C-common (part 2)

circumlocution

(n) indirect and wordy language

• The professor’s habit of speaking in …. made it difficult to follow his lectures.

circumscribed

(adj) marked off, bounded (giới hạn, hạn chế)

• The children were permitted to play tag only within a carefully …. area of the lawn.

circumspect

(Adj) cautious

circumvent

(v) to get around (Tránh né)

• The school’s dress code forbidding navel-baring jeans was ….ed by the determined students, who were careful to cover up with long coats when administrators were nearby.

clairvoyant

(Adj) thông minh

• Zelda’s uncanny ability to detect my lies was nothing short up ….

clamor

(n)

1. loud noise

(v)

2. loudly insist

• Neville’s fan ….ed for him to appear on stage, but he had passed out on the floor of his dressing room.

clandestine

(adj) secret

cleave

(v)

1. to divide into parts

• Following the scandalous disgrace of their leader, the entire political party … into warring factions.

2. to stick together firmly

clemency

(n) mercy (khoan dung)

clergy

(n) giáo sĩ (members of Christian holy orders)

cloying

(Adj) sickeningly sweet

• Though Ronald was physically attractive, Maud found his constant compliments and solicitous remarks ….

coagulate

(v) to thicken, clot (đông lại)

• … into

coalesce

(v) to fuse into a whole (kết hợp, hợp nhất)

• Gordon’s ensemble of thrift-shop garments ….d into a surprisingly handsome outfit.

cobbler

(n) a person who makes or repairs shoes

coerce

(v) make sb do sth by force or threat

cogent

(adj) intellectually convincing

cognizant

(Adj) aware, mindful

coherent

(Adj) logically consistent, intelligible

collateral

(Adj)

1. secondary

• Divorcing my wife had the … effect of making me poor, as she was the only one of us with a job or money.

(n)

2. security for a debt

• Jacob left his watch as … for the $500 loan.

colloquial

(Adj) characteristic of informal conversation (khẩu ngữ)

• Adam’s essay on sexual response in primates was marked down because it contained too many … expressions.

collusion

(n) secret agreement, conspiracy (sự thông đồng

colossus

(n) pho tượng

combustion

(n) sự đốt cháy, sự cháy

commendation

(n) a notice of approval or recognition (lời khen ngợi)

commensurate

(adj) corresponding in size or amount (tương xứng, cân xứng)

commodious

(adj) roomy (rộng rãi, thoải mái)

compelling

(adj) forceful, demanding attention

complacency

(n) self-satisfied ignorance of danger (sự tự mãn)

complement

(v) to complete, make perfect

• Ann’s scarf …s her blouse beautifully, making her seem fully dressed even though she isn’t wearing a coat.

compliant

(adj) ready to adapt oneself to another’s wished

• Sue had very strong opinions about what to do on a first date, and Ted was absolutely ….