Word List 11

Front 1

contingent

Back 1

conditional, group that makes up part of a gathering

Hint 1

her allowance was contingent on the quality of her final grades.

they belong to anti refugee contingent.

Front 2

contortions

Back 2

distortions

Hint 2

actors can make different face contortions.

Front 3

contraband

Back 3

illegal trade

Hint 3

contraband was being sent through the mail.

Front 4

contravene

Back 4

oppose

Hint 4

he was willing to contravene the law.

Front 5

contrite

Back 5

penitent, affected by guilt

Hint 5

her contrite tears could not influence the judge.

Front 6

contrived

Back 6

artificial, forced

Hint 6

he made contrived attempts at conversation.

Front 7

controvert

Back 7

contradict

Hint 7

they cannot controvert his opinion.

Front 8

contumacious

Back 8

disobedient

Hint 8

they showed a contumacious conduct.

Front 9

convene

Back 9

assemble

Hint 9

the gathering will convene world class thinkers.

Front 10

conversant

Back 10

familiar with

Hint 10

i am quite conversant with french after moving to montreal.

Front 11

converse

Back 11

opposite

Hint 11

the converse is presented in the common electric cell.

Front 12

conviction

Back 12

judgement that someone is guilty of a crime, strongly held belief

Hint 12

even her conviction for murder did not change his conviction that she was innocent of the crime.

Front 13

convivial

Back 13

festive

Hint 13

a convivial atmosphere is set by the friendly owners.

Front 14

convoke

Back 14

call together

Hint 14

they will convoke the meeting.

Front 15

copious

Back 15

plentiful

Hint 15

they let you indulge in copious amounts of wine.

Front 16

corollary

Back 16

consequence, accompaniment

Hint 16

a corollary of bihar's size is its influence in India's federal power structure.

Front 17

corporeal

Back 17

bodily, material

Hint 17

the doctor had no patience with spiritual matters, his job was to attend his patient's corporeal problems.

Front 18

corroborate

Back 18

confirm, support

Hint 18

the documents corroborate some of the insights provided by them.

Front 19

countenance

Back 19

tolerate, face(noun)

Hint 19

she refuses to coutenance such rude behaviour.

Front 20

countermand

Back 20

cancel, revoke

Hint 20

they wanted to countermand the supreme court's gay marriage ruling.

Front 21

coup

Back 21

highly successful action, sudden attack

Hint 21

the coup lasted a week.

as the news of his coup spread, everyone gathered to congratulate him.

Front 22

covenant

Back 22

agreement

Hint 22

it was a restrictive covenant.

Front 23

covert

Back 23

secret, implied

Hint 23

they had covert recordings of the events.

Front 24

covetous

Back 24

avaricious

Hint 24

the covetous award has been presented to young people from countries in Asia.

Front 25

cow

Back 25

intimidate

Hint 25

the little boy was cowed by the big bully.

Front 26

cower

Back 26

shrink quivering as from fear

Hint 26

they wont cower at the threats of the government.

Front 27

craven

Back 27

cowardly

Hint 27

her craven comments contradicted her brave personality.

Front 28

credence

Back 28

belief

Hint 28

do not place any credence in his promises.

Front 29

credo

Back 29

creed, statement of religious belief

Front 30

credulity

Back 30

belief on slight evidence

Hint 30

con artists take advantage of the credulity of inexperienced investers to swindle money.

Front 31

crescendo

Back 31

climax

Hint 31

excitement reaches crescendo as wait finally ends.

Front 32

crux

Back 32

main point

Hint 32

this is the crux of the entire problem.

Front 33

crypt

Back 33

secret recess

Hint 33

the grave was the burial crypt of a royal family.

Front 34

cull

Back 34

reject

Hint 34

the famer culls the non laying hens and sells to the local butcher.

Front 35

culpable

Back 35

deserving blame

Hint 35

they are culpable in the company's demise.