AP Lang - SAT Vocab Unit 7

condolence

an expression of sympathy with another's grief

conflagration

a very intense and uncontrolled fire & very intense and uncontrolled fire

conformity

correspondence in form or appearance

consensus

agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole

consolation

the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

consummate

having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

contemporary

occurring in the same period of time

contemptuous

expressing extreme contempt

context

the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

conviction

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

convoluted

highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

copious

arge in number or quantity (especially of discourse)

litotes

understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)

• saying “I was not a little upset” when you mean “I was very upset” is an example of this rhetorical strategy