151-200 Flashcards
Conflate
[Verb] Mix together different elements
Confound
[Verb] Be confusing or perplexing to
Confrontation
[Noun] Discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
Congruent
[Adj] Corresponding in character or kind
Conifer
[Noun] A type of tree or shrub bearing cones
Conjecture
[Verb] Believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Conjure
[Verb] Summon into action or bring into existence
Conscript
[Verb] Enroll into service compulsorily
Consensus
[Noun] Agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
Consign
[Verb] Give over to another for care or safekeeping
Console
[Verb] Give moral or emotional strength to
Conspicuous
[Adj] Obvious to the eye or mind
Conspire
[Verb] Act in agreement and in secret towards a deceitful purpose
Consternation
[Noun] Sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
Contend
[Verb] Compete for something
Contentious
[Adj] Showing an inclination to disagree
Contingent
[Adj] Determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
Contrite
[Adj] Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
Controversial
[Adj] Marked by or capable of causing disagreement
Convoke
[Verb] Call together
Convoluted
[Adj] Highly complex or intricate
Corporal
[Adj] Affecting the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
Corroborate
[Verb] Give evidence for
Covert
[Adj] Secret or hidden
Covet
[Verb] Wish, long, or crave for
Cower
[Verb] Crouch or curl up
Coy
[Adj] Affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way
Crave
[Verb] Have an appetite or great desire for
Craven
[Adj] Lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
Crease
[Noun] An angular indentation made by folding
Credulity
[Noun] Tendency to believe readily
Crockery
[Noun] Ceramic dishes used for serving food
Culpable
[Adj] Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
Curb
[Noun] The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
Dabble
[Verb] Immerse (one’s hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently; take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way
Dampen
[Adj] Lessen in force or effect
Dangle
[Verb] Hang freely
Dazzle
[Verb] Cause to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
Dearth
[Noun] An insufficient quantity or number
Debacle
[Noun] A sudden and complete disaster
Debilitate
[Verb] Make weak
Decorous
[Adj] Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
Decorum
[Noun] Propriety in manners and conduct
Decree
[Noun] A legally binding command or decision
Decry
[Verb] Express strong disapproval of
Dedication
[Noun] Complete and wholehearted fidelity
Defer
[Verb] Yield to another’s wish or opinion
Deference
[Noun] Courteous regard for people’s feelings
Defiance
[Noun] A hostile challenge
Defiant
[Adj] Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force