Vocabulary English-English With C Part 4
Consecutive (adjective)
following one after another in an orderly pattern
- An anorexic girl weighs at least 15 percent less than her ideal weight, has an extreme fear of gaining weight, and has missed at least three consecutive menstrual periods.
Consequence (noun)
something brought about by a cause
- Deviance is seen as a consequence of society's decision to apply that term to a person, and deviant behavior is behavior that society labels as deviant.
Conservatism (noun)
a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, stressing established institutions and preferring gradual development to abrupt change
- Although he never wavered in his devotion to colonial rights and early committed himself to independence as an unwelcome last resort, Adams's innate conservatism made him determined in 1770 that the British soldiers accused of the Boston Massacre receive a fair hearing.
Conserve (verb)
to protect an asset from loss or destruction
- Now that we know what is involved in obtaining water and how quickly it is being used, everyone must do his/her part to conserve water.
Consistently (adverb) without variation or change
Long time Death Valley residents say that daily temperatures at Bad water are
- consistently higher than those at Furnace Creek.
Consort (noun)
a husband or wife
- Prince Albert was Queen Elizabeth’s consort and her first cousin and the nephew of the king of the Belgians, Leopold I.
Conspire (verb)
to work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end
- Martin’s Luther King’s house was bombed, and he was convicted along with other boycott leaders on charges of conspiring to interfere with the bus company's operations.
Constituent (adjective)
one of the individual entities contributing to a whole
- If water rich asteroids added water to the lunar surface, most of the water would be split by sunlight into its constituent atoms of hydrogen and oxygen and lost into space, but some would migrate by literally hopping along to places where it is very cold.
Constitute (verb)
to put in force by legal authority
- The death penalty is constituted by most state judicial courts as a legal force of punishment for criminals who have committed premeditated murder.
Constrain (verb)
to control, or restrict
- Still others are enjoying a higher level of economic prosperity than the average American and don't feel constrained in any way by a lack of marriage rights.
Consul (noun)
an official appointed by a government to reside in a country to represent the commercial interests of citizens of the appointing country
- Bret Harte served as a consul in Germany and Scotland, after which he settled in England, where he remained until he died in 1902.
Consultant (noun)
one who advises another, especially officially or professionally
- Business consultants often advise their clients to make long term investments.
Consummate (adjective)
supremely excellent in quality or nature
- Mozart was commissioned to compose a new opera for Munich, Idomeneo (1781), which proved that he was a consummate master of opera series.
Containment (noun)
the state of holding back or within fixed limits; to restrain
- The government is increasingly drawn into discussions about healthcare reform, particularly when it relates to cost containment.
Contemporary (adjective)
modern, in existence now
- In 1989, the musician came back with “Back On the Block,” another grand tour of contemporary Rhythm and Blues (R&B) with a guest list that read like a Who's Who of R&B.
Contentious (adjective)
inclined to act in a hostile way; given to arguing
- A contentious argument erupted during the classroom debate.
Continental (adjective)
of the mainland; any of the main large land areas of the earth
- Around the margins of the Pacific Ocean, for example, denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates in a process known as seduction.
Contour (adjective)
following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along them
- Contour plowing diminishes water-polluting runoff.
Contraception (noun)
deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation
- It is widely known as the "morning-after pill," but new research confirms that emergency contraception reliably prevents pregnancy even when taken as long as five days after having sex.
Contract (verb)
to reduce in size by or as by drawing together
- A partner will stretch your muscle group to a comfortable level. Then you contract as tight as you can and hold for about 6 to 10 seconds. You then relax and your partner stretches you further, repeating the process.
Contrive (verb)
to form a strategy for
- Chimpanzees require massive regimented teaching sequences contrived by humans to acquire quite rudimentary abilities.
Conversely (adverb)
the manner of being the opposite of
- Lack of physical activity causes an increase in body fat. Conversely, regular exercise leads to a loss of body fat.
Convert (verb)
to alter or change the physical or chemical properties of something
- Our gut converts the protein from our dinner lamb chop into smaller amino acids.
Convey (verb)
to make known; to put into words
- The best philosophy to be conveyed about how to avoid problems is the principle of the three red flags, which states that most accidents or avalanches are not the result of an unavoidable "karmic cannonball," but rather are the predictable outcome of a series of related events.
Conveyor (noun)
a mechanical apparatus which carries packages or bulk material from one place to another
- Muscular contractions cause a ripple like movement that carries the contents down the small intestine somewhat like a conveyor belt.
Convoy (verb)
to accompany, especially to escort for protection
- So Marin County parents started "walking school buses," where they convoy groups of kids to school. It's a concept used in Chicago city schools where gang crime is the biggest threat to children.
Cooing (verb)
making a low soft cry
- Usually ranging from approximately 0 to six months, cooing is the first stage of linguistic development in children.
Cooperating (verb)
to work together toward a common end
- A family is the basic unit in society having as its nucleus two or more adults living together and cooperating in the care and rearing of their own or adopted children.
Coordinator (noun)
one who brings something into accord; one who combines and adapts in order to attain a particular effect.
- Maya Angelou became the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Cordially (adverb)
manner relating to kindness, warmth, and unaffected courtesy
- In 1762 the Mozart children played at court in Vienna; the Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor Francis I, received them cordially.
Core (noun)
the most central and material part; a point of origin from which ideas, influences, etc., emanate
- Earth's density is due in part to gravitational compression; if not for this, Mercury would be denser than Earth, indicating that Mercury's dense iron core is relatively larger than Earth's, probably comprising the majority of the planet.
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