Week 3 Vocab LHS AVID 12

If you have Ms. Jennings this is the vocab to study, you got this!!

Confection (n)

something sweet to eat

Confiscate (v)

to appropriate, seize

Conflagration (n)

big, destructive fire

Confluence (n)

meeting place; meeting of two streams

Confound (v)

to baffle, perplex

Congeal (v)

to become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing

Congenial (adj)

similar in tastes and habits

Congenital (adj)

existing since birth

Conglomerate (n)

collected group of varied things

Congress (n)

formal meeting or assembly

Congruity (n)

correspondence, harmony, agreement

Conjecture (n)

speculation, prediction

Conjugal (adj)

pertaining to marriage

Conjure (v)

to evoke a spirit, cast a spell

Connive (v)

to conspire, scheme

Consanguineous (adj)

of the same origin; related by blood

Conscientious (adj)

governed by conscience; careful and thorough

Consecrate (v)

to declare sacred, dedicate to a goal

Consensus (n)

unanimity, agreement of opinion or attitude

Consign (v)

to commit, entrust

Consolation (n)

something providing comfort or solace for a loss or hardship

Consolidate (v)

to combine, incorporate

Consonant (adj)

consistent with, in agreement with

Constituent (n)

component, part; citizen, voter

Constrained (adj)

forced, compelled; confined, restrained

Constraint (n)

something that forces or compels, something which restrains or confines

Construe (v)

to explain or interpret

Consummate (adj)

accomplished, complete, perfect

Consummate (v)

to complete, fulfill

Contend (v)

to battle, clash; compete

Contentious (adj)

quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent

Continence (n)

self

Contravene (v)

to contradict, deny, act contrary to

Contrite (adj)

deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong

Contusion (n)

bruise

Conundrum (n)

riddle, puzzle or problem with no solution

Convalescence (n)

gradual recovery after an illness

Convene (v)

to meet, come together, assemble

Conventional (adj)

typical, custom, commonplace

Convex (adj)

curved outward

Convivial (adj)

sociable, fond of eating, drinking and people, gregarious

Convoke (v)

to call together, summon

Convoluted (adj)

twisted, complicated, involved

Copious (adj)

abundant, plentiful

Coquette (n)

women who flirts

Corporeal (adj)

having to do with the body, tangible material

Corpulence (adj)

obesity, fatness; bulkiness

Correlation (n)

association, mutual relation of two or more things

Corroborate (v)

to confirm, verify

Corrugate (v)

to mold in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges

Cosmetic (adj)

relating to beauty, affecting the surface of something

Cosmography (n)

science that deals with the nature of the universe

Cosmopolitan (adj)

sophisticated, free from local prejudices

Cosset (v)

to pamper, treat with great care

Coterie (n)

small group of persons with similar purposes

Countenance (n)

facial expressions, or look of approval or support

Countenance (v)

to favor, to support

Countermand (v)

to annul, cancel, make a contrary order

Countervail (v)

to counteract, to exert force against

Coven (n)

group of witches

Covert (adj)

hidden; secret

Covet (v)

to strongly desire something possessed by another

Crass (adj)

crude, unrefined

Craven (adj)

cowardly

Credence (n)

acceptance of something as true or real

Credible (adj)

plausible, believable

Credulous (adj)

gullible, trusting

Creed (n)

statement of belief or principle

Crescendo (n)

gradual increase in volume of sound

Criterion (n)

standard for judging, rule for testing

Cryptic (adj)

puzzling

Cuisine (n)

characteristic style of cooking

Culmination (n)

climax, final stage

Culpable (adj)

guilty, responsible for wrong

Culprit (n)

guilty person

Cumulative (adj)

resulting from gradual increase

Cupidity (n)

greed

Curator(n)

caretaker and overseer of an exhibition, esp. in a museum

Curmudgeon (n)

cranky person

Cursory (adj)

hastily done, superficial

Curt (adj)

abrupt, blunt

Curtail (v)

to shorten

Cutlery (n)

cutting instruments; tableware

Cygnet (n)

young swan

Cynic (n)

person who distrusts the motives of others

Daunt (v)

to discourage, intimidate

Dearth (n)

lack, scarcity, insufficiency

Debase (v)

to degrade or lower in quality or stature

Debauch(v)

to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty

Debilitate (v)

to weaken, enfeeble

Debunk (v)

to discredit, disprove

Debutante (n)

young women making debut in high society

Decapitate (v)

to behead

Decathlon (n)

athletic contest with ten events

Deciduous (adj)

losing leaves in the fall; short lived,

Deface (v)

to mar the appearance of, vandalize

Defamatory (adj)

slanderous, injurious to the reputation

Defendant (n)

person required to answer legal action or suit

Deferential (adj)

respectful and polite in a submissive way

Defile (v)

to dirty, spoil; to disgrace to dishonor