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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 11 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| colossal | adj. | It amounted to a colossal mistake. | to a great degree |
| commissioner | noun | He served a the police commissioner. | official in charge |
| communion | noun | In that matter we are in communion. | sharing of thought, feelings |
| compassion | noun | We must have some compassion over her problem. | aware of suffering and want to help |
| complement | noun | We must try to complement her efforts. | help to make complete |
| verb | Flowers can complement the room. | increase the beauty | |
| concede | verb | I concede we made errors. | acknowledge, admit |
| confide | verb | If you confide in her you may regret it. | tell something in confidence |
| confound | verb | He continues to confound his critics. | frustrate, confuse |
| congenial | adj. | It amounted to a rather congenial conversation. | friendly, relaxed |
| congregation | noun | She spoke to the entire congregation. | a gathering of people |
| conjecture | noun | His ideas were based on pure conjecture. | guesswork, incomplete evidence |
| verb | He would conjecture about the outcome. | guess, opinion without evidence | |
| conjure | verb | That could conjure up images of problems. | bring to mind, evoke |
| consecrate | verb | I will consecrate myself to serving my leader. | dedicate to a goal |
| conserve | verb | We all need to conserve energy. | avoid waste |
| constituent | noun | There are three constituent parts to the problem. | pieces serving as a whole |
| constrain | verb | Please constrain your criticism of the project. | keep with bounds |
| contention | noun | His contention was that we did not help. | assertion put in an argument |
| contrive | verb | He contrived to be the winner. | planned with cleverness |
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