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WS lists 20-25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| circuitous | roundabout; not following a direct path; mission hills roads |
| circumlocution | indirect expression; use of wordy of evasive language |
| circumlocutory | to use a lot of big, vague words and to speak ina disorganized way |
| circumscribe | to draw a line around;to set the lmits; to difine; to restrict |
| circumspect | cautious (to look around carefully before doing soemthing) |
| civil | polit; civilized; courteous |
| clemency | mercy; forgivenesss; mildness |
| inclement | severe, rough, or harsh. CLEMENT WEATHER= mild weather. INCLEMENT WEATHER= bad weather |
| cliche | an overused saying or idea |
| circumvent | to frustrate as though by surrounding. to go around or bypass/avoid |
| coalesce | to come together as one; to fuse; to unite |
| coerce | to force someone to do or not to do something |
| cogent | powerfully convincing |
| cognitive | dealing wtih how we know the world around us through our senses |
| cognizant | aware; conscious |
| coherent | holding together; making sense |
| colloquial | conversational; informal in language |
| colloquy | a conversation or conference |
| collusion | conspiracy; secret cooperation. the increase in oil prices was the result of collusion by the oilproducing nations. there was collusion among the owners of the bball teams |
| collude | to conspire |
| commensurate | equal; proportionate |
| compelling | forceful; causing to yield |
| compulsion | irresistable impulse to do something irrational |
| compendium | summary; an abridgement |
| complacent | self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself |
| complaisant | eager to please |
| complement | to complete or fill up; to be the perfect counterpart |
| complicity | participation in wrongdoing; the act of being an accomplice |
| comprehensive | covering or including everything |
| comprise | to consist of |
| conciliatory | making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill |
| reconcile | to bring two things into agreement |
| concise | brief and to the point; succinct |
| concision | one who speaks with succinctness |
| constitute | make up |
| compose | make up |
| concord | harmony; agreement |
| discord | disagreement; disharmony |
| accord | a formal agreement, ussually reached after a dispute |
| concurrent | happening at the same time; parallel |
| concur | to agree |
| condescend | to stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way;t o patronize |
| condone | to overlook; to permit to happen |
| conducive | promoting (to help encourage). tending to produce; conducing; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually fol. by to): Good eating habits are conducive to good health. |
| confluence | a flowing together, esp of rivers; the place where they begin to flow together |
| congenial | agreeably suitable; pleasant |
| genial | pleasing, kind, sympathetic, helpful |
| congenital | describing a trait or condition acquired between conception and birth; innate |
| conjecture | to guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence |
| conjure | to summon or bring into being as if by magic |
| connoisseur | an expert, particularly in matters of art or taste |
| consecrate | to make or declare sacred |
| desecrate | to treat irreverntly |
| consensus | unanimity or general agreemnt |
| unanimous | of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed |
| consonant | harmonious; in agreement |
| dissonant | unharmonious |
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