Vocabulary- Week 3

Question 1

Conduct

Answer 1

• control / manage
• to behave a certain way

Question 2

conducive

Answer 2

• able to cause or be suitable for

Question 3

condone

Answer 3

• to overlook, approve, or allow

Question 4

conceive

Answer 4

• to imagine or come up with

Question 5

Concede

Answer 5

• admit to a wrongdoing
• to be forced to surrender or agree

Question 6

Complacent

Answer 6

• satisfied, with no desire to change or improve

Question 7

Complimentary

Answer 7

• given or supplied free of charge

Question 8

Complicity

Answer 8

• the state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing

Question 9

Competent

Answer 9

sufficiently qualified

Question 10

Comparatively

Answer 10

• to a moderate degree as compared to something else; relatively elements

Question 11

Communally

Answer 11

• by a group of people rather than an individual

Question 12

Commission

Answer 12

• the use of payment to request something

Question 13

collision

Answer 13

• moving object or person striking violently against another

Question 14

coincide

Answer 14

• happen at same time

Question 15

cockpit

Answer 15

• a compartment for the pilot, and sometimes also the crew, in an aircraft

Question 16

cobble

Answer 16

• roughly assemble or put together something from available parts

Question 17

coarse

Answer 17

• indicating a rough texture
• lacking refinement or sophistication

Question 18

clout

Answer 18

• special advantage or power

Question 19

clinical

Answer 19

• emotionally unattached

Question 20

clandestine

Answer 20

• marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy

Question 21

civic

Answer 21

• relating to the city or citizens

Question 22

cinch

Answer 22

• secure (a garment) with a belt

Question 23

chime

Answer 23

• a melodious ringing sound from a bell

Question 24

chic

Answer 24

• elegantly and stylishly fashionable

Question 25

chalet

Answer 25

* a small wooden house found in mountain areas

Question 26

canonical

Answer 26

* related to or according to a rule, principle, or law

Question 27

canopy

Answer 27

* the uppermost trees or branches of the trees in a forest, forming a continuous layer of foliage

Question 28

capitalize

Answer 28

* to use to your advantage

Question 29

capture

Answer 29

* to trap or take possession of * to successfully represent or imitate * to captivate, mesmerize * to catch or seize

Question 30

carbon-date

Answer 30

* to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes

Question 31

cash-strapped

Answer 31

* not enough money (adj)

Question 32

Centinary

Answer 32

* the hundredth anniversary of a significant event

Question 33

Centerpiece

Answer 33

* an ornament which you put in the middle of something