Vocab 8 + 9 Flashcards
Claimant
A person making a claim, mainly in a court/lawsuit setting
SYN: applicant, candidate, suitor
Cloister
A covered walkway that has a wall leading to an outside area, a quad
SYN: walkway, gallery,
Or, Seclude/silence as if in a convent mastery
Commodious
An inviting/comfortable place
or, convenient
SYN: roomy, capacious, ample
Comprise
To consist or be made of
SYN: contain, include, involve
congenial
A person who is pleasant to be around for their personality or interests that are similar to one own
SYN: like-minded, compatible, pleasing
Connoisseur
A judge in matters of a subject
SYN: expert, authority, arbiter of taste
Consensus
General agreement
SYN: agreement, concord, consent
Coterie
Small group of people with a shared interest that is exclusive
SYN: clique, circle, crowd
Countenance
A person’s face or facial expression
SYN: face, features, profile
Coup
A sudden violent and unlawful seizure of power
SYN: overthrow, take over, stunt
Couture
Design and manufacture of fashion to a clients specifications
Cower
To tremble/crouch in fear
SYN: cringe, shrink, recoil, flinch
Cranny
A small/narrow space or opening
SYN: chink, crack, crevice
Craven
Lack of courage, cowardly
SYN: lily-livered, faint-hearted
Creditor
A person or company to whom money is owed
Criterion
A principal or standard by something is being judged or decided on
SYN: basis, reference, standard
Cubism
Early 20th century art style where point of view was abandoned and used geometric shapes
Curtail
To restrict extent or quantity of an item
SYN: reduce, cut, decrease
Curvilinear
Contained/Consisting of curved lines
Damper
A person or thing of depressing effect
SYN: curb, restraint, limit
