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发信人: bonjovi (bonjovi), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Barron's word list 11
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年03月12日13:18:35 星期一), 站内信件
conglomeration mass of material sticking together
conglomerate corporation made up of several different companies in diversifi
ed fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of sm
all stones held together by clay; V.
congruence correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity
congruent in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. c
ongruous
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 p
ower; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conj
ure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his h
at.
connivance pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission
to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in a
n 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
matrimony state of being married
patrimony property inherited from a father
consanguinity kinship; relationship by birth
consanguineous(consanguine) having a common ancestor
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 dra
ma); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy
consign send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; pu
t into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignmen
t; CF. consignor, consignee
consistency absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or fi
rmness; 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. consol
idate: 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 peo
ple)
conspire take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex.
Events conspired to produce great difficulties.
consternation great shock; dismay
constituent supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
constituency voters represented by an elected official; district so represen
ted; group of supporters (or constituents)
constitution constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physica
l makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions
constraint restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. cons
train: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison
construe explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she ag
reed; CF. misconstrue
consummate complete; V.
contagion infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can
be passed by infection in the air
drastic strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures
contaminate pollute
contempt scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible
contend struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
contention assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
thesis opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments
boost lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; incre
ase
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 i
n which an event occurs
contiguous adjacent to; touching upon
continence self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary con
trol over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
contingent dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; h
appening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger fo
rce; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; E
x. 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. contrave
ntion
contrite penitent; repentant; N. contrition
contrived unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending
was rather contrived.
contrive invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex.
contrive to attract his attention
contrivance something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan
; scheme
controvert oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. contro
versial; N. controversy
contumacious stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient
to an order made by a court)
contusion bruise
bruise injure without breaking the skin; N.
conundrum riddle; difficult problem
convene come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council
convention social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; int
ernational 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. c
onvulse; ADJ. convulsive
copious plentiful
coquette flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration
of men without sincere feelings; V.
flirt behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly wit
h; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious
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)
corporeal bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangib
le
corpulent very fat; N. corpulence
corpus collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespea
r's works; Cf. corpse
corpuscle red or white cell in the blood
correlation mutual relationship
correlate either of the correlated things; V.
corroborate confirm; support; strengthen
corrode destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long peri
od)
corrosive eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce
corrugated wrinkled; ridged
wrinkle small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.
crinkle wrinkle
cosmic pertaining to the universe; vast
coterie group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people wit
h shared interests
countenance approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N
: face; appearance
countermand cancel; revoke (an order)
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