Emily Dickinson Lexicon

confusion, n. [ME and OFr; see confuse, v.] (webplay: argument).

Bewilderment; non-understanding; a perplexed state of mind.

congeal (-ed), v. [ME congele(n) < L. congelāre, to freeze together.] (webplay: cold, frost).

Solidify; freeze; go from a dynamic to a static state.

congenial, adj. [L. congeniāl-is; see genial, adj. and genius, n.]

1. Natural; pleasant; agreeable; sociable.
2. Welcoming; agreeable; adaptable.

conjecture (-'s), n. [Fr. conjecture < L. conjectūra, throwing or casting together.] (webplay: fact, guess, possibility).

Speculation; inference; guess; notion not totally supported or grounded in fact.

conjecture (-ed, -ing), v. [see conjecture, n.] (webplay: fact, throwing).

Speculate; guess; suppose; surmise; infer; put forth an opinion based on slight evidence.

conjectured, verbal adj. [see conjecture, n.]

Inferred; thought of; imagined

conjugate, v. [L. conjugāre, to yoke together.]

1. [Wordplay] grammatically, to vary the termination of a word in order to express different grammatical relations; modulate; change (coincides with "syllable" in 811).
2. [Wordplay] botanically, said of leaves or (formerly) flowers which grow in pairs (coincides with the flower images in 811).

conjuror, n. [L. conjūrātor.]

Magician; wizard; one who supposedly causes things to appear by supernatural power; [fig.] one who deceives; one who misleads; creator; Deity.

connect, v. [L. connect-ěre, tie, fasten, join together.]

Come together; link; unite; combine; become attached; adhere.

connection, n. [L. connexiōn-em, binding together, close union.]

Link; tie; bond; relationship; affiliation.