SAT巴朗3500词汇表之第39篇（附pdf下载）

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　　concise ADJ. /简练/brief and compact. When you define a new word, be concise: the shorter the definition, the easier it is to remember.

　　contrived ADJ. /做作的;牵强的/forced; artificial; not spontaneous. Feeling ill at ease with his new in-laws, James made a few contrived attempts at conversation and then retreated into silence.

　　controvert V. /辩论;反驳/oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict. The witness's testimony was so clear and her reputation for honesty so well-established that the defense attorney decided it was wiser to make no attempt to controvertwhat she said.

　　contusion N. /擦伤;撞伤/bruise. Black and blue after her fall, Sue was treated for contusions and abrasions.

　　conundrum N. /谜语/riddle. During the long car ride, she invented conundrums to entertain the children.

　　convene V. /召集，集合/assemble. Because much needed legislation had to be enacted, the governor ordered the legislature to convene in special session by January 15.

　　convention N. /习俗，惯例/social or moral custom; established practice. Flying in the face of convention, George Sand shocked society by taking lovers and wearing men's clothes.

　　conventional ADJ. /典型的;普通的/ordinary; typical. His conventional upbringing left him wholly unprepared for his wife's eccentric family.

　　converge V. /聚合;接近/approach; tend to meet; come together. African-American men from all over the United States converged on Washington to take part in the historic Million Men march.

　　conversant ADJ. /熟悉/familiar with. The lawyer is conversant with all the evidence.

　　converse N. /相反的/opposite. The inevitable converse of peace is not war but annihilation.

　　converse V. /聊天/chat; talk informally. Eva was all ears while Lulu and Lola conversed. Wasn't it rude of her to eavesdrop on their conversation? conversation, N.

　　convert N. /改变;转换;皈依/one who has adopted a different religion or opinion. On his trip to Japan, though the President spoke at length about the virtues of American automobiles, he made few converts to his beliefs. alsoV.

　　convex ADJ. /凸的/curving outward. He polished the convex lens of his telescope.

　　conveyance N. /运输;交通工具/vehicle; transfer. During the transit strike, commuters used various kinds of conveyances.

　　conviction N. /定罪;深信/judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief. Even her conviction for murder did not shake Peter's conviction that Harriet was innocent of the crime.

　　convivial ADJ. /欢乐;高兴/festive; gay; characterized by joviality. The convivial celebrators of the victory sang their college songs.

　　convoke V. /召集/call together. Congress was convoked at the outbreak of the emergency. convocation,

　　N.

　　convoluted ADJ. /围绕，卷绕;费解/coiled around; involved; intricate. His argument was so convoluted that few of us could follow it intelligently.

　　Copious ADJ. /丰富的，大量的/plentiful. She had copious reasons for rejecting the proposal.

　　coquette N. /卖弄风情的女子;蜂鸟/flirt. Because she refused to give him an answer to his proposal of marriage, he called her a coquette. alsoV.

　　cordial ADJ. /亲切;衷心/gracious; heartfelt. Our hosts greeted us at the airport with a cordial welcome and a hearty hug.

　　cordon N. /警戒线/extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress. The police cordon was so tight that the criminals could not leave the area. alsoV.

　　cornucopia N. /象征丰饶的羊角/horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance. The encyclopedia salesman claimed the new edition was a veritable cornucopia of information, an inexhaustible source of knowledge for the entire family.

　　corollary N. /结果，产物/consequence; accompaniment. Brotherly love is a complex emotion, with sibling rivalry its natural corollary.

　　coronation N. /加冕/ceremony of crowning a queen or king. When the witches told Macbeth he would be king,they failed to warn him he would lose his crown soon after his coronation.

　　corporeal ADJ. /肉体的，物质的/bodily; material. The doctor had no patience with spiritual matters: his job was to attend to his patients' corporeal problems, not to minister to their souls.

　　corpulent ADJ. /肥胖/very fat. The corpulent man resolved to reduce. corpulence, N.

　　correlation N. /相互的关系/mutual relationship. He sought to determine the correlation that existed between ability in algebra and ability to interpret reading exercises. correlate, V., N.

　　corroborate V. /确认;支持/confirm; support. Though Huck was quite willing to corroborate Tom's story, Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.

　　corrode V. /腐蚀/destroy by chemical action. The girders supporting the bridge corroded so gradually that no one suspected any danger until the bridge suddenly collapsed. corrosion, N.

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