Printable Essential Latin Roots for the GRE: Con-, Com- flash cards
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| collusion |
secret agreement, esp. for fraudulent or treacherous purposes |
| combustion |
process of burning |
| commemorate |
serve as a memorial or reminder of |
| commodious |
spacious and convenient |
| commuter |
person who commutes, esp. between home and work |
| complaisance |
quality of being complaisant |
| compunction |
feeling of uneasiness of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong |
| conceal |
withdraw or remove from observation |
| conceit |
excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, or wit |
| conciliatory |
tending to conciliate |
| concord |
agreement between persons, groups, nations |
| condense |
make more dense or compact |
| condone |
disregard or overlook |
| congeal |
change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state |
| connoisseur |
person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art |
| connotation |
instance of connoting |
| consequential |
following as an effect, result, or outcome |
| console |
alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of |
| conspicuous |
easily seen or noticed |
| consternation |
sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion |
| constrain |
force, compel, or oblige |
| constrict |
draw or press in |
| consume |
destroy or expend by use |
| consummate |
bring to a state of perfection |
| contemn |
treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt |
| contentious |
tending to argument or strife |
| contrite |
caused by or showing sincere remorse |
| contumacious |
stubbornly perverse or rebellious |
| conundrum |
riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words |
| conviction |
fixed or firm belief |
| collusion |
secret agreement, esp. for fraudulent or treacherous purposes |
| combustion |
process of burning |
| commemorate |
serve as a memorial or reminder of |
| commodious |
spacious and convenient |
| commuter |
person who commutes, esp. between home and work |
| complaisance |
quality of being complaisant |
| compunction |
feeling of uneasiness of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong |
| conceal |
withdraw or remove from observation |
| conceit |
excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, or wit |
| conciliatory |
tending to conciliate |
| concord |
agreement between persons, groups, nations |
| condense |
make more dense or compact |
| condone |
disregard or overlook |
| congeal |
change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state |
| connoisseur |
person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art |
| connotation |
instance of connoting |
| consequential |
following as an effect, result, or outcome |
| console |
alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of |
| conspicuous |
easily seen or noticed |
| consternation |
sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion |
| constrain |
force, compel, or oblige |
| constrict |
draw or press in |
| consume |
destroy or expend by use |
| consummate |
bring to a state of perfection |
| contemn |
treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt |
| contentious |
tending to argument or strife |
| contrite |
caused by or showing sincere remorse |
| contumacious |
stubbornly perverse or rebellious |
| conundrum |
riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words |
| conviction |
fixed or firm belief |
