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SAT Words 19
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| connive | (v.) to plot, scheme (She _____d to get me to give up my vacation plans.) |
| consecrate | (v.) to dedicate something to a holy purpose (Arvin _____d his spare bedroom as a shrine to Christina.) |
| consensus | (n.) an agreement of opinion (The jury was able to reach a _____ only after days of deliberation.) |
| consign | (v.) to give something over to another’s care (Unwillingly, he _____d his mother to a nursing home.) |
| consolation | (n.) an act of comforting (Darren found Alexandra’s presence to be a _____ for his suffering.) |
| consonant | (adj.) in harmony (The singers’ _____ voices were beautiful.) |
| constituent | (n.) an essential part (The most important _____ of her perfume is something called ambergris.) |
| constrain | (v.) to forcibly restrict (His belief in nonviolence _____d him from taking revenge on his attackers.) |
| construe | (v.) to interpret (He _____d her throwing his clothes out the window as a signal that she wanted him to leave.) |
| consummate | (v.) to complete a deal; to complete a marriage ceremony through sexual intercourse (Erica and Donald _____d their agreement in the executive boardroom.) |
| consumption | (n.) the act of consuming (_____ of intoxicating beverages is not permitted on these premises.) |
| contemporaneous | (adj.) existing during the same time (Though her novels do not feature the themes of Romanticism, Jane Austen’s work was _____ with that of Wordsworth and Byron.) |
| contentious | (adj.) having a tendency to quarrel or dispute (George’s _____ personality made him unpopular with his classmates.) |
| contravene | (v.) to contradict, oppose, violate (Edwidge _____d his landlady’s rule against overnight guests.) |
| contrite | (adj.) penitent, eager to be forgiven (Blake’s _____ behavior made it impossible to stay angry at him.) |
| contusion | (n.) bruise, injury (The _____s on his face suggested he’d been in a fight.) |
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