NSF regionals vocabulary d7 Flashcards
Citadel
A fortress that commands a city
Class action
A legal proceeding in which persons represent
interests common to a large group
participating as a representatives of the class
Cleave
To adhere closely, or to split or divide
Climatic
Pertaining to a climax (which means
important or intense)
Clique
A small exclusive group of people
Cloud nine
State of perfect happiness
Clout
A blow with the hand
Clutch
To seize or grab onto
Cocksure
Perfectly sure of certain maybe even
overconfident
Coin
A stamped piece of material worth a certain
amount
Collage
A work of art by pasting scraps of paper on a
surface
Collateral
Accompanying, additional, security pledged
for a payment or loan
Colloquy
A conversational exchange
Comatose
Affected with a coma, lacking alertness or
energy
Commandeer
To order of force into military, to seize into the
military
Commingle
To mix together, combine
Commiserate
To express sorrow or misery for
Commodious
Spacious and convenient, very roomy
Commutation
The act of substituting one thing for another
Compass
An instrument for determining directions
Complacent
Pleased especially with ones merits
Complement
Something that completes an object, to flatter
Complicity
Partnership or involvement in crime
Conciliate
To overcome the distrust or hostility of, to win or gain
Concise
Covering much in few words
Conclave
A private or secret meeting
Concordant
Agreeing or harmonious
Concurrent
Occurring or existing simultaneously,
something joint
Condescending
To behave as one is conscious descending
from a superior position
Conduit
A pipe or tube for conveying fluid or water
