August Vocab Prep (copy)

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collateral

1. (adj.) secondary
2. (n.) security for a debt

colloquial

(adj.) characteristic of informal conversation

collusion

(n.) secret agreement, conspiracy

colossus

(n.) a gigantic statue or thing

combustion

(n.) the act or process of burning

commendation

(n.) a notice of approval or recognition

commensurate

(adj.) corresponding in size or amount

commodious

(adj.) roomy

complacency

(n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger

compliant

(adj.) ready to adapt oneself to another’s wishes

complicit

(adj.) being an accomplice in a wrongful act

compound

1. (v.) to combine parts
2. (n.) a combination of different parts
3. (n.) a walled area containing a group of buildings

compunction

(n.) distress caused by feeling guilty

concede

(v.) to accept as valid

conciliatory

(adj.) friendly, agreeable

concoct

(v.) to fabricate, make up

concomitant

(adj.) accompanying in a subordinate fashion

concord

(n.) harmonious agreement

condone

(v.) to pardon, deliberately overlook

conduit

(n.) a pipe or channel through which something passes

confection

(n.) a sweet, fancy food

confidant

(n.) a person entrusted with secrets

conflagration

(n.) great fire

confluence

(n.) a gathering together

conformist

(n.) one who behaves the same as others

confound

(v.) to frustrate, confuse

congeal

(v.) to thicken into a solid

congenial

(adj.) pleasantly agreeable

congregation

(n.) a gathering of people, especially for religious services

congruity

(n.) the quality of being in agreement

connive

(v.) to plot, scheme

consecrate

(v.) to dedicate something to a holy purpose

consign

(v.) to give something over to another’s care

consolation

(n.) an act of comforting

consonant

(adj.) in harmony

constituent

(n.) an essential part

construe

(v.) to interpret

consummate

(v.) to complete a deal; to complete a marriage ceremony through sexual intercourse

contemporaneous

(adj.) existing during the same time

contentious

(adj.) having a tendency to quarrel or dispute

contravene

(v.) to contradict, oppose, violate

contrite

(adj.) penitent, eager to be forgiven

contusion

(n.) bruise, injury

conundrum

(n.) puzzle, problem

convene

(v.) to call together

convention

1. (n.) an assembly of people
2. (n.) a rule, custom

convivial

(adj.) characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment

convoluted

(adj.) intricate, complicated

copious

(adj.) profuse, abundant

cordial

(adj.) warm, affectionate

coronation

(n.) the act of crowning

corpulence

(adj.)extreme fatness

corrosive

(adj.) having the tendency to erode or eat away

cosmopolitan

(adj.) sophisticated, worldly

counteract

(v.) to neutralize, make ineffective

coup

1. (n.) a brilliant, unexpected a1. (n.) a brilliant, unexpected act
2. (n.) the overthrow of a government and assumption of authority

covet

(v.) to desire enviously

covert

(adj.) secretly engaged in

credulity

(n.) readiness to believe

credulity

(n.) readiness to believe

crescendo

(n.) a steady increase in intensity or volume

culmination

(n.) the climax toward which something progresses

culpable

(adj.) deserving blame

cultivate

(v.) to nurture, improve, refine

cumulative

(adj.) increasing, building upon itself

cunning

(adj.) sly, clever at being deceitful

cupidity

(n.) greed, strong desire

cursory

(adj.) brief to the point of being superficial

curt

(adj.) abruptly and rudely short

curtail

(v.) to lessen, reduce

daunting

(adj.) intimidating, causing one to lose courage

debacle

(n.) a disastrous failure, disruption

debase

(v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something

debauch

(v.) to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

debunk

(v.) to expose the falseness of something

decorous

(adj.) socially proper, appropriate

decry

(v.) to criticize openly

deface

(v.) to ruin or injure something’s appearance

defamatory

(adj.) harmful toward another’s reputation

defer

(v.) to postpone something; to yield to another’s wisdom

deferential

(adj.) showing respect for another’s authority

defile

(v.) to make unclean, impure

deft

(adj.) skillful, capable

defunct

(adj.) no longer used or existing

delegate

(v.) to hand over responsibility for something

deleterious

(adj.) harmful

deliberate

(adj.) intentional, reflecting careful consideration

delineate

(v.) to describe, outline, shed light on

demagogue

(n.) a leader who appeals to a people’s prejudices

demarcation

(n.) the marking of boundaries or categories

demean

(v.) to lower the status or stature of something

demure

(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved

denigrate

(v.) to belittle, diminish the opinion of

depravity

(n.) wickedness

deprecate

(v.) to belittle, depreciate

derelict

(adj.) abandoned, run-down

deride

(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn

derivative

(adj.) taken directly from a source, unoriginal

desecrate

(v.) to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

desiccated

(adj.) dried up, dehydrated