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SAT Words 18
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| concise | (adj.) brief and direct in expression (Gordon did not like to waste time, and his instructions to Brenda were nothing if not _____.) |
| concoct | (v.) to fabricate, make up (She _____d the most ridiculous story to explain her absence.) |
| concomitant | (adj.) accompanying in a subordinate fashion (His dislike of hard work carried with it a _____ lack of funds.) |
| concord | (n.) harmonious agreement (Julie and Harold began the evening with a disagreement, but ended it in a state of perfect _____.) |
| condolence | (n.) an expression of sympathy in sorrow (Brian lamely offered his _____ on the loss of his sister’s roommate’s cat.) |
| condone | (v.) to pardon, deliberately overlook (He refused to _____ his brother’s crime.) |
| conduit | (n.) a pipe or channel through which something passes (The water flowed through the _____ into the container.) |
| confection | (n.) a sweet, fancy food (We went to the mall food court and purchased a delicious _____.) |
| confidant | (n.) a person entrusted with secrets (Shortly after we met, she became my chief _____.) |
| conflagration | (n.) great fire (The _____ consumed the entire building.) |
| confluence | (n.) a gathering together (A _____ of different factors made tonight the perfect night.) |
| conformist | (n.) one who behaves the same as others (Julian was such a _____ that he had to wait and see if his friends would do something before he would commit.) |
| confound | (v.) to frustrate, confuse (MacGuyver _____d the policemen pursuing him by covering his tracks.) |
| congeal | (v.) to thicken into a solid (The sauce had _____d into a thick paste.) |
| congenial | (adj.) pleasantly agreeable (His _____ manner made him popular wherever he went.) |
| congregation | (n.) a gathering of people, especially for religious services (The priest told the _____ that he would be retiring.) |
| congruity | (n.) the quality of being in agreement (Bill and Veronica achieved a perfect _____ of opinion.) |