GRE备考：GRE阅读词汇笔记(11)

　　clandestine

　　secret

　　clangor

　　loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging

　　clap

　　strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause

　　clapper

　　striker of a bell

　　clarion

　　shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times

　　clasp

　　hold firmly within arms

　　claustrophobia

　　fear of being locked in

　　clavicle

　　collarbone

　　cleave

　　split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven

　　cleft

　　N: split

　　clemency

　　disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement

　　cliche

　　phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. cliched

　　clientele

　　body of customers

　　climactic

　　relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic

　　clime

　　climate

　　clip

　　cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off ; clasp or fastener

　　clipper

　　sailing vessel built for great speed

　　clique

　　small exclusive group of people

　　cloister

　　monastery or convent

　　clot

　　half-solid lump formed from a liquid ; V.

　　clout

　　great influence ; hard blow with fist

　　clown

　　act stupidly; play the fool; N.

　　cloying

　　distasteful ; excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess

　　coagulate

　　congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant

　　coalesce

　　combine; fuse; N. coalescence

　　coalition

　　partnership; league; union of separate political parties

　　coax

　　persuade by flattery

　　coda

　　concluding section of a musical or literary composition

　　coddle

　　treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs

　　codicil

　　supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will

　　codify

　　arrange as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs

　　coercion

　　use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce

　　coeval

　　living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age

　　cog

　　tooth projecting from a wheel

　　cogent

　　convincing

　　cogitate

　　think over; ponder

　　cognate

　　having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.

　　cognitive

　　having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing

　　cognizance

　　knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware

　　cohabit

　　live together

　　cohere

　　stick together

　　cohesion

　　tendency to keep together

　　cohorts

　　group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander

　　coiffure

　　hairstyle

　　coin

　　make coins; invent or fabricate ; N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented

　　coincidence

　　the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental

　　colander

　　utensil with perforated bottom used for straining

　　collaborate

　　work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy

　　collage

　　work of art put together from fragments

　　collate

　　examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order

　　collateral

　　security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters

　　collation

　　a light meal; collating

　　collected

　　composed; calm; self-possessed

　　colloquial

　　pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression

　　colloquy

　　informal discussion; conversation

　　collusion

　　conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude

　　colossal

　　huge

　　colossus

　　gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance

　　coma

　　deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow

　　comatose

　　in a coma; extremely sleepy

　　combustible

　　easily burned; N. CF. combustion

　　comeback

　　retort; quick clever reply; return to former status

　　comely

　　attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance

　　comestible

　　something fit to be eaten

　　comeuppance

　　deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke

　　comity

　　courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations

　　commandeer

　　take for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes

　　commemorate

　　honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war

　　commemorative

　　remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp

　　commensurate

　　equal in extent; of the same size

　　commiserate

　　feel or express pity or sympathy for

　　commodious

　　spacious and comfortable

　　commonplace

　　ordinary; N: something ordinary or common; trite remark

　　commonwealth

　　nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation

　　communal

　　held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune

　　commune

　　small community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature

　　compact

　　agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement

　　compartment

　　one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided

　　compassion

　　sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate

　　compatible

　　harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together

　　compelling

　　overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding ones attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel

　　compendium

　　brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious

　　compensatory

　　making up for; repaying

　　compilation

　　listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling

　　compile

　　assemble; gather; accumulate; make from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary

　　complacency

　　self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent

　　complaisant

　　trying to please; obliging; willing to please others