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Consequence (noun) 

something brought about by a cause

Deviance is seen as a consequence of society's decision to apply that term to a person,

and deviant behavior is behavior that society labels as deviant.

Conservatism (noun) 

a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, stressing established

institutions and preferring gradual development to abrupt change

Although he never wavered in his devotion to colonial rights and early committed himself

to independence as an unwelcome last resort, Adams's innate conservatism made him

determined in 1770 that the British soldiers accused of the Boston Massacre receive a fair

hearing. 

Conserve (verb) 

to protect an asset from loss or destruction

Now that we know what is involved in obtaining water and how quickly it is being used,

everyone must do his/her part to conserve water.

Consistently (adverb) 

without variation or change

Long time Death Valley residents say that daily temperatures at Bad water are

consistently higher than those at Furnace Creek.

Consort (noun) 

a husband or wife

Prince Albert was Queen Elizabeth’s consort and her first cousin and the nephew of the

king of the Belgians, Leopold I.  

 Conspire (verb) 

to work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end

Martin’s Luther King’s house was bombed, and he was convicted along with other

boycott leaders on charges of conspiring to interfere with the bus company's

operations.

Constituent (adjective) 

one of the individual entities contributing to a whole

If water rich asteroids added water to the lunar surface, most of the water would be split

by sunlight into its constituent atoms of hydrogen and oxygen and lost into space, but

some would migrate by literally hopping along to places where it is very cold.

Constitute (verb) 

to put in force by legal authority

The death penalty is constituted by most state judicial courts as a legal force of

punishment for criminals who have committed premeditated murder.

Constrain (verb) 

to control, or restrict

Still others are enjoying a higher level of economic prosperity than the average American

and don't feel constrained in any way by a lack of marriage rights.

     

Consul (noun) 

an official appointed by a government to reside in a country to represent the commercial 

interests of citizens of the appointing country 

Bret Harte served as a consul in Germany and Scotland, after which he settled in

England, where he remained until he died in 1902.