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WS lists 25-30
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| construe | to interpret |
| misconstrue | to misinterpret |
| consummate (adj) | perfect; complete; supremely skillfull |
| consummate (n) | to finish it or make it complete. aka signing a contract would consummate an agreemtn |
| contentious | argumentative; quarrelsome |
| contender | a fighter |
| contend | to fight or argue for something |
| contiguous | side by side; adjoining |
| contingent | dependent; possible |
| contingency | a possibility or something that may happen but is at least as likely not to phappen |
| contrite | admitting guilt; esp feeling remorseful |
| contrition | sincere penitence or remorse. |
| penitence | remorse |
| contrived | artificial; labored |
| contrivance | a mechanical device. (contraption) |
| conventional | common; customary; unexceptional |
| convivial | fond of partying; festive. opposite of an antisocial person |
| copious | abundant; plentiful |
| corollary | somehting that follows; a natural consequence |
| corroborate | to confirm; to back up with evidence |
| cosmopolitan | at home in many places or situations; internationally sophisticated |
| countenance (n) | face; facial expression, esp an encouraging one |
| countenance (v) | to tolerate/condone |
| coup | a brilliant victory or accomplishment; the violent overthrow of a gov by a small internal group |
| covenant | a solemn agreemtn; a contract; a pledge |
| covert | secret, hidden |
| overt | open or unconcealed |
| covet | to wish for enviously |
| covetous | to be envious |
| credulous | eager to believe; gullible |
| credible | to be believeable |
| incredulous | skeptical; not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; |
| credence | belief or intellectual acceptance |
| creditable | worthy of credit or praise |
| criterion | standard; basis for judgement |
| cryptic | mysterious; mystifying |
| culinary | relating to cooking or the kitchen |
| culminate | to climax; to reach full effect |
| culpable | deserving blame; guilty |
| exculpate | to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate |
| inculpate | to accuse someone of something |
| cursory | hasty; superficial |
| curtail | to shorten; to cut short |
| cynic | one who deeply distrusts human nature; one who believes humans are motivated by only selfishness |
| cynicism | general grumpiness and pessimism about human nature |
| daunt | to make fearful; to intimidate |
| dauntless | fearless, unintimidated |
| undaunted | fearless or unintimidated |
| dearth | lack; scarcity |
| debacle | violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat |
| debauchery | wild living; excessive intemperance |
| debauch | to seduce or corrupt |
| debilitate | to weaken; to cripple |
| debility | a weakened or enfeebled state; weakness; opp of ability |
| decadent | decaying or decayed, esp in terms of morals |
| decimate | to kill or destroy a large part of |
| decorous | proper; in good taste; orderly |
| deduce | to conclude from the evidence; to infer |
| defame | to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of |
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