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
concoct
to fabricate, make up
fabricate
invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful inten
concomitant
accompanying in a subordinate fashion (His dislike of hard work
carried with it a concomitant lack of funds.)
condolence
an expression of sympathy in sorrow
subordinate
of less or secondary importance
concord
harmonious agreement
condone
to pardon, deliberately overlook
conduit
(n.) a pipe or channel through which something passes
confection
a sweet, fancy food
confidant
a person entrusted with secrets
conflagration
great fire
confluence
(n.) a gathering together
congenial
pleasantly agreeable
congeal
to thicken into a solid
congruity
the quality of being in agreement
congregation
a gathering of people, especially for religious services
consecrate
to dedicate something to a holy purpose
consign
to give something over to another’s care
consensus
an agreement of opinion
consonant
(adj.) in harmony
constituent
an essential part
construe
interpret (a word or action) in a particular way
consummate
to complete a deal; to complete a marriage ceremony through sexual
intercourse
contemporaneous
existing during the same time
contentious
having a tendency to quarrel or dispute
contravene
to contradict, oppose, violate
contrite
penitent (showing regret), eager to be forgiven
penitent
feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant
contrary
opposite in nature, direction, or meaning, perversely inclined to disagree or to do the opposite of what is expected or desire
contusion
bruise, injury
convene
to call together
convention
(n.) an assembly of people, 2. (n.) a rule, custom
convivial
characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment
convoluted
especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow
copious
profuse, abundant
cordial
warm, affectionate
coronation
the act of crowning
corpulence
extreme fatness
corroborate
to support with evidence
corrosive
having the tendency to erode or eat away
cosmopolitan
sophisticated, worldly
counteract
to neutralize, make ineffective
coup
(n.) a brilliant, unexpected act, 2. (n.) the overthrow of a government and assumption of authority
covet
to desire enviously
covert
secretly engaged in
crescendo
(n.) a steady increase in intensity or volume (The crescendo of the brass
instruments gave the piece a patriotic feel.)
credulity
readiness to believe (His credulity made him an easy target for con men.)
culmination
(n.) the climax toward which something progresses
cultivate
(v.) to nurture, improve, refine (At the library, she cultivated her interest in spy novels.)
cumulative
(adj.) increasing, building upon itself (The cumulative effect of hours spent
in the sun was a deep tan.)
cunning
(adj.) sly, clever at being deceitful
cupidity
(n.) greed, strong desire (His cupidity made him enter the abandoned gold
mine despite the obvious dangers.)
cursory
(adj.) brief to the point of being superficial (Late for the meeting, she cast a cursory glance at the agenda.) hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
curt
(adj.) abruptly and rudely short
dearth
(n.) a lack, scarcity (An eager reader, she was dismayed by the dearth of classic books at the library.)
debacle
(n.) a disastrous failure, disruption
debase
(v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something
debunk
(v.) to expose the falseness of something
debauch
(v.) to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures (An endless amount of good wine and cheese debauched the traveler.)
decorous
(adj.)socially proper, appropriate