C (set 3) Flashcards
Concurrent
Happening at the same time; parallel
Concord
Harmony; agreement
Condone
To overlook; to permit to happen
Conducted
Promoting
Confluence
Flowing together, especially of rivers; the place where they begin to flow together
Congenial
Agreeably suitable; pleasant
Congenital
Describing a treat or condition acquired between conception and birth; innate
Congregate
To come together
Conjecture
To guess; to deduce
Conjure
To summon or bring into being as if by magic
Connoisseur
An expert in art
Consecrate
To make or declare sacred
Consonant
Harmonious; in agreement
Construe
To interpret
Consummate
Perfect; complete; supremely skillful
Contentious
Argumentative; quarrelsome
Contiguous
Side-by-side; adjoining
Contingent
Dependent; possible
Contrite
Admitting guilt; especially feeling remorseful
Contrived
Artificial; labored
Conventional
Common; customary; unexceptional
Convivial
Fond of partying; festive
Copious
Abundant; plentiful
Corollary
Something that follows; a natural consequence
Corroborate
To confirm; to back up with evidence
Cosmopolitan
At home in many places or situations; internationally sophisticated
Countenance
Face; facial expression, especially an encouraging one
Coup
A really victory or accomplishment
Covenant
Solemn agreement; a contract
Covert
Secret; hidden
Covet
To wish for enviously
Credulous
Eager to believe; gullible
Criterion
Standard; basis for judgment
Cryptic
Mysterious; mystifying
Culminate
To climax; to reach full effect
Culpable
Deserving blame; guilty
Cursory
Hasty; superficial
Curtail
To shorten
Cynic
One who deeply distressed human nature; one who believes humans are motivated only by selfishness
