the spatial property of being crowded together
consumer research marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers
genetic constitution the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism
Carter administration the executive under President Carter
consubstantiation the doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wine
consumer finance company a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan
consecration sanctification of something by dedicating it to God
Articles of Confederation a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
misconstruction a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
consecutive operation the sequential execution of operations one after another
economic consumption (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
molar concentration concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution