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s callus: area of thick hard skin
commodious: spacious and comfortable
s unceremonious: not done politely without due formalities
caustic: burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless
s clap: strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause
consistency: absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous
curtail: shorten; reduce
compelling: overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel
n crevice: crack; fissure
consolidation: unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen
cognate: having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.
circuitous: roundabout
n continence: self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
n calorific: heat-producing; N. calorie
s crest: top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird
n canvass: determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.
condole: express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow
n cow: terrorize; intimidate
n concerted: mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together
conciliatory: reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)
n catholic: (of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes
contentious: quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments
cogent: convincing
s draft: first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript
n camaraderie: good-fellowship; CF. comrade
conducive: helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
counterpart: thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system
comprise: include; consist of
concur: agree; coincide; happen at the same time
s 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.
console: lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
concede: admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal
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
n chide: scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
n cornice: projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars); Ã³¸¶ Àå½Ä
compound: combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex
n cohabit: live together
combustible: easily burned; N. CF. combustion
n churlish: boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo
n carousal: drunken revel; V. carouse
capricious: unpredictable; fickle
n cower: shrink quivering as from fear; cringe
corrosive: eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce
s consonant: harmonious; in agreement; N.
contortions: twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist
n countermand: cancel; revoke (an order)
consonance: harmony; agreement
n conifer: pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen
n canter: slow gallop; V. CF. trot
confiscate: seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer
conflagration: great fire
compact: agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement
n culvert: artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road
crescendo: increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent
colloquial: pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression
creed: system of religious or ethical belief
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
n capillary: having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity
s coax: persuade by flattery
cascade: small waterfall
cringe: shrink back as if in fear; cower
consequential: self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent
n choreography: art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
consensus: general agreement; opinion reached by a group
n courier: messenger
n cauterize: burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
complementary: serving to complete something
n cataract: great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)
n cynosure: object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor
consummate: complete; V.
n covenant: binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise
convene: come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council
complacency: self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent
n cabal: small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
n confound: confuse; puzzle
s peevish: bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry
n cleft: N: split
n contraband: illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.
s afterlife: life after death; later part of one's life
n chagrin: annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)
s crinkle: wrinkle
s bargain: agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power
n cordon: extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; (¾î±ú¿¡¼ °Üµå¶û ¹ØÀ¸·Î °ÉÄ¡´Â) Àå½Ä ¸®º»; V.
n coiffure: hairstyle
n carrion: rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture
convoluted: coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain
condiments: seasonings; spices
n cant: insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people
n cede: yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
circlet: small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration)
cerebral: pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum
n contravene: contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention
convert: one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief
s compulsion: compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse
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
collusion: conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude
n coterie: group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
n chicanery: trickery; deception
contend: struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
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.
contrite: penitent; repentant; N. contrition
n crabbed: sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting
n chaff: worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff
n clavicle: collarbone
cynical: skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness
n checkered(chequered): marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares
cumulative: growing by addition; accumulative
n cavalcade: procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry
contempt: scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible
s scrimmage: disorderly fight between two or more people
n chimerical: fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature
chaste: morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere
n cursive: (of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined
cacophonous: discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
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.
n caulk(calk): make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)
n caucus: private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
n chassis: framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached
conservatory(conservatoire): school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy
cardiologist: doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
s casual: happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark
cadaver: corpse; dead human body
commandeer: take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes
correlation: mutual relationship
component: element; ingredient
n confidant(confidante): trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
condign: adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved
constraint: restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison
connubial: pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
criteria: standards used in judging; CF. criterion
censure: blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval
concurrent: happening at the same time; in agreement
n covetous: avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions)
contiguous: adjacent to; touching upon
claustrophobia: fear of being locked in
congenial: pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather
s ulcer: sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate
context: writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
n catechism: book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize
connotation: suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote
n communal: held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune
circumlocution: indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)
s constituency: voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)
contumacious: stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
s hindsight: understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened
charisma: divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism
n cherubic: angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order
cache: hiding place; V.
consanguinity: kinship; relationship by birth
s drastic: strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures
n cull: pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N.
credulity: belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous
corpulent: very fat; N. corpulence
comprehensive: broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive
calligraphy: beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
s scrappy: quarrelsome
n charlatan: quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)
s confidence: self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling you this in confidence; Ex. exchange confidences about their boyfriends; ADJ. confident
conventional: ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons
s confide: tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about
centrifugal: radiating; departing from the center
n corrugated: wrinkled; ridged
conceit: vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)
s boost: lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase
n culinary: relating to cooking or kitchen
cumbersome: heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform
carnal: fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body
cloister: monastery or convent
cadaverous: like a corpse; pale
calumny: malicious misrepresentation; slander
convention: social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement
n cavil: quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
n cistern: reservoir or water tank
coin: make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented
commiserate: feel or express pity or sympathy for
culpable: deserving blame; blameworthy
compendium: brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious
n 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)
n coquette: flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.
n caliber: ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber
s pudding: hot sweet dish
s compartment: one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
s convulsion: violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive
n colander: utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
s draught: current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time
s patrimony: property inherited from a father
n crone: hag; ugly old woman
n canny: shrewd in money matters; thrifty
s commemorate: honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war
s consternation: great shock; dismay
compensatory: making up for; repaying
casualty: serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle
countenance: approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance
construe: explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
n 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
crypt: secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)
chauvinist: blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin
contest: dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.
n cozen: cheat; hoodwink; swindle
connoisseur: person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art
covert: secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt
catapult: slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult
s bromide: platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement
cathartic: purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.
conviction: judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
s homely: not good-looking; unattractive
n cajole: persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle
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
caricature: distortion; burlesque
cosmic: pertaining to the universe; vast
s clot: half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.
n coup: highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d'\'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills
consecrate: dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor
circumvent: outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around
corroborate: confirm; support; strengthen
congruent: in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous
n censorious: severely critical
n celibate: abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy
cessation: stoppage
n crestfallen: dejected; dispirited
n callow: youthful; immature; inexperienced
s deport: send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment
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
collate: examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)
n commemorative: remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp
centigrade: denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
corrode: destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
champion: support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.)
n cog: tooth projecting from a wheel
n chary: cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold
celestial: heavenly
s contrivance: something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme
s sway: swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N.
n chaffing: bantering; joking
corollary: natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
collaborate: work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy
n careen: lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
concomitant: that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else
n codicil: supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
n cubicle: small chamber used for sleeping or work
s contrive: invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention
catharsis: purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art
condescend: (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior
n catcall: shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.
compunction: remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
n chalice: goblet; consecrated cup
clairvoyant: having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance
n certitude: certainty
s far-fetched: too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story
congruence: correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity
conjugal: pertaining to marriage
s vain: full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity
n catalyst: agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis
n canine: related to dogs; doglike
n clique: small exclusive group of people
s matrimony: state of being married
n cavalier: casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight
n ciliated: having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash
s thesis: opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments
s constitution: constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions
chronic: long established as a disease
conveyance: vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance
s smug: self-satisfied; complacent
colloquy: informal discussion; conversation
s overture: musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace
cerebration: thought; working of the brain
clich\'e: phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich\'ed
cite: quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record
censor: (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V.
culmination: highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war
n conundrum: riddle; difficult problem
n chafe: warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.
s bruise: injure without breaking the skin; N.
contagion: infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air
n cuisine: style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine
consort: associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)
chameleon: lizard that changes color in different situations
n carping: petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble
s championship: position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion
curator: superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)
capacious: spacious
n crux: essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance
cloying: distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
s consanguineous(consanguine): having a common ancestor
n cantata: story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
concatenate: link as in a chain
cognitive: having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing
cantankerous: ill-humored; irritable
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. conformance
conscript: draftee; person forced into military service; V.
n coddle: treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
n coda: concluding section of a musical or literary composition
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
centurion: Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
chaotic: in utter disorder
s coma: deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow
colossal: huge
s hurl: throw forcefully; shout out violently
carnage: destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals
s chaperon: older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman
centripetal: tending toward the center
chivalrous: courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry
comestible: something fit to be eaten
s confidential: spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; Ex. confidential secretary
n choleric: hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera
celerity: speed; rapidity
constituent: supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
s correlate: either of the correlated things; V.
calamity: disaster; misery
s compulsive: resulting from compulsion
n carcinogenic: causing cancer; N. carcinogen
check: stop motion; curb or restrain
n clangor: loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging
n chasten: discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate
s career: rush wildly; go at full speed
conglomeration: mass of material sticking together
calculated: deliberately planned; likely
s hereafter: life after death
cleave: split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven
n cartographer: map-maker
n crass: very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior
compile: assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary
s deserts: what someone deserves
comely: attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance
n coagulate: congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant
s circuit: closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place
conception: beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception
n caldron(cauldron): large kettle
n canard: unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report
craven: cowardly
s wrinkle: small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.
s bearing: deportment; connection
cohesion: tendency to keep together
carillon: a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
cohere: stick together
n collation: a light meal; collating
conspiracy: treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
climactic: relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic
s compulsory: obligatory; that must be done
n crotchety: (of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion
s conspire: take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.
conduit: aqueduct; passageway for fluids
n cession: yielding to another; ceding
contusion: bruise
caption: title; chapter heading; text under illustration
condone: overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
cryptic: mysterious; hidden; secret
complicity: participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)
compute: reckon; calculate
n capitulate: surrender; give up all resistance
causal: implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality
s chore: daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task
converge: approach; tend to meet; come together
compliant: readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements
n carat(karat): unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold
categorical: without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute
cordial: warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome
colossus: gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance
n coeval: living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
n cataclysm: deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
centrifuge: machine that separates substances by whirling them
commensurate: equal in extent; of the same size
coalesce: combine; fuse; N. coalescence
n curmudgeon: churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person
compliance: conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply
chasm: abyss; very deep crack
couple: join; unite; OP. uncouple
controvert: oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy
n conclave: private secret meeting
n cameo: shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film
n clamber: climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble
s culprit: one guilty of a crime
n comeuppance: deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
n clarion: shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times
s scraps: leftover food
n cardinal: chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order
n cadence: rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
n credo: creed
n chisel: swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting
citadel: fortress
s reckon: count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose
n chastise: punish as by beating; criticize severely
n ceremonious: marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy
chronicle: report; record (in chronological order)
cupidity: greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid
s commune: small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature
contention: assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
clandestine: secret
n captious: faultfinding; too critical
conclusive: decisive; ending all debate
confine: shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement
composure: mental calmness
catastrophe: calamity ; disaster
n contrived: unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.
concord: harmony; accord
castigation: punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
n candor: frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid
conversant: familiar with; having knowledge of
n chase: ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch
n clime: climate
centaur: mythical figure, half man and half horse
cursory: casual; hastily done with little attention to detail
s scrap: small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel
coalition: partnership; league; union of separate political parties
n cornucopia: horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
complement: complete; consummate; make perfect; N.
cogitate: think over; ponder
n canto: division of a long poem
confluence: flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together
s corpuscle: red or white cell in the blood
s flirt: behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious
conscientious: scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker
credence: belief
n chortle: chuckle with delight; N.
n clientele: body of customers
convoke: call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation
congeal: freeze; coagulate
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
n comport: bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment
n capacity: mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president
cognizance: knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware
complaisant: trying to please; obliging; willing to please others
caprice: whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
concentric: having a common center
converse: opposite; ADJ.
compilation: listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling
n clapper: striker (tongue) of a bell
n clemency: disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
concave: hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex
s qualify: reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated
conjecture: surmise; guess; V.
congenital: existing at birth
n clout: great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist
s concordat: formal agreement
n circumspect: prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought
cipher: nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.
n copious: plentiful
s corpus: collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse
circumscribe: limit; confine; draw a line around
s chuckle: laugh quietly
n coy: shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer¸¦ ¹Þ¾ÒÀ» ¶§
n comity: courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations
convivial: pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial
n caste: one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige
n comatose: in a coma; extremely sleepy
compatible: harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together
n carafe: glass water bottle; decanter
n 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.
n corporeal: bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible
n callous: hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind
carnivorous: meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore
n collage: work of art put together from fragments
collateral: security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters
n canker: any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
coercion: use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce
n carapace: shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
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
convex: curving outward
concise: brief and compact
s chip: lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp
contaminate: pollute

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