Gruber's SAT Words CI-CONT
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cipher | person or thing of no value; zero |
| circuitous | roundabout; indirect |
| circumlocution | roundabout way of speaking |
| circumscribe | to encircle; to limit or confine |
| circumspect | cautious; careful |
| circumvent | to surround or entrap; to go around or bypass |
| citadel | a fortress |
| cite | to quote a passage, book, author, etc; to refer to an example |
| civility | politeness |
| clairvoyant | having great insight; keenly perceptive |
| clamber | to climb with effort or difficulty |
| clamor | noise |
| clandestine | secretive; private |
| clangor | harsh ringing sound |
| clarify | to make clear |
| clarion | clear and shrill |
| claustrophobia | fear of enclosed spaces |
| cleave | to split something apart; to stick or cling to something |
| cleft | split; divided |
| clemency | mercy; leniency |
| cliché | a trite or worn-out expression |
| clientele | customers |
| clime | climate; region |
| clique | a small, exclusive group |
| cloistered | secluded; confined |
| clout | power; influence |
| cloven | divided; split |
| coadjutor | assistant; helper |
| coalesce | to blend; to merge; to fuse |
| coddle | to treat tenderly |
| coerce | to force |
| coffer | a strongbox |
| cog | a gear tooth; a minor part |
| cogent | convincing |
| cogitate | to think; to consider carefully |
| cognate | related; relevant |
| cognizant | aware |
| cognomen | family name; last name |
| coherent | logically connected; consistent |
| cohesive | tending to stick |
| cohort | colleague; associate; partner |
| coincide | to occur simultaneously |
| collaborate | to work together; to cooperate |
| collage | collection of various bits and pieces |
| collate | to put together in order |
| collateral | security for payment of a loan |
| colloquial | informal |
| colloquy | conversation |
| collusion | conspiracy; agreement to commit a wrongful act |
| colossal | huge; enormous |
| combative | eager to fight; argumentative |
| combustible | capable of catching fire easily |
| comely | attractive |
| commemorative | honoring; remembering |
| commence | to begin |
| commendation | praise |
| commensurate | to proportionate |
| commiserate | to express pity for |
| commodious | roomy; spacious |
| communal | shared; pertaining to a group of people |
| compact | firmly packed; a treaty |
| compassion | pity; sympathy |
| compatible | agreeable; harmonious |
| compel | to force |
| compendium | brief summary |
| compensatory | paying back; making up for |
| complacent | self-satisfied |
| complement | to make whole; to complete |
| compliant | yielding; submissive |
| complicity | partnership in a wrongful act |
| components | ingredients; elements |
| composure | calmness of mind or manner |
| compulsory | required |
| compunction | uneasiness; remorse |
| compute | to calculate; to estimate |
| concave | hollow; curved inward |
| concede | to admit; to grant |
| concentrate | to think deeply; to increase in strength or degree |
| concentric | having a common center |
| conception | a beginning; original idea or plan |
| concession | allowance; the act of yielding |
| conciliate | to soothe the anger of; to win over |
| concise | brief and to the point |
| conclave | secret meeting |
| concoct | to invent; to devise |
| concomitant | accompanying; attending |
| concord | agreement; harmony |
| concourse | a crowd; a wide street |
| concur | to agree |
| condescend | to lower oneself to an inferior's level |
| condign | deserved; suitable |
| condiment | seasoning; spices |
| condolence | expression of sorrow |
| condone | to excuse; to overlook |
| conducive | tending to or leading to |
| conduit | pipe or tube through which fluid or electricity passes |
| confidant | a close, trusted friend |
| configuration | shape; arrangment |
| confiscate | to seize by way of penalty |
| conflagration | a large and destructive fire |
| confluent | merging; flowing together |
| conformity | agreement; doing the same as others |
| confounded | confused; amazed |
| congeal | to freeze solid; to thicken |
| congenial | friendly; agreeable |
| congenital | existing at birth |
| conglomerate | mass; cluster; corporation |
| congregate | to gather; to assemble |
| congruent | in agreement |
| coniferous | bearing cones |
| conjecture | to guess |
| conjugal | pertaining to marriage |
| conjure | to call upon or to command a devil or spirit to practice magic; cast a spell on |
| connivance | to pretend ignorance of another's wrong-doing; conspiracy |
| connoisseur | an expert |
| connote | to suggest or imply |
| connubial | pertaining to marriage |
| consanguinity | close relationship, usually by blood |
| consecrate | to make holy |
| consensus | general agreement, especially of opinion |
| consol | a musical panel or unit; to comfort |
| consolidate | to combine; to make or become solid |
| consonant | in agreement or harmony |
| consort | a husband or wife; to associate or join |
| consternation | sudden confusion; panic |
| constituents | voters; supporters |
| constraints | restrictions; limits |
| constrict | to shrink; to bind |
| construe | to analyze; to interpret |
| consummate | to complete; perfect |
| contagious | likely to spread; infectious |
| contaminant | substance that pollutes or infects |
| contemn | to regard with scorn or contempt |
| contemporary | happening in the same time period; current |
| contemptuous | scornful |
| contentious | ready to argue; quarrelsome |
| contest | (three meanings) a competitive game; to dispute; to compete |
| contiguous | nearby; neighboring |
| contingent | possible |
| contort | to twist; to distort |
| contraband | smuggled or stolen goods |
| contrary | opposite |
| contravene | to go against; to oppose |
| contretemps | an embarrassing occurrence |
| contrite | sorrowful; penitent |
| controversial | debatable; questionable |
| contumacious | disobedient; obstinate |
| contumely | rudeness |
| contusion | a bruise |
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