GRE_3000_List5 Flashcards
concatenate
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
concerted
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;
conciliate
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;
condescending
displaying a patronizing superior attitude
[E] treat somebody in a condescending manner
[S] patronizing;
[A] condescension
condign
deserved; appropriate
[E] A suspension without pay is condign punishment for breaking the company’s code of business ethics;
[S] warranted;
[A] undue;
confluence
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
congeal
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;
connive
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;
consonant
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;
constringe
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;
consummate
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
contiguous
sharing an edge [E] contiguous nations at war. [S] adjacent; abutting; juxtaposed; [A] apart; separate; [P] contiguity
conundrum
a paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem
[E] a difficult conundrum even for the experts
[S] enigma; mystery;puzzlement;
convalesce
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;
conversant
having frequent or familiar association [E] conversant with the accounting system [S] acquaint; aware; familiar; versed; [A] ignorant; [P] conversance;
convoluted
complicated
[E] a convoluted way of describing a simple mechanism
[S] complex; knotty; involved; sophisticated;
[A] straightforward
convulsion
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
coop
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;
copious
large in quantity
[E] a copious harvest
[S] plentiful; abundant;
[A] sparse
coquette
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;
cordon
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;
cosset
to treat as a pet
[S] caress, cuddle, dote, mollycoddle
[A] slight; abuse;
[P] cosseted;
countenance
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;
countermand
to revoke a command by a contrary order
[E] countermand an order
[S] annul; rescind;
[A] approve;
cozen
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;
cramped
uncomfortably small or restricted [E] a cramped cubbyhole in an office; [S] confined; limited; restrained; [A] commodious; spacious; [P] cramp;
crass
so crude and unrefined as to be in discrimination and sensibility
[E] crass receptionist
[S] coarse; crude; incult;
[A] polished;
crease
a line made by pressing, folding, or wrinkling
[E] flatten the crease of the map
[S] wrinkle; corrugation;
[P] creased;
craven
lacking the least bit of courage
[E] a craven deserter
[S] cowardly; pusillanimous;
[A] dauntless; gallant; gusty;
compunction
anxiety arising from awareness of guilt
[E] compunction of conscience
A brutal murder who killed without compunction.
[S] scruple; anxiety
[A] absence of misgiving
