List 10 Flashcards
Conception
Beginning
Concerted
Mutually agreed on, done together
Concession
An act of yielding
Contrived
Forced, artificial
Contusion
Bruise
Conundrum
Riddle
Convene
Assemble
Converge
Approach
Conversant
Familiar with
Convex
Curving outward
Conveyance
Vehicle, transfer
Conviction
定罪,深信
Convivial
ADJ. /欢乐;高兴/festive; gay; characterized by joviality. The convivial celebrators of the victory sang their college songs.
Convoke
V. /召集/call together. Congress was convoked at the outbreak of the emergency. convocation, N.
Convoluted
Coiled around, involved, intricate
Copious
Plentiful
Coquette
Flirt
Cordial
Gracious, heartfelt
Cordon
警戒线
Cornucopia
Symbol of abundance
Corollary
Consequence, accompaniment
Coronation
Ceremony of crowning a queen or king
Corporeal
Bodily, material
Corpulent
Very fat
Corrugated
Wrinkled, ridged
Cosmic
Vast, pertaining to the universe
Coterie
Group that meets socially
Countenance
Approve, tolerate
Countenance
Face
Countermand
Cancel, revoke
Culvert
水管
Cumbersome
Heavy, hard to manage
Cumulative
Growing by addition
Cupidity
Greed
Curator
Superintendent, manager
Curmudgeon
Churlish, miserly individual
Cursive
Flowing running
Cursory
Casual, hastily done
Curtail
Shorten, reduce
Cynosure
The object of general attention
Dabble
涉猎,尝试,溅
Dais
讲台
Dank
Damp
Dapper
Neat and trim
Dappled
Spotted
Daub
Smear(as with paint)
Daunt
Intimidate
Dauntless
Bold
Dawdle
Loiter, waste time
conciliatory
抚慰的reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)
concise
简明的brief and compact
conclave
private secret meeting
conclusive
decisive; ending all debate
决定性的,确实的
concoct
prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction
调制
concomitant
伴随物that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else
concord
harmony; accord
和谐
concordat
formal agreement
concur
agree; coincide; happen at the same time
同意
concurrent
happening at the same time; in agreement
同时发生的
condescend
V谦逊,屈尊
condign
adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved
condiments
seasonings; spices
condole
express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow
v慰问
condone
overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
v宽恕,容忍
conducive
helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
adj有益的,有助的
conduit
aqueduct; passageway for fluids
n沟渠
confidant
trusted friend (to whom one tells one’s secret)
n知己
confine
v禁闭,限制
confiscate
v没收,征用
conflagration
n大火
confluence
n汇合,交汇处
conformity
n一致
confound
v使困惑,使混淆
confrontation
n面对,对质
congeal
v冻结
congenial
adj相宜的,合意的
congenital
adj天生的
conjecture
v推测,猜测
conjugal
adj婚姻的
conjure
v召唤,变戏法,想象
connivance
n纵容,默许
connoisseur
n鉴赏家
connotation
n内涵
connubial
adj婚姻的
conscientious
adj尽责的,谨慎的
consecrate
v献给
consensus
n一致同意
consequential
adj自命不凡的,自大的,重要的
conservatory
n音乐学校
consign
v托运,委托,拨出
consistency
n一致性,连贯性,密度
console
v安慰,慰籍
consolidation
n联合,巩固
consonance
n和谐,一致
consort
v结交
consort
n配偶
conspicuous
adj明显的,显著的
conspiracy
n阴谋
constituent
n选民,选举人
constraint
n强制,约束
construe
v解释
consummate
adj,v,完成
contagion
n传染
contaminate
v污染
contemporary
n同时代的人
contempt
n轻蔑,蔑视
contend
v斗争,竞争,声称
contention
n主张,论点
contentious
adj好争吵的
contest
v争辩
context
n上下文
continence
n自制,节欲
contingent
adj因事而定的,依条件而定的
contingent
n代表团
contortions
n扭歪,弯曲
contraband
n,adj,违法交易,违禁的
contract
v收缩,订约,感染
contravene
v违反,反驳
contrite
adj深感懊悔的