Section 6 (501-600) Flashcards
SAT
chastise
to criticize severely
chide
to voice disapproval
choreography
the arrangement of dances
chronicle
(n.) a written history, (v.) to write a history
circuitous
roundabout
circumlocution
indirect and wordy language
circumspect
cautious
circumscribed
marked off, bounded
clairvoyant
able to perceive things that normal people cannot
clamor
loud noise, (v.)to loudly insist
clandestine (adj)
secret
cleave
(v.) to divide into parts, 2. (v.) to stick together firmly
clergy
members of Christian holy orders
cloying (adj).
sickeningly sweet
coagulate
to thicken, clot
coalesce
to fuse into a whole
cobbler
a person who makes or repairs shoes
coerce
to make somebody do something by force or threat
cogent
intellectually convincing, clear, logical.
cognizant
aware, mindful
collateral
(adj.) secondary, (n.) security for a debt (Jacob left his watch as collateral for the $500 loan.)
coherent
logically consistent, intelligible
colloquial
characteristic of informal conversation
collusion
secret agreement, conspiracy
vacuous
having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
colossus
a gigantic statue or thing
combustion
the act or process of burning
commendation
a notice of approval or recognition
commensurate
(adj.) corresponding in size or amount
commodious
roomy
complacency
self-satisfied ignorance of danger
complement
to complete, make perfect
compliant
ready to adapt oneself to another’s wishes
complicit
being an accomplice in a wrongful act
compound
(v.) to combine parts, (n.) a
combination of different parts, 3. (n.) a walled area containing a group of buildings
comprehensive
including everything
compress
to apply pressure, squeeze together
compunction
distress caused by feeling guilty
concede
to accept as valid
conciliatory
friendly, agreeable, meant to pacify