9 Circumscribed - Contumacious

Question 1

circumscribed

Answer 1

restricted
Her driving privileges are circumscribed by the state; she is only allowed to drive at night if she is returning from
work.

Question 2

circumspect

Answer 2

cautious; discreet

Given the recent theft of passwords, you need to be circumspect when sharing personal information on the internet.

Question 3

clandestine

Answer 3

secret
The school administrators held clandestine meetings about the school uniform policy; they were afraid that if the public knew they were contemplating a new policy, the outcry would squash the issue.

Question 4

cloying

Answer 4

wearying through excess

Her perfume smelled sweet at first but became cloying after sitting in the car with her for an hour.

Question 5

coalesce

Answer 5

to blend into one

The two streams coalesced into a river.

Question 6

coffer

Answer 6

a box for storing valuables; funds

Keifer depleted the organizations coffers, but his plan was to replenish the funds.

Question 7

cogent

Answer 7

convincing; telling

Craig presents a cogent argument through sound evidence and logical conclusions.

Question 8

collusion

Answer 8

a secret agreement; conspiracy

The founding fathers worked in collusion to revolt against the British government.

Question 9

conciliate

Answer 9

to win over; to make peace

The manager was able to conciliate the angry customer by offering her a fifty dollar gift certificate.

Question 10

concomitant

Answer 10

existing or occurring at the same time

Building a home can be an exciting process, but it also has concomitant stress associated with difficult decisions.

Question 11

conflagration

Answer 11

a destructive fire

The fire department determined that the conflagration in the old warehouse was a result of faulty wiring.

Question 12

conspicuous

Answer 12

obvious
The realtor put the “For Sale” sign in a conspicuous spot in the front yard so that people in traffic could easily see it.

Question 13

consummate

Answer 13

perfect and complete
Constantine is the consummate host; he greets his guests, makes sure they are comfortable and enjoying themselves,
and introduces new friends to everyone.

Question 14

contrite

Answer 14

feeling guilty and remorseful

The contrite criminal broke into sobs as he apologized to the victim’s family for the suffering he had caused.

Question 15

contumacious

Answer 15

willfully disobedient

The contumacious convict spat at the judge and refused to acknowledge his sentence.