Lesson 22

Question 1

Collusion

Answer 1

n. secret cooperation/agreement for an illegal or dishonest purpose Ex. The company was acting in collusion with manufacturers to inflate prices.

Question 2

Colossus

Answer 2

n. a huge statue a very large or important person or thing Ex. The building is a colossus of steel and glass.

Question 3

circumvent

Answer 3

v. to go around or bypass. They were using an unnatural method to circumvent God’s decision - that they would not have a child of their own.

Question 4

clairvoyant

Answer 4

adj. having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision. Howie was as hyper as the rest of us so it took our resident clairvoyant an interminable time to regress.

Question 5

cloying

Answer 5

adj. overly sweet
ex: The cloying smell of the perfume disgusts her, it’s too sweet.

Question 6

circuitous

Answer 6

adj (Of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way

the canal flew an circuitous route

Question 7

circumlocution

Answer 7

n:The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague orevasive:

the denial of his enrollment came with circumlocution

Question 8

coagulate

Answer 8

v. change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state.
ex: The platelet helps coagulate the blood to stop the wounds bleeding.

Question 9

coalesce

Answer 9

verb

1. to come together to form one group or mass

The group of reformers eventually coalesced into a huge politcal movement.

Question 10

coerce

Answer 10

verb

1. to make (someone) do something by using force or threats —usually + into

The witness was coerced into giving false testimonies.

2. to get (something) by using force or threats

The police coerced a confession from the bank robber they caught.

Question 11

Circumscribed

Answer 11

verb

1. to draw a line around; encircle
   The navigator circumscribed the city on a map.
2. to enclose within bounds; limit or confine,especially narrowly
   Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations.

Question 12

Circumspect

Answer 12

adj.

watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent:
She reminded her children to have circumspect behavior at the gala party.

Question 13

cleave

Answer 13

v. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

He cleaved an apple with a knife.

Question 14

cleave

Answer 14

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

That stubborn man always cleave to his idea.

Question 15

clandestine(ajd)

Answer 15

formal
: done in a private place or way : done secretly

Mr . Tang finished his clandestine assassination without any-

body noticing.

Question 16

clemency

noun

Answer 16

kind or merciful treatment of someone who could be given harsh punishment

Mr. Tang has granted clemency to several students this month.

Question 17

cognizant

Answer 17

Adjective

1. (usually followed by `of’) having knowledge or understanding

Example Sentence:

He was the only one who wasn’t cognizant of the situation.

Question 18

cogent

Answer 18

Adjective.

1. having the power to influence or convince

Example Sentence:

She provided cogent explainations for why the plan should be immediately abandoned.

Question 19

coherent

Answer 19

adj. If something is coherent, it is well planned, so that it is clear and sensible and all its parts go well with each other.

Ex: The campaign was widely criticised for making tactical mistakes and for a lack of coherence.

Question 20

colloquial

Answer 20

adj. Colloquial words and phrases are informal and are used mainly in conversation.

Ex:

The people who write parking tickets in New York are known colloquially as ‘brownies’.