The 100 Most Common SAT Words Lesson 3
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justinp216 on July 9, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 chronological | arranged in order of time |
| circuitous | roundabout |
| circumlocution | indirect and wordy language |
| circumscribed | bound |
| circumspect | cautious |
| circumvent | to get around |
| clairvoyant | able to perceive things that normal people cannnot |
| clamor | loud noise |
| clandestine | secret |
| cleave | to divide into parts |
| clemency | mercy |
| clergy | members of Christian holy orders |
| cloying | sickeningly sweet |
| coagulate | to thicken, clot |
| coalesce | to fuse into a whole |
| cobbler | a person who makes or repairs shoes |
| coerce | to make somebody do something by force or threat |
| cogent | intellectually convincing |
| cognizant | aware mindful |
| coherent | logically consistent, intelligible |
| collateral | secondary |
| collusion | secret agreement |
| colossus | a gigantic statue or thing |
| combustion | the act or process of burning |
| commendation | a notice or approval or recognition |
| commensurate | corresponding in size or amount |
| commodious | roomy |
| compelling | forceful, demanding action |
| compensate | to make an appropriate payment for something |
| complacency | self satisfied ignorance of danger |
| complement | to complete, make perfect |
| compliant | ready to adapt oneself to another's wishes |
| complicit | being an accomplice in a wrongful act |
| compliment | an expression of approval |
| compound | to combine parts |
| comprehensive | including everything |
| compress | to apply pressure |
| compunction | distress caused by feeling guilty |
| concede | to accept as valid |
| conciliatory | friendly |
| concise | brief and direct in expression |
| concoct | to make up |
| concomitant | accompanying in a subordinate fashion |
| concord | harmonious agreement |
| condolence | an expression of sympathy or sorrow |
| condone | to pardon |
| conduit | a pipe or channel through which something passes |
| confection | a sweet fancy food |
| confidant | a person entrusted with secrets |
| conflagration | great fire |
| confluence | a gathering together |
| conformist | one who behaves the same as others |
| confound | to frustrate confuse |
| congeal | to thicken into a solid |
| congenial | pleasantly agreeable |
| congregation | a gathering of people especially for religious services |
| congruity | the quality of being in agreement |
| connive | to plot scheme |
| consecrate | to dedicate something to a holy purpose |
| consensus | an agreement of opinions |
| consign | to give something over to another's care |
| consolation | an act of comforting |
| consonant | in harmony |
| constituent | an essential part |
| constrain | to forcibly restrict |
| construe | to interpret |
| consummate | to complete a deal |
| consumption | the act of consuming |
| contemporaneous | existing during the same time |
| contentious | having a tendency to quarrel or dispute |
| contravene | to contradict oppose violate |
| contrite | eager to be forgiven |
| contusion | bruise injury |
| conundrum | puzzle |
| convene | to call together |
| convention | an assembly of people |
| convivial | characterized by feasting drinking merriment |
| convoluted | intricate complicated |
| copious | abundant |
| cordial | warm affectionate |
| coronation | the act of crowning |
| corpulence | extreme fatness |
| corroborate | to support with evidence |
| corrosive | having the tendency to erode |
| cosmopolitan | sophisticated |
| counteract | to neutralize |
| coup | a brilliant unexpected act |
| covet | to desire enviously |
| covert | secretly engaged in |
| credulity | readiness to believe |
| crescendo | a steady increase in intensity or volume |
| criteria | standards by which something is judged |
| culmination | the climax toward which something progresses |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| cultivate | to nurture |
| cummulative | increasing |
| cunning | sly |
| cupidity | greed or strong desire |
| cursory | brief to the point of being superficial |
| curt | abruptly and rudely short |
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