front 1 concoction | back 1 n. something prepared or devised by combining different ingredients |
front 2 concomitant | back 2 adj. accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
front 3 condone | back 3 v. to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
front 4 conduit | back 4 n. a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
front 5 conflagration | back 5 n. a large disastrous fire |
front 6 congruity | back 6 n. a point of agreement |
front 7 conjecture | back 7 n. inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
front 8 connive | back 8 v. to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose |
front 9 connoisseur | back 9 n. one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judge |
front 10 consternation | back 10 n. amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
front 11 constituent | back 11 n. an essential part |
front 12 construe | back 12 v. to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in |
front 13 consummate | back 13 adj. complete in every detail |
front 14 contravene | back 14 v. to oppose in argument |
front 15 contrite | back 15 adj. feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
front 16 conundrum | back 16 n. an intricate and difficult problem |
front 17 copious | back 17 adj. plentiful in number |
front 18 corpulence | back 18 n. the state of having a large bulky body |
front 19 coterie | back 19 n. an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
front 20 countenance | back 20 n. the face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character |
front 21 coup | back 21 n. a brilliant, sudden, and usually highly successful stroke or act |
front 22 crescendo | back 22 n. the peak of a gradual increase |
front 23 culpable | back 23 adj. meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
front 24 cupidity | back 24 n. inordinate desire for wealth |
front 25 decadence | back 25 n. the state of being marked by decay or decline |
front 26 decrepit | back 26 adj. wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
front 27 defunct | back 27 adj. no longer living, existing, or functioning |
front 28 deleterious | back 28 adj. harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
front 29 delirious | back 29 adj. affected with mental disturbance characterized by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations |
front 30 deluge | back 30 n. a drenching rain |
front 31 demagogue | back 31 n. a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
front 32 demur | back 32 n. the act or an instance of objecting |
front 33 denigrate | back 33 v. to attack the reputation of |
front 34 deride | back 34 v. to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
front 35 desultory | back 35 adj. marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
front 36 dexterity | back 36 n. readiness and grace in physical activity |