SAT Terms 2

chronolgical

arranged in order of time

circuitous

roundabout, not direct

circumlocution

indirect and wordy language

circumscribed

marked off, bounded

circumspect

cautious

circumvent

to get around

clairvoyant

able to perceive things that normal people cannot

clamor

loud noise

clandestine

secret

cleave

to divide into parts; to stick together firmly

celemency

mercy

clergy

members of Christian holy orders

cloying

sickeningly sweet

coagulate

to thicken, clot

coalesce

to fuse into a whole

cobbler

a person who makes or repairs shoes

coerce

to make somebody do something by force or threat

cogent

intellectually convincing

cognizant

aware, mindful

coherent

logically consistent, intelligible

collateral

secondary; security for a debt

colloquial

characteristics of informal conversation

collusion

secret agreement, conspiracy

colossus

a gigantic statue or thing

Combustion

the act or process of burning

commendation

a notice of approval or recognition

commensurate

corresponding in size or amount

commodious

roomy

compelling

forceful, demanding attention

compensate

to make an appropriate payment for something

complacency

self-satisfied ignorance of danger

complement

to complete, make perfect

compliant

ready to adapt oneself to another's wishes

complicit

being accomplice in a wrongful act

compliment

an expression of esteem or approval

Compound

to combine parts; a combination of different parts; a walled area containing a group of buildings

comprehensive

including everything

compress

to apply pressure, squeeze together

compunction

distress caused by feeling guilty

concede

to accept as valid

conciliatory

friendly, agreeable

concise

brief and direct in expression

concoct

to fabricate, make up

concomitant

accompanying in a subordinate fashion

concord

harmonious agreement

condolence

an expression of sympathy in sorrow

condone

to pardon, deliberately overlook

conduit

a pipe or channel through which something passes

confection

a sweet, fancy food

confidant

a person entrusted with secrets

conflagration

great fire

confluence

a gathering together

conformist

one who behaves the same as others

confound

to frustrate, confuse

congeal

pleasantly agreeable

congregation

a gathering of people, especially for religious services

congruity

the quality of being in agreement

connive

to plot, scheme

consecrate

to dedicate something to a holy purpose

consensus

an agreement of opinion

consign

to give something over to another's care

consolation

an act of comforting

consonant

harmony

constituent

an essential part

constrain

to forcibly restrict

construe

to interpret

consummate

to complete a deal; to complete a marriage ceremony through sexual intercourse

consumption

the act of consuming

contemporaneous

existing during the same time

contentious

having a tendency to quarrel or dispute

contravene

to contradict, oppose, violate

contrite

penitent, eager to be forgiven

contusion

bruise, injury

conundrum

puzzle, problem

convene

to call together

convention

an assembly of people; a rule, custom

convivial

characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment

convoluted

intricate and complicated

copious

profuse, abudant

cordial

warm, affectionate

coronation

the act of crowning

corpulence

extreme fatness

corroborate

to support with evidence

corrosive

having the tendency to erode or eat away

cosmopolitan

sophisticated, worldly

counteract

to neutralize, make ineffective

coup

a brilliant, unexpected act; the overthrow of a government and assumption of authority

covet

to desire enviously

covert

secretly engaged in

credulity

readiness to believe

crescendo

a steady increase in intensity or volume

criteria

standards by which something is judged

culmination

the climax toward which something progresses

culpable

deserving blame

cultivate

to nurture, improve, refine

cumulative

increasing, building upon itself

cunning

sly, clever at being deceitful

cupidity

greed, strong desire

cursory

brief to the point of being superficial

curt

abruptly and rudely short