Circumlocution-Congenial Flashcards
Circumscribe
To draw a line around
To set the limits
To define
To restrict
Circumlocution
An indirect expression
Use of wordy or evasive language
Circumspect
Cautious
Circumvent
To frustrate as though by surrendering
Civil
Polite
Civilized
Courteous
Clemency
Mercy
Forgiveness
Mildness
Cliché
An overused saying or idea
Clique
An exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest
Coalesce
To come together as one
To fuse
To unite
Coerce
To force someone to do or not to do something
Cogent
Powerfully convincing
Cognitive
Dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses
Mental
Cognizant
Aware
Conscious
Coherent
Holding together
Making sense
Colloquial
Conversational
Informal in language
Collusion
Conspiracy
Secret cooperation
Commensurate
Equal
Proportionate
Compelling
Forceful
Causing to yield
Compendium
A summary
An abridgment
Complacent
Self-satisfied
Overly pleased with oneself
Content to a fault
Complement
To complete or fill up
To be the perfect counterpart
Complicity
Participation in wrongdoing
The act of being an accomplice
Comprehensive
Covering or including everything
Comprise
To consist of
Conciliatory
Making peace
Attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill
Concise
Brief and to the point
Succinct
Concord
Harmony
Agreement
Concurrent
Happening at the same time
Parallel
Condescend
To stoop to someone else’s level, usually in an offensive way
Condone
To overlook
To permit to happen
Conducive
Promoting
Confluence
A flowing together, especially of rivers
The place where they begin to flow together
Congenial
Agreeably suitable
Pleasant
