SAT巴朗3500基础词汇精选（11）

SAT巴朗3500基础词汇精选（11）

conciliatoryADJ./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 contro­vertwhat 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.
　　conventionN./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.

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　　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 so convoluted 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 a cordial 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.

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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 corroborate Tom'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.

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　　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 with cumbersome 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.

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