GRE阅读辅导：新东方GRE阅读词汇笔记(13)

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consensus
general agreement; opinion reached by a group
consequential
self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent
7 E, |4 f9 d5 y$ lconservatory(conservatoire)
school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy
consign
send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee
consistency
$ m5 G2 Q7 U+ E+ P# Y& Y; V0 Wabsence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous
1 A) z; F2 i4 D% X0 tconsole
0 G1 P, L0 E- X8 dlessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
consolidation
9 X7 n9 W% A3 p# u: h. |0 zunification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen
consonance
7 }; h7 T1 n  M3 [0 x; aharmony; agreement
consonant
+ V! F$ X0 S% Q1 J% t) G6 ?harmonious; in agreement; N.
' j6 n- B* {* U' u8 `% ]consort
associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)
4 u0 H8 {' ~1 u. a/ vconspiracy
/ ^+ O$ S: P( l0 Ftreacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
conspire
& B& v  h; `) ntake part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.
consternation
great shock; dismay
constituency
voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)
  R7 ?2 y) N" u, Lconstituent
supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
constitution
( ~  \8 x3 D$ }4 q4 z  E' ^constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions
7 O! k3 }2 U# Z! B0 U" [constraint
4 I+ [% V4 b; K8 F+ W  }restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison
construe
explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
consummate
complete; V.
contagion
infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air
1 s1 q+ w8 M: }contaminate
pollute
contempt
scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible
- g6 o* N" L+ E% A! W- s4 N7 K  P6 Scontend
% y! D% R5 u- j& R% m* \struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
3 v$ |0 S# K1 [/ I& Jcontention
assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
. C0 O( A* M, O% mcontentious
" M# P) t# S7 d* z5 i( u' X" i8 Gquarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments
contest
4 P. K% {# A2 W) ndispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.
3 e* w- c% W& J+ S6 t: Pcontext
% r) y' G! S% [; d" cwritings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
contiguous
adjacent to; touching upon
continence
9 D/ K$ \/ ?- dself-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
contingent
dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
- q0 x3 j# k# u/ acontortions
twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist
' \6 n) [& J- Icontraband
6 K7 K, p5 _. C" z$ F3 @illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.
contravene
contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention
3 T4 Y' k) Q9 `3 s( @+ |+ i3 h5 `contrite
penitent; repentant; N. contrition
5 T( F# Y/ `8 ]contrivance
+ O& O3 q5 K  n# J( z( Usomething contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme
contrive
invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention
/ m# D/ ~- i) e& R: o/ ^% c  ?contrived
3 ?% C4 t# N& x6 q3 h8 R* E9 ]2 nunnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.
' }. L2 d% o3 o7 gcontrovert
oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy
contumacious
stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
0 V; J* H1 P3 Kcontusion
bruise
conundrum
3 h9 o1 N6 |" M, H/ u, Xriddle; difficult problem
9 c2 R1 Q/ t) E; [. P( Nconvene
' e$ w* W* s6 {7 scome together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council
  b. u. l: O( {' K7 U3 iconvention
+ B! q; x3 K! {: x0 \5 ?9 ^! Bsocial or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement
" C. w$ p+ X4 G" A4 t8 C: z4 B1 ~conventional
ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons
converge
$ z( d) C0 X9 v! f' u$ |approach; tend to meet; come together
conversant
. v( x; `3 V  Q5 z: U6 }" h: Wfamiliar with; having knowledge of
converse
opposite; ADJ.
; U- P3 x, r) f0 h7 T* Sconvert
one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief
convex
1 w, m/ c  i$ w" Y3 W' @" Icurving outward
: X* D% o* l! rconveyance
vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance
conviction
) c0 m# O5 h( y( h$ Ujudgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
- R. I5 s( i/ x" D- q$ }convivial
! S# H" a% G8 I" _0 N7 fpleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial
convoke
call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation
& \6 l2 V. q: f) i0 u8 B' w" |convoluted
coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain
4 J& T1 X8 T9 e" R+ i: l% ?  }7 wconvulsion
violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive
* i- K6 N3 j: C* hcopious
plentiful
/ d0 k% L- I) Z0 i! ycoquette
2 v3 d7 U/ W3 ^0 \flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.
cordial
warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome
cordon
& p/ X" z" g' b6 Hextended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; V.
. m! ]& ~% v! Fcornice
( w9 A; M0 Q% ?0 x( ?projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars);
cornucopia
horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
corollary
natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
coroner
public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes
corporeal
bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible
corpulent
very fat; N. corpulence
corpus
. p' c/ |2 N5 p; pcollection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse
corpuscle
% N( s9 L, f4 e- Mred or white cell in the blood
correlate
either of the correlated things; V.
correlation
mutual relationship
corroborate
confirm; support; strengthen
corrode
' K2 p; w, S* sdestroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
corrosive
eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce
6 [. d" [/ G" T; E# U8 ncorrugated
$ A/ z7 s8 c1 fwrinkled; ridged
& L9 X" J% P9 I  z0 Jcosmic
* q, \3 _7 i( I8 j) k5 p, a" K( Wpertaining to the universe; vast
) |" k% Z- y, W9 zcoterie
group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
1 x5 k& e$ k' Z6 F) Scountenance
+ l7 ?7 i- D2 Q6 Lapprove; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance
countermand
5 l4 P# K" P$ G% H1 ]" Ycancel; revoke (an order)
* P2 m, j2 P* |8 z- P* c& }8 Ocounterpart
7 Q! o+ H9 V- ^9 z) Q. Kthing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system
coup
- \. b4 _0 }; l8 u$ D. H, y1 E0 }' uhighly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d'\'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills
couple
join; unite; OP. uncouple
courier
messenger