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Question 1

convex

Answer 1

curving outward

Question 2

conveyance

Answer 2

vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; ex. Public conveyance

Question 3

conviction

Answer 3

judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

Question 4

convivial

Answer 4

pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial

Question 5

convoke

Answer 5

call together; ex. Convoke parliament ;n. Convocation

Question 6

convoluted

Answer 6

coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; n. Convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain

Question 7

Convulsion

Answer 7

violent uncontrollable shaking movement ( caused by illness) ;v. Convulse; adj. Convulsive

Question 8

copious

Answer 8

plentiful

Question 9

coquette

Answer 9

flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; v.

Question 10

cordial

Answer 10

warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; ex. Cordial welcome

Question 11

cordon

Answer 11

extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; v.

Question 12

cornice

Answer 12

projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars);

Question 13

cornucopia

Answer 13

horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty

Question 14

corollary

Answer 14

natural consequence ( which naturally follows from something else)

Question 15

coroner

Answer 15

public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes

Question 16

corporeal

Answer 16

bodily ( rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible

Question 17

corpulent

Answer 17

very fat; n. Corpulence

Question 18

corpus

Answer 18

collection ( of writings or information); ex. The corpus of Shakespear’s works; cf. Copse

Question 19

corpuscle

Answer 19

red or white cell in the blood

Question 20

correlate

Answer 20

either of the correlated things ; v.

Question 21

correlation

Answer 21

mutual relationship

Question 22

corroborate

Answer 22

confirm; support; strengthen

Question 23

corrode

Answer 23

destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)

Question 24

corrosive

Answer 24

eating away by chemicals or disease; ( of language) fierce

Question 25

corrugated

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wrinkled; ridged

Question 26

cosmic

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pertaining to the universe ; vast

Question 27

coterie

Answer 27

group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests

Question 28

countenance

Answer 28

approve; support; tolerate; ex. Countenance his rude behaviour; n: face; appearance

Question 29

countermand

Answer 29

cancel; revoke ( an order)