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connection<br />

n. 1 uniting, joining, linking, connecting, coupling; union,<br />

bond, joint, link: The US constitution forbids a formal<br />

connection between Church and State. The connection between the<br />

fittings has broken. 2 link, tie, (inter)relation(ship),<br />

interplay, bearing, reference, relevance, appropriateness,<br />

correlation, tie-in; coherence, consistency, association: Your<br />

answer had no connection with the question. 3 Often,<br />

connections. contact, ally, acquaintance, friend (at court);<br />

influence, Colloq pull; Slang US drag: With their connections,<br />

they can get away with anything. 4 connections. relatives,<br />

relations, family, kin, kith and kin: They have connections in<br />

Australia.<br />

conquer v. 1 overcome, vanquish, beat, defeat, subdue, crush,<br />

subjugate: The Moors conquered most of Spain. 2 capture,<br />

seize, win, gain, acquire, obtain; occupy, annex, overrun: They<br />

conquered the territory by force of arms. 3 overcome, triumph<br />

or prevail over, beat, surmount, master, win out (over): He has<br />

finally conquered the habit of biting his fingernails.<br />

conquest n. 1 vanquishment, subjugation, defeat, domination, subjection:<br />

Hernando Cort‚s is famous for his conquest of Mexico. 2<br />

victory, triumph, mastery, win: He is credited with the<br />

conquest of a number of diseases by means of this drug.<br />

conscience<br />

n. morality, morals, judgement, fairness, sense of right and<br />

wrong, ethics, honour, standards, principles, scruples: In such<br />

matters, your conscience must be your guide.<br />

conscientious<br />

adj. 1 scrupulous, principled, fair, moral, ethical, strict,<br />

righteous, right-minded, upstanding, upright, honourable, just,<br />

responsible, high-minded; incorruptible: Fetherby is a<br />

conscientious arbitrator. 2 cautious, careful, scrupulous,<br />

exacting, meticulous, punctilious, painstaking, diligent,<br />

particular, rigorous, thorough: A conscientious effort was made<br />

to restore the painting to its original condition. 3 prudent,<br />

discreet, politic, careful, circumspect, heedful, attentive,<br />

serious: Fred is conscientious about keeping secrets.

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