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Question 1

concatenate

Answer 1

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
[E] The movie actually concatenates several episodes from various books into one extended narrative.
[S] catenate; couple; hook;
[A] disjoin

Question 2

concerted

Answer 2

planned or accomplished together
[E] The ITER project, commendable though it is, should be merely a component of a concerted effort.
[S] collaborative; cooperative;
[A] separate; individual;

Question 3

conciliate

Answer 3

1 to lessen the anger or agitation of
[E] A principal tried to conciliate the parents who did not receive their tickets the the graduation ceremonies.
[S] appease; propitiate; palliate; 
[A] nettle; exasperate; 
2 to make compatible; reconcile;
[E] It will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits.
[S] attune; reconcile; 
[A] discontent; disharmonize;
[P] conciliatory; 
[A] contentious; billigerent;

Question 4

condescending

Answer 4

displaying a patronizing superior attitude
[E] treat somebody in a condescending manner
[S] patronizing;
[A] condescension

Question 5

condign

Answer 5

deserved; appropriate
[E] A suspension without pay is condign punishment for breaking the company’s code of business ethics;
[S] warranted;
[A] undue;

Question 6

confluence

Answer 6

the coming together of two or more things to the same point
[E] a happy confluence of beautiful weather and spectacular scenery during our vacation.
[S] conjunction
[A] divergence

Question 7

congeal

Answer 7

to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
[E] The blood had started to congeal.
[S] coagulate; indurate;
[A] liquefy; melt;
[P] congealment;

Question 8

connive

Answer 8

1 to cooperate secretly
[E] The connived to take over the throne.
[S] conspire; intrigue; plot;
[A] conniver;
2 to pretned ignorance of fail to take action against something one ought to oppose
[E] The guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner’s escape.
[S] blink; wink;
[A] disapprove;

Question 9

consonant

Answer 9

being in agreement or harmony; free from elements making for discord
[E] His performance was rarely consonant with his reputation.
[S] harmonious; compatible;
[A] comflicting; discrepant; inconsistent;
[P] consonance;

Question 10

constringe

Answer 10

to make narrow or draw together
[E] A styptic pencil stopped the bleeding by constringing the small small blood vessels at the site of cut.
[S] capsule; constrict; narrow;
[A] broaden;

Question 11

consummate

Answer 11

1 extremely skilled and accomplished
[E] a consummate liar
[S] veteran
[A] amateur
2 perfect
[E] The difficult aria displayed her consummate skill.
[S] impeccable;
[A] defective;
3 of the greatest or highest degree.
[S] maximum; paramount; 
[A] minimal

Question 12

contiguous

Answer 12

sharing an edge
[E] contiguous nations at war.
[S] adjacent; abutting; juxtaposed; 
[A] apart; separate; 
[P] contiguity

Question 13

conundrum

Answer 13

a paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem
[E] a difficult conundrum even for the experts
[S] enigma; mystery;puzzlement;

Question 14

convalesce

Answer 14

to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness
[E] the time need to convalesce after an operation.
[S] heal; recover; recuperate; recoup;
[A] aggravate; deteriorate;

Question 15

conversant

Answer 15

having frequent or familiar association
[E] conversant with the accounting system
[S] acquaint; aware; familiar; versed;
[A] ignorant; 
[P] conversance;

Question 16

convoluted

Answer 16

complicated
[E] a convoluted way of describing a simple mechanism
[S] complex; knotty; involved; sophisticated;
[A] straightforward

Question 17

convulsion

Answer 17

1 an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction of the muscles
[E] Convulsions are usually accompanied by loss of consciousness.
2 a violent disturbance
[E] a regime in convulsion
[S] commotion; ferment; tumult;
[A] serenity; tranquility;
[P] convulse

Question 18

coop

Answer 18

to confine in a restricted area
[E] Those restless kids were cooped up in the house on a rainy.
[S] box; cage; encage;
[A] free; liberate;

Question 19

copious

Answer 19

large in quantity
[E] a copious harvest
[S] plentiful; abundant;
[A] sparse

Question 20

coquette

Answer 20

1 a flirt;
[E] A coquette she might appear to be at first, Violetta from Verdi’s La Traviata is actually yearning for love.
[S] vamp;
2 to flirt;
[E] He is interested in coquetting with her, not marrying her.
[S] trifle; flirt;
[P] coquet; coquettish;

Question 21

cordon

Answer 21

1 a line preventing people from entering an area
[E] a cordon of police
[S] perimeter
2 to form a protective cordon around
[E] cordon off the area around the explosion scene
[S] close; obstruct;

Question 22

cosset

Answer 22

to treat as a pet
[S] caress, cuddle, dote, mollycoddle
[A] slight; abuse;
[P] cosseted;

Question 23

countenance

Answer 23

1 to put up with
[E] The college administration will not countenance cheating
[S] abide; endure; stand; stomach; wear;
2 to have a favorable opinion of;
[E] I don’t countenance such behavior in children of any age.
[S] accept; favor;
[A] frown; disapprove;
3 evenness of emotions or temper
[E] The doctor’s purposeful countenance was in stark contrast to everyone else’s hysteria.
[S] aplomb; sangfroid;
[A] agitation;perturbation;

Question 24

countermand

Answer 24

to revoke a command by a contrary order
[E] countermand an order
[S] annul; rescind;
[A] approve;

Question 25

cozen

Answer 25

to mislead by mean of a petty trick or fraud
[E] The salesman cozened the old lady into buying his goods.
[S] bamboozle; dupe; beguile;

Question 26

cramped

Answer 26

uncomfortably small or restricted
[E] a cramped cubbyhole in an office;
[S] confined; limited; restrained;
[A] commodious; spacious;  
[P] cramp;

Question 27

crass

Answer 27

so crude and unrefined as to be in discrimination and sensibility
[E] crass receptionist
[S] coarse; crude; incult;
[A] polished;

Question 28

crease

Answer 28

a line made by pressing, folding, or wrinkling
[E] flatten the crease of the map
[S] wrinkle; corrugation;
[P] creased;

Question 29

craven

Answer 29

lacking the least bit of courage
[E] a craven deserter
[S] cowardly; pusillanimous;
[A] dauntless; gallant; gusty;

Question 30

compunction

Answer 30

anxiety arising from awareness of guilt
[E] compunction of conscience
      A brutal murder who killed without compunction.
[S] scruple; anxiety
[A] absence of misgiving