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Mind & Knowledge — Lesson 38
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confirms
kənˈfɜrmz
Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts — the evidence confirms the suspect's guilt.
She confirms that the meeting is scheduled for 3 PM.
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confound
kənˈfaʊnd
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly — don't confound the two issues — they are completely different.
The results confounded our expectations.
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confounded
kənˈfaʊndɪd
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly — I can't find my confounded keys anywhere!
The confounded instructions made no sense at all.
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confounding
kənˈfaʊndɪŋ
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly — his contradictory statements were completely confounding.
The confounding results of the experiment puzzled the scientists.
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confounds
kənˈfaʊndz
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly — the movie confounds expectations with its twist ending.
The unexpected results confounded the scientists.
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confuses
kənˈfjuːzɪz
Mistake one thing for another — this math problem confuses me every time.
The complex rules confuse many new students.
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confusing
kənˈfjuːzɪŋ
Mistake one thing for another — this math problem is very confusing.
This math problem is very confusing.
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confute
kənˈfjuːt
Prove to be false — the lawyer confuted the witness's testimony with solid evidence.
The lawyer confuted the witness's testimony with solid evidence.
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conjecture
kənˈdʒɛktʃɚ
A conjecture is a guess or conclusion formed from incomplete information or — she dismissed his conjecture as mere speculation.
The scientist's conjecture about the new planet has not yet been confirmed.
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conjuring
ˈkʌndʒərɪŋ
Calling up a spirit or devil — she was conjuring memories of her childhood home.
The magician was conjuring rabbits out of his hat.
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consciences
ˈkɑːnʃənsɪz
The moral sense of right and wrong that acts as a guide for one's behavior — the decisions were made against their consciences.
Everyone has different consciences about what is acceptable.
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consciousness
ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs
An alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation — she lost consciousness after the accident.
She lost consciousness after the accident.
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