Vocab #3 Flashcards
Coercion
Definition: the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
ex) Our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement.
Commemorate
Definition: recall and show respect for (someone or something).
ex) They commemorated them for their service during the war.
Compile
Definition: collect (information) in order to produce something.
ex) The students compiled important information for their lab report.
Complacency
Definition: a feeling of smug with oneself or one’s achievements.
ex) What annoys me about these girls is their complacency - they seem to have no desire to expand their perspectives.
Composure
Definition: the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.
ex) Throughout those days the professor was gone, composure was hard for the students to keep.
Comprehensive
Definition: complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
ex) In the end, she was able to have a comprehensive collection of photographs.
Concede
Definition: admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it.
ex) In the end, I conceded that I was the one behind the whole scheme.
Conciliatory
Definition: intended or likely to placate or pacify.
ex) In order to make a deal with the king, they went for a conciliatory approach and wrote a letter.
Concise
Definition: giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.
ex) They were really concise when I asked them what exactly happened to Roger.
Concur
Definition: be of the same opinion; agree.
ex) They all concurred to ride the roller coaster despite being a bit scared.
Condone
Definition: accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.
ex) The school does not condone any behavior that involves bullying or self harm.
Conflagration 🔥
Definition: an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.
ex) The conflagration was so strong that it managed to spread all over the city causing a wildfire.
Confound
Definition: cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations.
ex) I still can’t comprehend how my work of art confounded the judges!
Consensus
Definition: a general agreement.
ex) I speak for everyone here when I say that the consensus is that we should leave immediately.
Constraint
Definition: stiffness of manner and inhibition in relations between people; uneasiness.
ex) Smiling without constraint is something I’ve never seen him do.
Contend
Definition: struggle to overcome (a difficulty or danger); assert something as a position in an argument.
ex) She had to contend with his short temper.
ex) He contended that Colleen had taken his part of the play.
Contentious
Definition: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
ex) I overheard them talking about a very contentious topic that has been going around in the school.
Contract (V)
Definition: decrease in size, number, or range; catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent).
ex) After the hurricane, it seemed that the population contracted in numbers.
ex) Many students couldn’t arrive to school because they had contracted the COVID-19 virus.
Conviction
Definition: the quality of showing that one is firmly convinced of what one believes or says; confidence.
ex) His voice lacked conviction as he was explaining the reason why he was on their side.
Cordial
Definition: warm and friendly; strongly felt.
ex) Roger’s smile created a cordial atmosphere in the room.
ex) I could feel his cordial hatred towards me despite not looking at him directly.
Corroborate
Definition: confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
ex) Jason corroborated that Ryan had taken the part as the main character in the franchise.
Credulity
Definition: a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.
ex) His credulity made him think that the earth was actually flat.
Criterion
Definition: a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
ex) The criteria in their society was for women to wear dresses and men to wear suits.
Cryptic
Definition: having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.
ex) The whispers were too cryptic to comprehend.
