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Difficult GRE Words - Group 3 | View Group Words |
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consign |
v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another |
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conspiracy |
n. agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act |
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consternation |
n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror |
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consumerism |
n. attachment to materialistic values or possessions; theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial |
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consummate |
a. complete or perfect in every respect; supremely accomplished or skilled |
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contemplation |
n. act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation |
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contentious |
a. quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy |
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continence |
n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity |
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controvert |
v. oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict |
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convex |
a. curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere |