vocab week 6 Flashcards
Cognizant (one part of speech one definition)
Cognizant (adj)
1. Having knowledge or being aware of
Coherent (one part of speech, four definitions)
Coherent (adj)
1. (of an argument/theory/policy) logical and consistent.
2. Ability of someone to speak clearly/logically
3. United/forming as a whole (ex: a group of geographically COHERENT kingdoms)
4. (physics) having a constant phase relationship.
Cohesive (one part of speech, one definition)
Cohesive (adj)
1. describes something that sticks together literally or figuratively
Collaborate (one part of speech, three definitions)
Collaborate (v)
1. to work with others (usually in an intellectual situation)
2. to willingly help/cooperate with an enemy of one’s country
3. to cooperate with an agency which you’re not directly connected to
Compelling (one part of speech, three definitions)
Compelling (adj)
1. something that is forceful
2. something that demands attention
3. evidence that is convincing
Competent (one part of speech, multiple definitions)
Competent (adj)
1. Properly apt
2. having a requisite or adequate abilities
3. legally qualified/adequate
4a. having the ability to initiate an immune response due to exposure to an antigen (as in cells)
4b. (of a cell) Able to take up exogenous dna during genetic transformation
(im not sure what that last one means either but you never know what he might put on the test)
Composure (one part of speech one definition)
Composure (n)
1. the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.
“she was struggling to regain her composure”
Comprehensive (one part of speech, multiple definitions)
Comprehensive (adj)
1. complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
“a comprehensive list of sources”
2. of large content or scope; wide-ranging.
“a comprehensive collection of photographs”
3. (of automobile insurance) providing coverage for most risks, including damage to the policyholder’s own vehicle.
“comprehensive and collision insurance”
4. an examination testing a student’s command of a special field of knowledge.
5. relating to understanding.
Comprehensive (n)
1. a secondary school catering to children of all abilities from a given area.
“he trained as an accountant after leaving the local comprehensive”
Conception (one part of speech, multiple definitions)
Conception (n)
1. the action of conceiving a child or of a child being conceived.
“an unfertilized egg before conception”
2. the forming or devising of a plan or idea.
“the time between a product’s conception and its launch”
3. the way in which something is perceived or regarded.
“our conception of how language relates to reality”
4. a general notion; an abstract idea.
“the conception of a balance of power”
5. a plan or intention.
“reconstructing Bach’s original conceptions”
6. understanding; ability to imagine.
“he had no conception of politics”
Concise (one part of speech, one def)
Concise (adj)
1. giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.
“a concise account of the country’s history”
Condemn (one part of speech, multiple definitions)
Condemn (v)
1. express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure.
“fair-minded people declined to condemn her on mere suspicion”
2. sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death.
“the rebels had been condemned to death”
3. (of circumstances) force (someone) to endure something unpleasant or undesirable.
“the physical ailments that condemned him to a lonely childhood”
4. prove or show the guilt of.
“she could see in his eyes that her stumble had condemned her”
5. officially declare (something, especially a building) to be unfit for use.
“the pool has been condemned as a health hazard”
Condescending (two parts of speech, multiple definitions)
Condescending (ADJ)
1. having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.
“she thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending”
Condescend (v)
1. show feelings of superiority; be patronizing.
“take care not to condescend to your reader”
2. do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one’s dignity or level of importance.
“we’ll be waiting for twenty minutes before she condescends to appear”
Understatement (rhetorical device)
a transitive verb used by writers or speakers in order to intentionally make a situation seem less important or smaller than it is.
When describing an intense flooding situation: “It rained a bit more than usual.”
