Set 3 Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
Q
chronological
A
A
arranged in order of time
2
Q
circuitous
A
A
roundabout
3
Q
circumlocution
N
A
indirect and wordy language
4
Q
circumscribed
A
A
marked off, bounded
5
Q
circumspect
A
A
cautious
6
Q
circumvent
V
A
to get around
7
Q
clairvoyant
A
A
able to perceive things that normal people cannot
8
Q
clamor
N
A
loud noise
9
Q
clandestine
A
A
secret
10
Q
cleave
V
A
to divide into parts
11
Q
clemency
N
A
mercy
12
Q
clergy
N
A
members of Christian holy orders
13
Q
cloying
A
A
sickeningly sweet
14
Q
coagulate
V
A
to thicken, clot
15
Q
coalesce
V
A
to fuse into a whole
16
Q
cobbler
N
A
a person who makes or repairs shoes
17
Q
coerce
V
A
to make somebody do something by force or threat
18
Q
cogent
A
A
intellectually convincing
19
Q
cognizant
A
A
aware, mindful
20
Q
coherent
A
A
logically consistent, intelligible
21
Q
collateral
A
A
secondary
22
Q
colloquial
A
A
characteristic of informal conversation
23
Q
collusion
N
A
secret agreement, conspiracy
24
Q
colossus
N
A
a gigantic statue or thing
25
combustion
| N
the act or process of burning
26
commendation
| N
a notice of approval or recognition
27
commensurate
| A
corresponding in size or amount
28
commodious
| A
roomy
29
compelling
| A
forceful, demanding attention
30
compensate
| V
to make an appropriate payment for something
31
complacency
| N
self-satisfied ignorance of danger
32
complement
| V
to complete, make perfect
33
compliant
| A
ready to adapt oneself to another's wishes
34
complicit
| A
being an accomplice in a wrongful act
35
compliment
| N
an expression of esteem or approval
36
compound
| V
to combine parts
37
comprehensive
| A
including everything
38
compress
| V
to apply pressure, squeeze together
39
compunction
| N
distress caused by feeling guilty
40
concede
| V
to accept as valid
41
conciliatory
| A
friendly, agreeable
42
concise
| A
brief and direct in expression
43
concoct
| V
to fabricate, make up
44
concomitant
| A
accompanying in a subordinate fashion
45
concord
| N
harmonious agreement
46
condolence
| N
an expression of sympathy in sorrow
47
condone
| V
to pardon, deliberately overlook
48
conduit
| N
a pipe or channel through which something passes
49
confection
| N
a sweet, fancy food
50
confidant
| N
a person entrusted with secrets
51
conflagration
| N
great fire
52
confluence
| N
a gathering together
53
conformist
| N
one who behaves the same as others
54
confound
| V
to frustrate, confuse
55
congeal
| V
to thicken into a solid
56
congenial
| A
pleasantly agreeable
57
congregation
| N
a gathering of people, especially for religious services
58
congruity
| N
the quality of being in agreement
59
connive
| V
to plot, scheme
60
consecrate
| V
to dedicate something to a holy purpose
61
consensus
| N
an agreement of opinion
62
consign
| V
to give something over to another's care
63
consolation
| N
an act of comforting
64
consonant
| A
in harmony
65
constituent
| N
an essential part
66
constrain
| V
to forcibly restrict
67
construe
| V
to interpret
68
consummate
| V
to complete a deal; to complete a marriage ceremony through sexual intercourse
69
consumption
| N
the act of consuming
70
contemporaneous
| A
existing during the same time
71
contentious
| A
having a tendency to quarrel or dispute
72
contravene
| V
to contradict, oppose, violate
73
contrite
| A
penitent, eager to be forgiven
74
contusion
| N
bruise, injury
75
conundrum
| N
puzzle, problem
76
convene
| V
to call together
77
convention
| N
an assembly of people
78
convivial
| A
characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment
79
convoluted
| A
intricate, complicated
80
copious
| A
profuse, abundant
81
cordial
| A
warm, affectionate
82
coronation
| N
the act of crowning
83
corpulence
| N
extreme fatness
84
corroborate
| V
to support with evidence
85
corrosive
| A
having the tendency to erode or eat away
86
cosmopolitan
| A
sophisticated, worldly
87
coup
| N
a brilliant, unexpected act
88
covet
| V
to desire enviously
89
covert
| A
secretly engaged in
90
credulity
| N
readiness to believe
91
crescendo
| N
a steady increase in intensity or volume
92
criteria
| N
standards by which something is judged
93
culmination
| N
the climax toward which something progresses
94
culpable
| A
deserving blame
95
cultivate
| V
to nurture, improve, refine
96
cumulative
| A
increasing, building upon itself
97
cunning
| A
sly, clever at being deceitful
98
cupidity
| N
a greed, strong desire
99
cursory
| A
brief to the point of being superficial
100
curt
| A
abruptly and rudely short
