SAT(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇(List 11)

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SAT1(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇

conciliatory ADJ./抚慰，调和/reconciling; soothing. She was still angry despite his

conciliatory words. conciliate,V.

concise ADJ./简练/brief and compact. When you define a new word, be concise:

the shorter the definition, the easier it is to remember.

contrived ADJ./做作的;牵强的/forced; artificial; not spontaneous. Feeling ill at

ease with his new in-laws, James made a few contrived attempts at conversation

and then retreated into silence.

controvert V./辩论;反驳/oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict. The

witness's testimony was so clear and her reputation for honesty so

well-established that the defense attorney decided it was wiser to make no

attempt to contro­vert what she said.

contusion N./擦伤;撞伤/bruise. Black and blue after her fall, Sue was treated for

contusions and abrasions.

conundrum N./谜语/riddle. During the long car ride, she invented conundrums to

entertain the children.

convene V./召集，集合/assemble. Because much needed legislation had to be enacted,

the governor ordered the legislature to convene in special session by January

15.

convention N./习俗，惯例/social or moral custom; established prac­tice. Flying in

the face of convention, George Sand shocked society by taking lovers and wearing

men's clothes.

conventional ADJ./典型的;普通的/ordinary; typical. His conventional upbringing left

him wholly unprepared for his wife's eccen­tric family.

converge V./聚合;接近/approach; tend to meet; come together. African-American men

from all over the United States con­verged on Washington to take part in the

historic Million Men march.

conversantADJ./熟悉/familiar with. The lawyer is conversant with all the

evidence.

converse N./相反的/opposite. The inevitable converse of peace is not war but

annihilation.

converse V./聊天/chat; talk informally. Eva was all ears while Lulu and Lola

conversed.Wasn't it rude of her to eavesdrop on their conversation?

conversation, N.

convert N./改变;转换;皈依/one who has adopted a different religion or opinion. On

his trip to Japan, though the President spoke at length about the virtues of

American automobiles, he made few converts to his beliefs. alsoV.

convex ADJ./凸的/curving outward. He polished the convex lens of his

telescope.

conveyance N./运输;交通工具/vehicle; transfer. During the transit strike, commuters

used various kinds of conveyances.

conviction N./定罪;深信/judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held

belief. Even her conviction for murder did not shake Peter's conviction that

Harriet was innocent of the crime.

convivial ADJ./欢乐;高兴/festive; gay; characterized by joviality. The convivial

celebrators of the victory sang their college songs.

convoke V./召集/call together. Congress was convoked at the outbreak of the

emergency. convocation, N.

convolutedADJ./围绕，卷绕;费解/coiled around; involved; intricate. His argument was

soconvoluted that few of us could follow it intelligently.

Copious ADJ./丰富的，大量的/plentiful. She had copious reasons for reject­ing the

proposal.

coquette N./卖弄风情的女子;蜂鸟/flirt. Because she refused to give him an answer to

his proposal of marriage, he called her a coquette. alsoV.

cordial ADJ./亲切;衷心/gracious; heartfelt. Our hosts greeted us at the airport

with acordial welcome and a hearty hug.

cordon N./警戒线/extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or

egress. The police cordon was so tight that the criminals could not leave the

area. alsoV.

cornucopiaN./象征丰饶的羊角/horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of

abundance. The encyclopedia salesman claimed the new edition was a veritable

cornucopia of information, an inexhaustible source of knowledge for the entire

family.

corollary N./结果，产物/consequence; accompaniment. Brotherly love is a complex

emotion, with sibling rivalry its natural corollary.

coronation N./加冕/ceremony of crowning a queen or king. When the witches told

Macbeth he would be king, they failed to warn him he would lose his crown soon

after his coronation.

corporeal ADJ./肉体的，物质的/bodily; material. The doctor had no patience with

spiritual matters: his job was to attend to his patients' corporeal problems,

not to minister to their souls.

corpulent ADJ./肥胖/very fat. The corpulent man resolved to reduce. corpulence,

N.

correlation N./相互的关系/mutual relationship. He sought to determine the

correlation that existed between ability in algebra and ability to interpret

reading exercises. correlate,V., N.

corroborate V./确认;支持/confirm; support. Though Huck was quite willing to

corroborateTom's story, Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of

them.

corrode V./腐蚀/destroy by chemical action. The girders support­ing the bridge

corroded so gradually that no one suspected any danger until the bridge suddenly

collapsed. corrosion, N.

corrosive ADJ./腐蚀性的/eating away by chemicals or disease. Stain­less steel is

able to withstand the effects of corrosive chem­icals. corrode,V.

corrugated ADJ./皱的/wrinkled; ridged. She wished she could smooth away the

wrinkles from his corrugated brow.

Cosmic ADJ./宇宙的;巨大的/pertaining to the universe; vast. Cosmic rays derive

their name from the fact that they bombard the earth's atmosphere from outer

space. COSMOS, N.

cosmopolitan ADJ./世界主义/sophisticated. Her years in the capitol had

transformed her into a cosmopolitan young woman highly aware of international

affairs.

coterie N./同行，圈内人/group that meets socially; select circle. After his book

had been published, he was invited to join the literary coterie that lunched

daily at the hotel.

countenance V./忍受;接受/approve; tolerate. He refused to counte­nance such rude

behavior on their part.

countenance N./脸/face. When Jose saw his newborn daugh­ter, a proud smile

spread across his countenance.

countermand V./取消;废除/cancel; revoke. The general counter­manded the orders

issued in his absence.

culvert N./水管/artificial channel for water. If we build a culvert under the

road at this point, we will reduce the possibility of the road's being flooded

during the rainy season.

cumbersomeADJ./粗笨的;累赘/heavy; hard to manage. He was bur­dened down

withcumbersome parcels.

cumulative ADJ./累积/growing by addition. Vocabulary building is a cumulative

process: as you go through your flash cards, you will add new words to your

vocabulary, one by one.

cupidity N./贪婪/greed. The defeated people could not satisfy the cupidity of

the conquerors, who demanded excessive tribute.

curator N./主管;经理/superintendent; manager. The members of the board of

trustees of the museum expected the new curator to plan events and exhibitions

that would make the museum more popular.

curmudgeonN./脾气坏;吝啬/churlish, miserly individual. Although he was regarded by

many as a curmudgeon, a few of us were aware of the many kindnesses and acts of

charity that he secretly performed.

cursive ADJ./流动的;连接的/flowing, running. In normal writing we run our letters

together in cursive form; in printing, we separate the letters.

cursory ADJ./草率;匆忙/casual; hastily done. Because a cursory examination of the

ruins indicates the possibility of arson, we believe the insurance agency should

undertake a more extensive investigation of the fire's cause.

curtail V./减短;降低/shorten; reduce. When Herb asked Diane for a date, she said

she was really sorry she couldn't go out with him, but her dad had ordered her

to curtail her social life.

cynical ADJ./愤世嫉俗/skeptical or distrustful of human motives. Cyn­ical from

birth, Sidney was suspicious whenever anyone gave him a gift "with no strings

attached." cynic, N.

cynosure N./广受注意的目标/the object of general attention. As soon as the movie

star entered the room, she became the cynosure of all eyes.