blue book #08 Flashcards
(83 cards)
consolidate
1.
to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine:
They consolidated their three companies.
2.
to discard the unused or unwanted items of and organize the remaining:
She consolidated her home library.
3.
to make solid or firm; solidify; strengthen:
to consolidate gains.
4.
to strengthen by rearranging the position of ground combat troops after a successful attack.
consonant
1.
in agreement; agreeable; in accord; consistent:
behavior consonant with his character.
2.
corresponding in sound, as words.
3.
harmonious, as sounds.
conspicuous
1.
easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable:
a conspicuous error.
2.
attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities:
He was conspicuous by his booming laughter.
conspiracy
1.
an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot.
2.
a combination of persons for a secret, unlawful, or evil purpose:
He joined the conspiracy to overthrow the government.
3.
an agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act.
4.
any concurrence in action; combination in bringing about a given result.
consternation
a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.
constituent
1.
serving to compose or make up a thing; component:
the constituent parts of a motor.
2.
having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power:
a constituent assembly.
3.
a constituent element, material, etc.; component.
4.
a person who authorizes another to act in his or her behalf, as a voter in a district represented by an elected official.
constrained
1.
forced, compelled, or obliged:
a constrained confession.
2.
stiff or unnatural; uneasy or embarrassed:
a constrained manner.
3.
confined forcibly, as by bonds.
3.
repressed or restrained:
Cold weather constrained the plant’s growth.
construe
1.
to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
2.
to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer:
He construed her intentions from her gestures.
3.
to translate, especially orally.
4.
to analyze the syntax of; to rehearse the applicable grammatical rules of:
to construe a sentence.
consummate
1.
to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
2.
to complete (an arrangement, agreement, or the like) by a pledge or the signing of a contract:
The company consummated its deal to buy a smaller firm.
3.
to complete the union of a marriage by the first marital sexual intercourse.
4.
complete or perfect; supremely skilled; superb:
a consummate master of the violin.
5.
being of the highest or most extreme degree:
a work of consummate skill; an act of consummate savagery.
contemplate
1.
to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully:
to contemplate the stars.
2.
to consider thoroughly; think fully or deeply about:
to contemplate a difficult problem.
3.
to have as a purpose; intend.
4.
to have in view as a future event:
to contemplate buying a new car.
contemporary
1.
existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time:
Newton’s discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
2.
of about the same age or date:
a Georgian table with a contemporary wig stand.
3.
of the present time; modern:
a lecture on the contemporary novel.
contend
1.
to struggle in opposition:
to contend with the enemy for control of the port.
2.
to strive in rivalry; compete; vie:
to contend for first prize.
3.
to strive in debate; dispute earnestly:
to contend against falsehood.
4.
to assert or maintain earnestly:
He contended that taxes were too high.
contentious
1.
tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome:
a contentious crew.
2.
causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy:
contentious issues.
contiguous
1.
touching; in contact.
2.
in close proximity without actually touching; near.
3.
adjacent in time:
contiguous events.
continence
1.
self-restraint or abstinence, especially in regard to sexual activity; temperance; moderation.
2.
the ability to voluntarily control urinary and fecal discharge.
contingency
1.
dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty; fortuitousness:
Nothing was left to contingency.
2.
a contingent event; a chance, accident, or possibility conditional on something uncertain:
He was prepared for every contingency.
3.
something incidental to a thing.
contingent
1.
dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional:
Our plans are contingent on the weather.
2.
liable to happen or not; uncertain; possible:
They had to plan for contingent expenses.
3.
happening by chance or without known cause; fortuitous; accidental:
contingent occurrences.
contortion
1.
the act or process of twisting out of shape; distortion.
2.
the state of being contorted.
3.
a contorted position.
4.
something contorted or twisted, as in position or meaning:
His account of the incident was a complete contortion of fact.
contraband
1.
anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.
2.
goods imported or exported illegally.
3.
illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling.
4.
prohibited from export or import.
contrarian
a person who takes an opposing view, especially one who rejects the majority opinion, as in economic matters.
contrary
1.
opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed:
contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
2.
opposite in direction or position:
departures in contrary directions.
3.
being the opposite one of two:
I will make the contrary choice.
4.
unfavorable or adverse.
5.
perverse; stubbornly opposed or willful.
6.
in opposition; oppositely; counter:
to act contrary to one’s own principles.
contravene
1.
to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose:
to contravene a statement.
2.
to violate, infringe, or transgress:
to contravene the law.
contrite
1.
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
2.
filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent:
a contrite sinner.
contrived
obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained:
a contrived story.
