SAT Vocab 3 Flashcards
Comatose
of or in a state of deep unconsciousness for a prolonged or indefinite period, especially as a result of severe injury or illness.
After hitting his head at the playground after falling, he fell into a comatose state.
Complacent
showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
Even though he had his best performance of his career, he was complacent with his performance.
Syn: unsatisfied
Concise
giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.
The experienced speaker wasted no time in giving his speech in a concise manner
Concurrent
existing, happening, or done at the same time.
The football season is concurrent with the basketball season
Syn: coexist
Ant: seperate
Condescend
show feelings of superiority; be patronizing.
The leader of the team was showing a condescending side of himself
Syn: pride
Ant: inferiority
Congregate
gather into a crowd or mass.
The protestors congregated at city hall to try to change the new law that was created.
Syn: gather
Consensus
a general agreement.
The jurors reached a consensus on the case of the murderer.
Syn: agreement
Ant: disagreement
Construe
interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.
The dean of men construed the situation in a way that made him seem guilty.
Syn: interpret
Ant: not understand
Consummate
make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse.
The couple believed it was ready to consummate their marriage.
Syn: intercourse
Ant: abstain
Contiguous
sharing a common border; touching.
Florida and Georgia are contiguous states.
Syn: next to
Ant: seperate
Contingent
subject to chance.
The football game was contingent and could have gone either way
Syn: variable
Ant: N/A
Contrive
create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice.
The strategic football coach contrived an empty drive into a touchdown.
Syn: scheme
Corollary
a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.
The corollary scientific experiment followed the previous experiment which covered a similar topic
Cosmos
the universe seen as a well-ordered whole.
The cosmos includes everything that we know of in space including planets starts and galaxies.
Syn: space
Countenance
a person’s face or facial expression.
His countenance showed that he was upset about getting a failing grade on his English vocabulary quiz
Syn: facial expression
Covert
not openly acknowledged or displayed.
The special agent went on a covert mission to gather intel on America’s enemies in war.
Syn: hidden
Crescendo
the loudest point reached in a gradually increasing sound.
The opera singer’s voice was crescendo until she reached her loudest point of sound.
Syn: increasing sound
Culminate
reach a climax or point of highest development.
Apple culminates in sales when they release a new, popular iPhone.
Syn: reach highest point
Ant: all time low
Cybernetics
the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things.
The salesperson used cybernetics in order to reach out to possible clients.
Syn: N/A
Cynic
a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons.
The cynical bank robber decided to leave his partner behind in order to get more money for himself
