SAT word list 11: conglomeration-countermand
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- conglomeration
- n. mass of material sticking together
- congruent
- adj. in agreement; corresponding
- conifer
- n. pine tree; cone-bearing tree
- conjugal
- adj. pertaining to marriage
- conjure
- v. summon a devil; practice magic; imagine or invent
- connivance
- n. assistance; pretense of ignorance of something wrong; permission to offend
- connoisseur
- n. person competent to act as a judge of art, etc; a lover of an art
- connotation
- n. suggested or implied meaning of an expression
- connubial
- adj. pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
- conscientious
- adj. scrupulous; careful
- consecrate
- v. dedicate; sanctify
- consequential
- adj. pompous; important; self-important
- conservatory
- n. school of the fine arts (esp. music or drama)
- consign
- v. deliver officially; entrust; set apart
- consistency
- n. absence of contradictions; dependability; uniformity; degree of thickness
- console
- v. lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort
- consolidation
- n. unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger
- consonance
- n. harmony; agreement
- consort
- n. husband or wife
- conspicuous
- adj. easily seen; noticeable; stiking
- conspiracy
- n. treacherous plot
- constituent
- n. supporter
- construe
- v. explain; interpret
- consummate
- adj. complete
- contagion
- n. infection
- contaminate
- v. pollute
- contemporary
- n. person belonging to the same period
- contempt
- n. scorn; disdain
- contention
- n. claim; thesis
- contest
- v. dispute
- context
- n. writings preceding and following the passage quoted
- contiguous
- adj. adjacent to; touching upon
- continence
- n. self-restraint; sexual chastity
- contingent
- n. group that makes up part of a gathering
- contortions
- n. twistings; distortions
- contraband
- n. adj. illegal trade; smuggling
- contravene
- v. contradict; oppose; infringe on or transgress
- contrite
- adj. penitent; repentant
- contrived
- adj. forced; artificial; not spontaneous
- controvert
- v. oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict
- contusion
- n. bruise
- conundrum
- n. riddle
- convene
- v. assemble
- convention
- n. social or moral custom; established practice
- conventional
- adj. ordinary; typical
- conversant
- adj. familiar with
- converse
- v. chat; talk informally
- convert
- n. one who has adopted a different religion or opinion
- convex
- adj. curving outward
- conveyance
- n. vehicle; transfer
- convivial
- adj. festive; gay; characterized by joviality
- convoke
- v. call together
- convoluted
- adj. coiled around; involved; intricate
- copious
- adj. plentiful
- coquette
- n. flirt
- cordon
- n. extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress
- cornucopia
- n. horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
- corollary
- n. consequence; accompaniment
- coronation
- n. ceremony of crowning a queen or king
- corporeal
- adj. bodily; material
- corpulent
- adj. very fat
- correlation
- n. mutual relationship
- corrosive
- adj. eating away by chemicals or disease
- cosmic
- adj. pertaining to the universe; vast
- cosmopolitan
- adj. sophisticated
- coterie
- n. group that meets socially; select circle
- countenance
- n. face
- countermand
- v. cancel; revoke