Friday, August 14, 2009

Gre List No 17

coerce,compel/to force to make obedient

coeval,of the same period/coexisting

cogent,strong/convincing

cogitate,think deeply/mediate

cognition,knowing/awareness (emotionless)

cognizant,being fully aware of

coherent,sticking together

colander,bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water

collaborate,work in partnership

collusion,secret agreement for a deceitful purpose

combustion,process of burning

commemorate,keep the memory of

commend,praise

commendable,worthy of praise

commingle,mingle together

commuter,person who travels regularly

complacently,with self-satisfaction

complaisance,tending to comply/obliging/willingness to please

comply,act in accordance

compound,mix or combine

comprise,be composed of

compunction,feeling of regret for one's action

conceal,hide/keep secret

conceit,over-high opinion of/too much pride

conciliatory,reconciling/soothing

conciliatory,reconciling/soothing/comforting/mollifying

concise,brief and compact

concord,agreement or harmony

concur,agree in opinion/happen together

condense,increase in density/strength/make laconic

condone,forgive

congeal,make or become stiff and solid

conjoin,to join together

connoisseur,a person with good judgement (in art)

connotation,suggestion in addition to

consent,give agreement or permission

consequential,pompous/self important

consolation,consoling or being consoled

console,give comfort or sympathy to

conspicuous,easily seen/remarkable

consternation,surprise and fear/dismay

constrict,make tight or smaller

consume,get to the end of

contemn,to scorn or despise

contentious,argumentative/pugnacious/combative/quarrelsome

contiguous,touching/neighboring/near

contrite,filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing

contumacious,insubordinate/rebellious

conundrum,a riddle/dilemma/enigma

conviction,convincing/firm belief

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