blue book #08 Flashcards
consolidate
1.
to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine:
They consolidated their three companies.
2.
to discard the unused or unwanted items of and organize the remaining:
She consolidated her home library.
3.
to make solid or firm; solidify; strengthen:
to consolidate gains.
4.
to strengthen by rearranging the position of ground combat troops after a successful attack.
consonant
1.
in agreement; agreeable; in accord; consistent:
behavior consonant with his character.
2.
corresponding in sound, as words.
3.
harmonious, as sounds.
conspicuous
1.
easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable:
a conspicuous error.
2.
attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities:
He was conspicuous by his booming laughter.
conspiracy
1.
an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot.
2.
a combination of persons for a secret, unlawful, or evil purpose:
He joined the conspiracy to overthrow the government.
3.
an agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act.
4.
any concurrence in action; combination in bringing about a given result.
consternation
a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.
constituent
1.
serving to compose or make up a thing; component:
the constituent parts of a motor.
2.
having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power:
a constituent assembly.
3.
a constituent element, material, etc.; component.
4.
a person who authorizes another to act in his or her behalf, as a voter in a district represented by an elected official.
constrained
1.
forced, compelled, or obliged:
a constrained confession.
2.
stiff or unnatural; uneasy or embarrassed:
a constrained manner.
3.
confined forcibly, as by bonds.
3.
repressed or restrained:
Cold weather constrained the plant’s growth.
construe
1.
to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
2.
to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer:
He construed her intentions from her gestures.
3.
to translate, especially orally.
4.
to analyze the syntax of; to rehearse the applicable grammatical rules of:
to construe a sentence.
consummate
1.
to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
2.
to complete (an arrangement, agreement, or the like) by a pledge or the signing of a contract:
The company consummated its deal to buy a smaller firm.
3.
to complete the union of a marriage by the first marital sexual intercourse.
4.
complete or perfect; supremely skilled; superb:
a consummate master of the violin.
5.
being of the highest or most extreme degree:
a work of consummate skill; an act of consummate savagery.
contemplate
1.
to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully:
to contemplate the stars.
2.
to consider thoroughly; think fully or deeply about:
to contemplate a difficult problem.
3.
to have as a purpose; intend.
4.
to have in view as a future event:
to contemplate buying a new car.
contemporary
1.
existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time:
Newton’s discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
2.
of about the same age or date:
a Georgian table with a contemporary wig stand.
3.
of the present time; modern:
a lecture on the contemporary novel.
contend
1.
to struggle in opposition:
to contend with the enemy for control of the port.
2.
to strive in rivalry; compete; vie:
to contend for first prize.
3.
to strive in debate; dispute earnestly:
to contend against falsehood.
4.
to assert or maintain earnestly:
He contended that taxes were too high.
contentious
1.
tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome:
a contentious crew.
2.
causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy:
contentious issues.
contiguous
1.
touching; in contact.
2.
in close proximity without actually touching; near.
3.
adjacent in time:
contiguous events.
continence
1.
self-restraint or abstinence, especially in regard to sexual activity; temperance; moderation.
2.
the ability to voluntarily control urinary and fecal discharge.
contingency
1.
dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty; fortuitousness:
Nothing was left to contingency.
2.
a contingent event; a chance, accident, or possibility conditional on something uncertain:
He was prepared for every contingency.
3.
something incidental to a thing.
contingent
1.
dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional:
Our plans are contingent on the weather.
2.
liable to happen or not; uncertain; possible:
They had to plan for contingent expenses.
3.
happening by chance or without known cause; fortuitous; accidental:
contingent occurrences.
contortion
1.
the act or process of twisting out of shape; distortion.
2.
the state of being contorted.
3.
a contorted position.
4.
something contorted or twisted, as in position or meaning:
His account of the incident was a complete contortion of fact.
contraband
1.
anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.
2.
goods imported or exported illegally.
3.
illegal or prohibited trade; smuggling.
4.
prohibited from export or import.
contrarian
a person who takes an opposing view, especially one who rejects the majority opinion, as in economic matters.
contrary
1.
opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed:
contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
2.
opposite in direction or position:
departures in contrary directions.
3.
being the opposite one of two:
I will make the contrary choice.
4.
unfavorable or adverse.
5.
perverse; stubbornly opposed or willful.
6.
in opposition; oppositely; counter:
to act contrary to one’s own principles.
contravene
1.
to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose:
to contravene a statement.
2.
to violate, infringe, or transgress:
to contravene the law.
contrite
1.
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
2.
filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent:
a contrite sinner.
contrived
obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained:
a contrived story.
contusion
an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken; bruise.
conundrum
1.
a riddle, the answer to which may involve a pun or play on words.
2.
anything that puzzles.
convalescence
1.
the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness.
2.
the period during which one is convalescing.
convene
1.
to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
2.
to cause to assemble; convoke.
3.
to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.
convention
1.
a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern.
2.
an agreement, compact, or contract.
3.
an international agreement, especially one dealing with a specific matter, as postal service or copyright.
4.
a rule, method, or practice established by usage; custom:
the convention of showing north at the top of a map.
5.
general agreement or consent; accepted usage, especially as a standard of procedure.
conventional
1.
conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste:
conventional behavior.
2.
pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by general consent or accepted usage; arbitrarily determined:
conventional symbols.
3.
ordinary rather than different or original:
conventional phraseology.
4.
not using, making, or involving nuclear weapons or energy; nonnuclear:
conventional warfare.
converge
1.
to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.
2.
to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.
convex
1.
having a surface that is curved or rounded outward.
2.
(of a polygon) having all interior angles less than or equal to 180°.
convey
1.
to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
2.
to communicate; impart; make known: to convey a wish.
3.
to lead or conduct, as a channel or medium; transmit.
