(41-60) Flashcards
CAUSALITY
relation of cause and effect
CHICANERY
trickery, deception
COAGULATE
to change from fluid to thickened mass; clot
CODA
concluding section or part
COMMENSURATE
proportional; of equal extent/duration
COMPENDIUM
summary; full list/inventory
COMPLAISANT
inclined to please; agreeable
CONCILIATORY
to overcome distrust
win over, reconcile
CONFOUND
to perplex, bewilder, confuse
CONNOISSEUR
discerning judge of the best in any field
CONTENTION
competition, dispute
CONTENTIOUS
arguing, quarrelsome
CONUNDRUM
answer involving pun/play on words
CONVENTIONAL
conforming to accepted standards;
use of nonnuclear weapons
CONVOLUTED
twisted/coiled; complicated
CRAVEN
cowardly, timid
DECORUM
exhibiting dignified behavior
orderliness
DEFERENCE
respectful yield to opinion of other
DELINEATE
trace outline; portray in other words
DENIGRATE
criticize in derogatory manner; belittle