List 7 Flashcards
contaminate
vt.
to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
contempt
n.
the act of despising: the state of mind of one who despises; disdain
content
adj.
feeling or manifesting satisfaction with one’s possessions, status or situation
contentious
adj.
exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes
contort
v.
to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression
contradictory
adj.
involving, causing or constituting a contradiction
contravene
v.
to oppose in argument; contradict
contrite
adj.
grieving and penitent for sin or shortcoming
control
n.
an individual or group used as a standard of comparison in a control experiment
contumacious
adj.
stubbornly disobedient; rebellious
convalesce
vi.
to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness
convene
v.
to come together in a body
convenience
n.
something (as an appliance, device, or service) conductive to comfort or ease
convention
n.
usage or custom especially in social matters
conventional
adj.
lacking originality or individuality; trite
convergent
adj.
tending to move toward one point or to approach each other; converging
conversant
adj.
having frequent or familiar association
convert
vt.
n.
to bring over from one belief, view or party to another
convex
adj.
curved or rounded like the exterior of a sphere
convey
vt.
to transfer or deliver to another
conviction
n.
a strong persuasion or belief
convoke
v.
to call together to a meeting
convoluted
adj. 盘绕的，卷曲的； 复杂的
involved, intricate
convulsion
n.
an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
coop
n.
a cage or small enclosure(as for poultry)
copious
adj.
present in large quantity; taking place on a large scale
copiousness
n.
plentiful in number
coquette
n.
a woman who endeavours without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
cord
n.
a unit of wood cut for fuel equal to a stack 448 feet or 128 cubic feet
cordiality
n.
sincere affection and kindness; cordial
cordon
n.
a line of persons or objects around a person or place
cornucopia
n.
a inexhaustible store; abundance
coronation
n.
the act or occasion of crowning; also: accession to the highest office
corporeal
adj.
having, consisting of or relating to a physical material body; as not spiritual or not immaterial or intangible; substantial
corral
vt.
n.
a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock
corroborate
vt.
to support with evidence or authority; make more certain
corrosive
adj.
tending or having the power to corrode
cosmopolitan
n.
having world wide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing
cosset
to treat as a pet; pamper
countenance
n.
v.
to extend approval or toleration to; sanction
counterfeit
n.
made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive; forged
court
n.
vt.
to seek the affections of; especially: to seek to win a pledge of marriage from
courtesy
n.
a courteous act or expression
coven
n.
an assembly or band of usually 13 witches
covetous
adj.
marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another’s possessions
cow
v.
to destroy the resolve or courage of
cowardice
n.
lack of courage or resolution
cower
vi.
to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers or dismays
cozen
v.
to mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive
cramp
adj.
restricted, narrowed
crass
adj.
having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination
craven
adj.
lacking the least bit of courage; contemptibly fainthearted
craving
n.
an intense, urgent or abnormal desire or longing
credence
n.
acceptance as true or valid; belief
credulous
adj.
ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
creek
n.
a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river
creep
vi.
to move slowly, quietly and carefully, esppo as not to attract attention
crescendo
n.
a gradual increase; specifically: a gradual increase in volume of a musical passage
crest
n.
the top of a wave
crestfallen
adj.
feeling shame or humiliation; dejected
cronyism
n.
partiality to cronies especially as evidenced in the appointment of political hangers-on to office without regard to their qualifications
croon
v.
to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner; especially: to sing in a soft intimate manner adapted to amplifying systems
crouch
v.
to bend or bow servilely; cringe
crown
vt.
to place a crown or wreath on the head of; specifically: to invest with regal dignity and power
crucial
adj.
important or essential as resolving acrisis; decisive
crude
adj.
marked by the primitive, gross or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity
crutch
n.
a support typically fitting under the armpit for use by the disabled in walking
crux
n.
an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome
cryptic
adj.
having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious
cuisine
n.
manner of preparing food; style of cooking; also: the food prepared
culpable
adj.
meriting cndemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
cultivated
adj.
refined, educated
cumbersome
adj.
unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
cunning
adj.
characterized by williness and trickery
curator
n.
one that has the care and superintendence of something; especially : one in charge of a museum, zoo, or other plae of exhibit
curmudgeon
n.
a crusty, ill-tempered and usually old man.
curriculum
n.
a group of related courses, often in a special field of study.
cursory
adj.
rapidly and often superficially performed or produced; hasty
curt
adj.
sparing of words; terse
curtail
vt.
to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
cyclone
n.
a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure and often brings heavy rain.
cynical
adj.
having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic; especially: contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives
dab
v.
a gentle touch or stroke; pat
dabble
vi.
to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
daft
adj.
silly, foolish
dagger
n.
a sharp pointed knife for stabbing
damn
v.
to eclare
damp
adj.
v.
moisture, humidity, dampness
dampen
v.
to check or diminish the activity or vigor of; to become deadened or depressed
damper
n.
a dulling or deadening influence
dandy
n.
a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance
dapper
adj.
neat and trim in appearance
dappled
adj.
marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
daredevil
n.
a recklessly bold person
dart
vi.
to move suddenly or rapidly fall
dashing
adj.
splendid
daunt
vt.
to lessen the courage of; cow, subdue
dawdle
v.
to move lackadaisically
deactivate
vt.
to make inactive or ineffective
