NSF regionals vocabulary d8 Flashcards
Confection
A sweet preparation of fruit or other
Confluence
A body of water made by the flowing of two
rivers or more
Confrontation
An act of meeting people face to face
Congeries
A collection of items in one mass
Conglomerate
Anything composed of heterogeneous
materials, gathered in a rounded mass
Congruous
Exhibiting harmony of parts, fitting or
appropriate
Conjecture
The formation or expression of a theory
without sufficient proof
Connive
To cooperate secretly
Connote
To involve as a condition or accompaniment
Conscript
To draft for military service
Consensus
Majority of opinion
Consolidate
To bring together, to make stronger
Consort
A spouse
Consortium
An association, or a union
Conspectus
A general or comprehensive view
Conspicuous
Easily seen or visible, standing out
Constitute
To compose
Contagion
To be contagious
Contender
One who is in opposition in a game
Contour
The outline of a figure or body
Copious
Large in quantity or number
Correlate
To have a mutual relationship
Corroborate
To make more certain
Coruscate
To emit vivid flashes of light
Cosmology
Study of stars
Cosmos
A complete, or harmonious system
Courtly
Polite, refined, or elegant
Court-martial
A court consisting of a naval or military
personnel
Covenant
A formal agreement
Cower
To crouch in fear
