Word List 10

Question 1

Concomitant (n)

Answer 1

that which accompanies

A decrease of gastric juice secretion may be congenital abnormality or a concomitant at advanced age.

Question 2

Conflagration (n)

Answer 2

great fire

In the conflagration that followed the 1906 earthquake, much of San Francisco was destroyed

Question 3

Conflate (v)

Answer 3

meld or fuse; confuse;
The anthropologist Mahmood maintains that terrorism is a unique product of the modern world and should not be conflated with Islam. Chagall conflates Jewish and Christian symbols, portraying the crucifixion of Jesus in a Jewish way.

Question 4

Confluence (n)

Answer 4

flowing together; crowd

They build the city at the confluence of two rivers

Question 5

Congeal (v)

Answer 5

freeze; coagulate

His blood congealed in his veins as he saw the dread monster rush towards him

Question 6

Connivance (n)

Answer 6

pretence of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend
With the connivance of his friends, he plotted to embarrass the teacher (connive v)

Question 7

Conscientious (adj)

Answer 7

scrupulous; careful

A conscientious editor, she checked every definition for its accuracy

Question 8

Consort (v)

Answer 8

associate with; husband or wife

Question 9

Consternation (n)

Answer 9

dismay; sudden alarm

To her consternation, when she arrived at the airport, she discovered that she had left her passport at home

Question 10

Construe (v)

Answer 10

explain; interpret