NSF nationals vocabulary V5 Flashcards
cirrus
a cloud of white crystals and narrow bands with altitude of 7-8 miles
clientele
a body of clients or customers
clinch
to settle decisively, to fasten or grip
cloven
pass tense of cleave, (to adhere closely)
cobble
to mend or patch, to put together
cocooning
the practice of spending leisure at home
codify
to reduce to a code
cog
a tooth of a gear
cogitation
to reflect, or think about
cognate
related by birth, of the parentage
cognomen
a surname, or nickname
cohesive
characterized by sticking together
cold call
a visit or telephone call soliciting business
cold front
the zone separating two air masses
collate
to gather or arrange in proper sequence
collation
a light meal, or the verification of a phone number
collegial
marked by the power vested by collegue
colloquium
a conference which scholars present papers
Commmersurate
having the same measure
comport
to bear or conduct, behave
compunction
a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety
concierge
a doorkeeper of a hotel or apartment
concoct
to prepare by making raw materials
confabulation
the act of conversation
conflagaration
a destructive fire
conflate
to fuse into one entity
confound
to perplex or amaze
confute
to prove to be false or invalid
congeal
to change from soft liquid to rough solid, to curd
congenial
agreeable, suitable in nature
congruent
agreeing, harmonious, congrous
connubial
a marriage or wedlock
consecrate
to make or declare sacred
conservatory
a greenhouse for growing plants
constricted
to compress in, to shrink
construe
to explain or interpret
contentious
tending to argue
contingent
liable to happen or not
conveyance
the act of communication or transportation
convocation
to call together
