GRE阅读辅导：新东方GRE阅读词汇笔记(13)

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consensus
3 I! g4 O* x9 v6 g+ g5 Ugeneral agreement; opinion reached by a group
consequential
  |* ]. w7 e3 C5 r  z: Xself-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent
conservatory(conservatoire)
, K9 J$ K/ z9 ~school of the fine arts (especially music or drama); glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy
/ P0 D" w" Y" e4 @3 W" Kconsign
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
: g7 N2 ?& T) D2 jconsistency
' S5 I! T7 C  `/ ^' W9 Pabsence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous
console
& H, x$ ~9 }* ^+ s  h  o- ^# c$ }/ klessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
consolidation
0 i. I+ V5 a/ R1 u( q( t+ Cunification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen
; x1 r3 @1 Q! h: m8 E( Uconsonance
harmony; agreement
consonant
9 M4 C  S& B; l7 }4 Oharmonious; in agreement; N.
/ ?: L: g* a( u% X3 ]* L. dconsort
associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)
0 r- N9 C+ e2 I7 t; O3 j, ?% b6 Pconspiracy
3 p& x: S' d2 Z" J% I4 streacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
' V9 y. u7 U0 l: i- f6 s; M5 Cconspire
0 B5 Q& ^9 b( Vtake part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine; Ex. Events conspired to produce great difficulties.
consternation
great shock; dismay
/ f( x% \5 z, c: w% Rconstituency
9 W6 E  U+ F6 D2 ^4 ~voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)
' b- J+ Q9 L; L3 Hconstituent
supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
6 a, f- A1 @  Lconstitution
constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions
. d4 Y1 \4 o4 f0 ^! N. R. wconstraint
7 j" [6 i- c' v% }0 m/ s& N, brestraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison
construe
! X& P. V. l0 q( D0 U! M4 f6 c' f: Bexplain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
- a9 O! b% c, p& l4 jconsummate
complete; V.
& s' T/ w$ u" F( e( v0 A2 Tcontagion
6 w2 \" W9 H. k) P) C5 [3 X% Ainfection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air
4 ^! P" F* R7 R/ V& Hcontaminate
: \* n. L- y% i2 Rpollute
contempt
5 U, e. u7 d  H2 s" h% y5 lscorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible
contend
6 [+ J/ h* E) }2 J9 h0 Y8 ?struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
contention
7 V4 _! L4 [: i1 t0 D1 xassertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
; Q  b" r6 c% ?4 @' y8 t! rcontentious
) w5 `6 |- [( {$ nquarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments
& t% H6 Q; ^  }" p% Gcontest
dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.
context
: Y3 t4 u0 a2 E5 q8 ?( J' Zwritings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
contiguous
adjacent to; touching upon
5 l! g4 q" k- `) Q! a# f% zcontinence
self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
* ]# t- h0 Z( U/ B, V) gcontingent
5 L3 l5 O6 N) F; W! Y, }0 Jdependent 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
7 _; A7 s& A% m! O7 Xcontortions
twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist
  k  l# W1 ~: @2 T# a8 e" ?' pcontraband
: _5 t0 ]/ F; F; Cillegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.
contravene
1 C- O- Q% ^2 W& o( N8 Acontradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention
! d) H- \( E) l0 K( F! B; L  K! Ncontrite
/ ]( O: Y  M( A0 i6 N* _penitent; repentant; N. contrition
contrivance
something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme
3 M! k/ Y# Y0 h" E; Pcontrive
invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage; Ex. contrive to attract his attention
contrived
' h9 w3 t) X% a. v7 V5 b3 s1 _unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.
8 }- n0 ~! p9 Q, Jcontrovert
oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy
, u8 I8 c! Z! ]' zcontumacious
stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)
contusion
! j8 h) O0 k. w  N# @: o8 Tbruise
conundrum
riddle; difficult problem
+ ?, Q# R8 Q: D( I$ S0 D! S. {convene
come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council
convention
social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement
conventional
ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons
converge
8 f6 G1 e+ h, h$ `. A0 eapproach; tend to meet; come together
4 x4 P$ _  L+ L' Y. L2 r/ F$ i! Yconversant
3 e3 k# z* ], E: ^+ nfamiliar with; having knowledge of
% _' t9 \5 T9 [: x; y& W. yconverse
opposite; ADJ.
convert
1 @+ K) }6 M  N, B7 C. }1 aone who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief
5 c6 j2 w+ C% ~: h: oconvex
  B4 [+ U3 _* w# G& Zcurving outward
conveyance
vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance
conviction
judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
/ |0 m4 w! X1 v- y8 X4 V7 G( Oconvivial
pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial
convoke
call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation
/ G" a- {& b0 @( ?- a* Hconvoluted
coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain
3 u* k, `5 R  _convulsion
violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive
& k4 R' N4 W  N" Zcopious
plentiful
0 Y# h, C' z. m' ^( I$ k' |coquette
flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.
cordial
3 B& {- D! c( @1 S! z' Swarmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome
cordon
" Z: ^9 h8 g+ O! J$ `/ S0 ?3 oextended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; V.
# ^# q" \. Z9 }/ U; Vcornice
projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars);
cornucopia
& W. o+ Q, b* Z3 D2 k/ Ghorn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
corollary
natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)
; M+ x0 h/ L  Q; |: j4 Zcoroner
2 z$ x3 E. U" H# `! Spublic 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
  |* l: D$ u0 G; J# M6 ~/ S2 Ucollection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse
( P8 ~0 r8 |/ ^) U0 G2 [/ h# t8 scorpuscle
red or white cell in the blood
; X9 J# T3 h& ^) |0 i3 ?+ Q: a: z* ycorrelate
+ ]& M( d& x2 n# w2 i6 u: Neither of the correlated things; V.
# j( F1 `& G7 R- c5 W( Wcorrelation
" q  {4 d% q7 M& ?; N$ o; B9 Kmutual relationship
corroborate
5 b3 ~% m% C* C  Iconfirm; support; strengthen
corrode
, H- K% g' d' w  A/ b( rdestroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
corrosive
eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce
corrugated
wrinkled; ridged
cosmic
pertaining to the universe; vast
coterie
group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
5 X- F! _' w4 [7 T. Xcountenance
approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance
7 i" u" |" ?0 P4 Y- N9 I7 Z0 w0 Gcountermand
cancel; revoke (an order)
counterpart
thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system
coup
7 L4 G% D, a/ R7 R+ yhighly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d'\'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills
couple
5 q/ d/ e: x- T7 }4 Ojoin; unite; OP. uncouple
courier
messenger