NSF nationals vocabulary 08 Flashcards
cognition
attentive consideration, deep thinking
cognate
related by birth, similar in nature
coiffure
the arrangement of the hair, style of hair
cold call
a visit or call to a customer without an appointment
cold front
the front of an advancing mass of cold air
collateral
descended from the same ancestor, but through different lines
colloquy
formal conversation, conference
colossus
anything that is gigantic, very powerful
comely
pleasing to the eye, proper
commensurate
same in size or degree
commute
to transport
compendium
a concise summary of a larger work
complacent
pleased with one’s merits or advantages
comport
to behave properly, agreement
concerted
done and preformed in a cooperation
confection
a sweet preserve
confrere
a person who is a member of a class or profession
congenial
pleasing in nature, agreeable
congeries
collection of items in one mass
congruent
agreeing, harmonious
conjugal
characteristic of marriage
conscript
to draft for the military
consecrate
to make or declare sacred
consternation
sudden, alarming dread
contagion
a disease easily transferred
contingency
a possible event or result
contour
the outline of a figure of a body
contusion
the action of bruising
convolutions
to roll up or coil
cornice
a hook that holds a curtain
