Thursday, February 25, 2016

Vocab for Tuesday-


coalesce
fuse or cause to grow together
coffer
a chest especially for storing valuables
cogent
powerfully persuasive
collusion
secret agreement
condone
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
connoisseur
an expert able to appreciate a field
contrite
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
contumacious
willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
convoluted
rolled longitudinally upon itself
corroborate
give evidence for
cosset
treat with excessive indulgence
coterie
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
craven
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
credulous
showing a lack of judgment or experience
crescendo
a gradual increase in loudness, in music
cupidity
extreme greed for material wealth
curmudgeon
an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
debutante
a young woman making her debut into society
declivity
a downward slope or bend
decorous
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste

No comments:

Post a Comment