Webster Essential Vocabulary

carnivorous(kahr NIV oer uhs) adj. 1. flesh eating (as opposed to herbivorous); insect eating (applying to some plants); 3. of ...

censor(SEN soer) n.1. an official with the power to examine books, movies, TV programs, etc. and to remove anything objectionabl ...

Quick Review #15. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 48 Essential V ...

circumstance(SIR kuhm STAENS) n.1. a fact or event that goes with another, as an essential factor or incidentally; 2. any situat ...

clique(KLEEK orKLIK) n.a small, exclusive circle of people; snobbish or narrow coterie (Common interest and snobbery are implied ...

Quick Review #16. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. C: SAT Words 5 ...

comedic(kuh MEE dik) adj. of or having to do with comedy; humorous John Cleese had a comedicwalk in Monty Python’s Ministry of ...

The Heart Association is looking for a commitmentto contribute and for you to encourage your neighbors to do so, too. The U.S. ...

compel(kuhm PEL) vt.1. to force; constrain; 2. to get or cause by force Eve had to compelAdam to try her applesauce. Iraq used ...

The New York Yankees have been the Boston Red Sox’s fiercest competition over the years for the AL crown. Lucy was always Desi’ ...

comprehensive (KOM pri HEN siv) adj. 1. dealing with all or many of the rele- vant details; inclusive; 2. able to understand ful ...

concern (kuhn SOERN) vt.1. to be about or to involve; 2. to draw in; engage or involve; 3. to cause to feel uneasy or anxious —n ...

conclusion(kuhn KLOO zhn) n.1. the end or final part; 2. the result of the reasoning process; judgment; decision; an opinion rea ...

Sarah’s mom conditionedher going to the party on her being home by 10 P.M. at the latest. Ulie’s outer garb isconditionedon the ...

conflict(kuhn FLIKT for vi., KON flikt for n.) vi.to be contradictory; be in opposi- tion; clash —n.1. a fight or struggle, espe ...

congruous(KON groo uhs) adj.1. congruent; 2. fitting; suitable; appropriate Congruousfigures are exactly the same shape and siz ...

consider (kuhn SID uhr) vt.1. to think about; ponder; 2. to keep in mind; take into account; 3. to be thoughtful of others In s ...

contemporary*(kuhn TEM poer ery) adj.1. living or occurring in the same time frame; 2. around the same age; 3. from recent times ...

contentment(kuhn TENT mint) n.a feeling of being satisfied; a feeling of well-being Dinner having been finished, Gerald felt to ...

Look at a rectangle next to another parallelogram, and you will immediate- ly recognize the contrast. Adjusting the contraston ...