Word List 11 Flashcards
Conjecture
Surmise, guess
Congruent
In agreement, corresponding
Connivance
Assistance, pretence of ignorance of something wrong, permission to offend.
Consequential
Pompous, important, self- important
Consign
Deliver officially, entrust, set apart
Constituent
Supporter
Contagion
Infection
Contemporary
Person belonging to the same time period
Contend
Struggle, compete, assert earnestly
Contentious
Quarrelsome
Contiguous
Adjacent to, touching upon
Continence
Self- restraint, sexual chastity
Contingent
Dependant on, conditional.
Group that makes up part of the gathering.
Contraband
Illegal trade, smuggling
Contrite
Remorseful, penitent
Contrived
Forced, artificial, not spontaneous
Controvert
Oppose with arguments, attempt to refute, contradict.
Convert
One who has adopted a different religion or opinion.
Conveyance
Vehicle, transfer
Convoke
Call together
Corollary
Consequence, accompaniment
Corpulent
Very fat.
Corrugated
Wrinkled, ridged
Coterie
Group that meets socially, select group
Countenance
Approve, tolerate
Face