BARRON SET#4
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- cite
- quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record
- civil
- having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic
- clairvoyant
- having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance
- clamber
- climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble
- clamor
- loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous
- clandestine
- secret
- clangor
- loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging
- clap
- to put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail
- clapper
- striker (tongue) of a bell
- clarion
- shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times
- clasp
- hold firmly within arms
- claustrophobia
- fear of being locked in
- clavicle
- collarbone
- cleave
- split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven
- cleft
- N: split
- clemency
- disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
- clich'e
- phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich'ed
- clientele
- body of customers
- climactic
- relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic
- clime
- climate
- clip
- cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener
- clipper
- sailing vessel built for great speed
- clique
- small exclusive group of people
- cloister
- monastery or convent
- clot
- half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.
- clout
- great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist
- clown
- act stupidly; play the fool; N.
- cloying
- distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
- coagulate
- congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant
- coalesce
- combine; fuse; N. coalescence
- coalition
- partnership; league; union of separate political parties
- coax
- persuade by flattery
- coda
- concluding section of a musical or literary composition
- coddle
- treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
- codicil
- supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
- codify
- arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs
- coercion
- use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce
- coeval
- living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
- cog
- tooth projecting from a wheel
- cogent
- convincing
- cogitate
- think over; ponder
- cognate
- having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.
- cognitive
- having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing
- cognizance
- knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware
- cohabit
- live together
- cohere
- stick together
- cohesion
- tendency to keep together
- cohorts
- group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)
- coiffure
- hairstyle
- coin
- make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented
- coincidence
- the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental
- colander
- utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
- collaborate
- work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy
- collage
- work of art put together from fragments
- collate
- examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)
- collateral
- security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters
- collation
- a light meal; collating
- collected
- composed; calm; self-possessed
- colloquial
- pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression
- colloquy
- informal discussion; conversation
- collusion
- conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude
- colossal
- huge
- colossus
- gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance
- coma
- deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow
- comatose
- in a coma; extremely sleepy
- combustible
- easily burned; N. CF. combustion
- comeback
- retort; quick clever reply; return to former status
- comely
- attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance
- comestible
- something fit to be eaten
- comeuppance
- deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
- comity
- courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations
- commandeer
- take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes
- commemorate
- honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war
- commemorative
- remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp
- commensurate
- equal in extent; of the same size
- commiserate
- feel or express pity or sympathy for
- commodious
- spacious and comfortable
- commonplace
- ordinary; N: something ordinary or common; trite remark
- commonwealth
- nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation
- communal
- held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune
- commune
- small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature
- compact
- agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement
- compartment
- one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
- compassion
- sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate
- compatible
- harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together
- compelling
- overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel
- compendium
- brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious
- compensatory
- making up for; repaying
- compilation
- listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling
- compile
- assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary
- complacency
- self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent
- complaisant
- trying to please; obliging; willing to please others
- complement
- complete; consummate; make perfect; N.
- complementary
- serving to complete something
- compliance
- conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply
- compliant
- readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements
- complicity
- participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)
- component
- element; ingredient
- comport
- bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment
- compost
- mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer; V: put or make compost
- composure
- mental calmness
- comprehend
- include; understand
- comprehensive
- broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive
- compress
- force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc.
- comprise
- include; consist of
- compromise
- adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position; Ex. compromise one's principle; N.
- compulsion
- compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse
- compulsive
- resulting from compulsion
- compulsory
- obligatory; that must be done
- compunction
- remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
- compute
- reckon; calculate
- concatenate
- link as in a chain
- concave
- hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex
- concede
- admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal
- conceit
- vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)
- concentric
- having a common center
- conception
- beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception
- concerted
- mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together
- concession
- an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire
- conciliatory
- reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)
- concise
- brief and compact
- conclave
- private secret meeting
- conclusive
- decisive; ending all debate
- concoct
- prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction
- concomitant
- that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else
- concord
- harmony; accord
- concordat
- formal agreement
- concur
- agree; coincide; happen at the same time
- concurrent
- happening at the same time; in agreement
- condescend
- (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior
- condign
- adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved
- condiments
- seasonings; spices
- condole
- express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow
- condone
- overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
- conducive
- helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
- conduit
- aqueduct; passageway for fluids
- confidant(confidante)
- trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
- confide
- tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about
- confidential
- spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary
- confine
- shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement
- confiscate
- seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer
- conflagration
- great fire
- confluence
- flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together
- conformist
- person who uncritically conforms to the customs of a group; OP. nonconformist: one who does not conform to accepted beliefs of norn ms
- conformity
- harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformans ce
- confound
- confuse; puzzle
- congeal
- freeze; coagulate
- congenial
- pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather
- congenital
- existing at birth
- conglomerate
- corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V.
- conglomeration
- mass of material sticking together
- congruence
- correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity
- congruent
- in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous
- conifer
- pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen
- conjecture
- surmise; guess; V.
- conjugal
- pertaining to marriage
- conjure
- cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.
- connivance
- pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire
- connoisseur
- person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art
- connotation
- suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote
- connubial
- pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
- consanguineous(consanguine)
- having a common ancestor
- consanguinity
- kinship; relationship by birth
- conscientious
- scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker
- conscript
- draftee; person forced into military service; V.
- consecrate
- dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor
- consensus
- general agreement; opinion reached by a group
- consequential
- self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent
- conservatory(conservatoire)
- school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy
- consign
- send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee
- consistency
- absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous
- console
- lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
- consolidation
- unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen
- consonance
- harmony; agreement
- consonant
- harmonious; in agreement; N.
- consort
- associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)
- conspiracy
- treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
- conspire
- take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.
- consternation
- great shock; dismay
- constituency
- voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)
- constituent
- supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
- constitution
- constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions
- constraint
- restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison
- construe
- explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
- consummate
- complete; V.
- contagion
- infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air
- contaminate
- pollute
- contempt
- scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible
- contend
- struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
- contention
- assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
- contentious
- quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments
- contest
- dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.
- context
- writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
- contiguous
- adjacent to; touching upon
- continence
- self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
- contingent
- dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
- contortions
- twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist
- contraband
- illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.
- contravene
- contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention
- contrite
- penitent; repentant; N. contrition
- contrivance
- something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme
- contrive
- invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention
- contrived
- unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.
- controvert
- oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy
- contumacious
- stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
- contusion
- bruise
- conundrum
- riddle; difficult problem
- convene
- come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council
- convention
- social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement
- conventional
- ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons
- converge
- approach; tend to meet; come together
- conversant
- familiar with; having knowledge of
- converse
- opposite; ADJ.
- convert
- one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief
- convex
- curving outward
- conveyance
- vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance
- conviction
- judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
- convivial
- pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial
- convoke
- call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation
- convoluted
- coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain
- convulsion
- violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive
- copious
- plentiful
- coquette
- flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.
- cordial
- warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome
- cordon
- extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress;
- cornice
- projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars);
- cornucopia
- horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
- corollary
- natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
- coroner
- public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes
- corporeal
- bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible
- corpulent
- very fat; N. corpulence
- corpus
- collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse
- corpuscle
- red or white cell in the blood
- correlate
- either of the correlated things; V.
- correlation
- mutual relationship
- corroborate
- confirm; support; strengthen
- corrode
- destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
- corrosive
- eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce
- corrugated
- wrinkled; ridged
- cosmic
- pertaining to the universe; vast
- coterie
- group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
- countenance
- approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance
- countermand
- cancel; revoke (an order)
- counterpart
- thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system
- coup
- highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d''etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills
- couple
- join; unite; OP. uncouple
- courier
- messenger
- court
- attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster
- covenant
- binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise
- covert
- secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt