C3

Question 1

confrontation

Answer 1

a hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing parties:

Question 2

congeries

Answer 2

a jumble

Question 3

conglomerate

Answer 3

noun
1 the conglomerate was broken up: corporation, company, business, multinational, combine, group, consortium, partnership; firm.
2 a conglomerate of disparate peoples: mixture, mix, combination, amalgamation, union, marriage, fusion, composite, synthesis; miscellany, hodgepodge.
adjective
a conglomerate mass: aggregate, agglomerate, amassed, combined.
verb
the debris conglomerated into planets: coalesce, unite, join, combine, merge, fuse, consolidate, amalgamate, integrate, mingle, intermingle.

Question 4

congruous

Answer 4

in agreement or harmony: this explanation is congruous with earlier observations.

Question 5

conjecture

Answer 5

speculation, guesswork

Question 6

connive

Answer 6

conspire,hand in glove, plot, scheme; informal be in cahoots.

Question 7

connote

Answer 7

imply, suggest, indicate, signify, hint at, give the impression of, smack of, be associated with, allude to.

Question 8

conscript

Answer 8

verb
they were conscripted into the army: call up, enlist, recruit, draft; historical press, impress.
noun
an army conscript: compulsorily enlisted soldier, recruit, draftee. ANTONYMS volunteer.

Question 9

consensus

Answer 9

1 there was consensus among delegates: agreement, harmony, concurrence, accord, unity, unanimity, solidarity; formal concord. ANTONYMS disagreement.
2 the consensus was that they should act: general opinion, majority opinion, common view.

Question 10

consolidate

Answer 10

1 we consolidated our position in the market: strengthen, secure, stabilize, reinforce, fortify; enhance, improve.
2 consolidate the results into an action plan: combine, unite, merge, integrate, amalgamate, fuse, synthesize, bring together, unify.

Question 11

consort

Answer 11

noun
the queen and her consort: partner, life partner, companion, mate; spouse, husband, wife, helpmate.
verb
he consorted with other women: associate, keep company, mix, go around, spend time, socialize, fraternize, have dealings; informal run around, hang around/out, be thick.

Question 12

consortium

Answer 12

many small business owners felt pressured to join the consortium: association, alliance, coalition, union, league, guild, syndicate, federation, confederation, confederacy, conglomerate, cooperative, combine, partnership, affiliation, organization; club, society, congress.

Question 13

conspectus

Answer 13

a summary or overview of a subject: five of his works give a rich conspectus of his art.

Question 14

conspicuous

Answer 14

a tropical vine with conspicuous blossoms: easily seen, clear, visible, noticeable, discernible, perceptible, detectable; obvious, manifest, evident, apparent, marked, pronounced, prominent, patent, crystal clear; striking, eye-catching, impactful, overt, blatant; distinct, recognizable, unmistakable, inescapable; informal as plain as the nose on one’s face, standing/sticking out like a sore thumb.

Question 15

constitute

Answer 15

1 farmers constituted 10 percent of the population: amount to, add up to, account for, form, make up, compose.
2 this constitutes a breach of copyright: be equivalent to, be, embody, be tantamount to, be regarded as.
3 the courts were constituted in 1875: inaugurate, establish, initiate, found, create, set up, start, form, organize, develop; commission, charter, invest, appoint, install, empower.

Question 16

contagion

Answer 16

the communication of disease from one person to another by close contact: the rooms held no risk of contagion.
• a disease spread in such a way.
• the spreading of a harmful idea or practice: the contagion of disgrace.

Question 17

contender

Answer 17

competition, struggle

Question 18

contour

Answer 18

the contour of the moon’s surface: outline, shape, form; lines, curves, figure; silhouette, profile.

Question 19

copious

Answer 19

she took copious notes: abundant, superabundant, plentiful, ample, profuse, full, extensive, generous, bumper, lavish, fulsome, liberal, overflowing, in abundance, many, numerous; informal galore; literary plenteous. ANTONYMS sparse.

Question 20

correlate

Answer 20

verb
1 postal codes correlate with geographic location: correspond to/with, match, parallel, agree with, tally with, tie in with, be consistent with, be compatible with, be consonant with, coordinate with, dovetail (with), relate to, conform to; informal square with, jibe with. ANTONYMS contrast.
2 we can correlate good health and physical fitness: connect, analogize, associate, relate, compare, set side by side.

Question 21

corroborate

Answer 21

verb
the witness can corroborate Brueller’s story: confirm, verify, endorse, ratify, authenticate, validate, certify; support, back up, uphold, bear out, bear witness to, attest to, testify to, vouch for, give credence to, substantiate, sustain. ANTONYMS contradict.

Question 22

coruscate

Answer 22

(of light) flash or sparkle: the light was coruscating from the walls.

Question 23

cosmology

Answer 23

the science of the origin and development of the universe.

Question 24

cosmos

Answer 24

the universe seen as a well-ordered whole: he sat staring deep into the void, reminding himself of his place in the cosmos.
• a system of thought: the new gender-free intellectual cosmos.

an ornamental plant of the daisy family with single dahlialike flowers.

Question 25

courtly

Answer 25

he gave a courtly bow: refined, polished, suave, cultivated, civilized, elegant, urbane, debonair; polite, civil, courteous, gracious, well-mannered, well-bred, chivalrous, gallant, gentlemanly, ladylike, aristocratic, dignified, decorous, formal, stately, ceremonious. ANTONYMS uncouth.

Question 26

court-martial

Answer 26

a judicial court for trying members of the armed services accused of offenses against military law: they appeared before a court-martial | he was found guilty by court-martial.

Question 27

covenant

Answer 27

contract, agreement, undertaking, commitment, guarantee, warrant, pledge, promise, bond, indenture; pact, deal, settlement, arrangement, understanding.

Question 28

cower

Answer 28

crouch down in fear: children cowered in terror as the shoot-out erupted.

Question 29

craven

Answer 29

cowardly, lily-livered, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, spineless, timid, timorous, fearful, pusillanimous, weak, feeble; informal yellow, chicken, weak-kneed, gutless, yellow-bellied, wimpish; contemptible, abject, ignominious. ANTONYMS brave.

Question 30

credentials

Answer 30

checking the driver’s credentials: documents, documentation, papers, identity papers, bona fides, ID, ID card, identity card, passport, proof of identity; certificates, diplomas, certification, references.