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(2)GRE红宝书词源记忆

 杂谈婚姻 2015-12-01

construe v 解释;翻译 =con+strue   ~construct

consul n 领事 =con+sul   ~consel

consummate a 完全的;v 完成 =con+sum+ate

contact n/v 接触;互通信息 =con+tact(touch)

contagious a 传染的,有感染力的 =con+tag+ious

contain v 包含;控制 =con+tain

containment n 阻止,遏制 =contain+ment

contaminate v 使受污染 =con+tam+in+ate

contemplate v 深思 =con+templ+ate

contempt 轻视,鄙视 =con+tempt

contemptible a 令人轻视的 =contempt+ible

contemptuous  a 鄙视的,表示轻蔑的 =con+tempt+uous

contend v 与对手竞争;据理力争 =con+tend

content a 知足的;n 内容;满意 =con+tent

contented a 心满意足的 =con+tend+ed

contention n 争论;论点 =con+tent+ion

contentious a 好辩的,善争吵的 =con+tent+ious

contest v 竞争;对表示怀疑 =con+test

context n(语句等的)上下文 =con+text

contiguous a 接壤的,接近的 =con+tig(tact)+uous

continent a 自制的;n 大陆 =con+tin+ent

contingent a 意外的 =con+ting(tact)+ent  happening touching

continuation n 继续,延续 =con+tin+uation

contort v(使)扭曲(deform);曲解 =con+tort   ~torment

contraband n 违禁品,走私货 =contra(against)+band (ban)

contract n 合同;v 订合同;收缩 =con+tract(tring)

contradict v 反驳,驳斥 =contra+dict

contradictory a 反驳的,反对的,抗辩的 =contra+dict+ory

contrast v/n 对比 =contra+st(stat)

contravene v 违背(法规,习俗等)=contra+vene(come)   ~venture

contrite a 悔罪的,痛悔的 =con+trite (thow)

contrition n 悔罪,痛悔 =con+trit+ion

contrive v 计划,设计 =con+trive

contrived a 不自然的,做作的 =con+triv+ed

control n 实验对照组 =con+troll   counter-roll

controversial  引起或可能引起争论的 =contro+vers+ial

controvert v 反驳,驳斥 =contro+vert

contumacious a 违抗的,不服从的 =con+tumac+ious

conundrum  n(答案有双关意义的)谜语;难题 =con+un+drum

convalesce v()康复,复原 =con+val+esce Latin valēre meant ‘be strong or healthy’ (from it English gets valiant, valid,valour, and value)

convalescent a/n 康复中的(病人) =con+val+escent

convenience n 便利,有益;方便 =con+ven(vent)+ience

conventional a 因循守旧的,传统的 =con+vent+ion+al

converge v 会聚,集中于一点 =con+verg+e

convergent a 会聚的 =con+verg+ent

conversant a 精通的,熟知的 =con+vers+ant

converse v 谈话;a 逆向的 =con+vers+e

convert v 使改变(信仰等) =con+vert

convertible a 可转换的;n 敞篷车 =con+vert+ible

convex a 凸出的 =con+vex  vehere  ‘carry’  (source of English vehicle),

convey v 运载,运送;表达 =con+vey(via,way)

convict v 定罪;n 罪犯 =con+vict

conviction n 判罪;坚信 =con+vict+ion

convince v 使某人确信;说服 =con+vin+ce

convivial a 欢乐的,狂欢的 =con+viv+ial   ~survive

conviviality n 欢乐;交游 =con+viv+ial+ity

convoke v 召集 =con+voke (voc=voice)

convoluted a 旋绕的;费解的 =con+vol+uted  ~volume

convulse v 使震动,震惊 =con+vuls+e (vex)

convulsion n 骚动;痉挛 =con+vuls+ion

coop    n()笼,栏 ~cup

cooperate  v 与他人合作 =co+oper+ate

cooperative  a 联营的,合作的;愿意协助的 =co+oper+ative

coordinate n 同等物 v 使各部分协调 =co+ordin+ate

copious a 丰富的,多产的 formed from the intensive prefix com- and ops ‘wealth, power’. ~copy

cord n 考得;绳索 Cord ‘string’ and chord ‘straight line’were originally the same word

core  n 果心;核心;v 去掉某物的中心部分 Latin cor ‘heart’, on the grounds that an apple’s core is its ‘heart’.

cornucopia n 象征丰收的羊角 =cornu+copia

coronation n 加冕 =coron+ation

corporate a 团体的;共同的 =corpor+ate            ~ corpus ‘body’

corporeal  a 肉体的,身体的;物质的 =corpore+al

corpuscle n 血球,细胞 =corpus+cle

corral n(牛、马等)畜栏 Latin currus’ two-wheeled wagon’ (source of English car and carry).

correspondent a 符合的;n 记者 =cor+respond+ent

corroborate v 支持或证实;强化 =cor+rob(robust)+or+ate

corrode v 腐蚀,侵蚀 =cor+rod+e

corrosive a 腐蚀性的,腐蚀的 =cor+ros+ive

corrugate v(使)起波浪形,起皱纹 =cor+rug(to wrinkle)+ate

corrugated a 起皱纹的 =cor+rug+ated

corrupt a 堕落的;文体有错误的 =cor+rupt(break)   ~rupture

cosmic a 宇宙的 =cosm+ic

cosmopolitan  世界主义者,四海为家的人 =cosmo+polit+an

cosmopolitanism n 世界性,世界主义 =cosmo+polit+an+ism

cosmos n 宇宙 Cosmos is a learned borrowing from Greek kósmos

cosset v 宠爱,溺爱 originally have meantsomeone who lives in a cottage’

costume n 服装;剧装 Ultimately, costume and custom are the same word.

coterie n(有共同兴趣的)小团体

coterminous a 毗连的,有共同边界的 =co+termin+ous    ~terminal

cougar n 美洲豹

countenance v 支持,赞成;容忍;n 表情 =counter+ance

counteract v 消除,抵消 =counter+act

counterbalance v 起平衡作用 =counter+balance

counterfeit v 伪造,仿造 =counter+feit(fect)

countermand v 撤回(命令),取消(订货) =counter+mand

counterpart  n 相对应或具有相同功能的人或物 =counter+part

counterproductive a 事与愿违的 =counter+product+ive

coup n 意外而成功的行动 =

court n 法庭,法院;宫廷

covenant n 契约;v 立书保证 =co+ven+ant

covert a 秘密的,隐密的 =co+vert

covet v 贪求,妄想 =co+vet

cow v 威胁

coward n 胆小鬼

cower v 畏缩,蜷缩

coy a 腼腆的,忸怩的

cozen v 欺骗 哄骗

crab n 蟹,螃蟹;v 抱怨,发脾气

crabbed a 暴躁的 =crab+bed

crack n 爆裂声;v 裂开

craft n 行业;手艺 ~crave

cram v 填塞;临时抱佛脚

cramp n 铁箍,夹子;v 箍紧

cranky a 怪癖的,任性的;不稳的

crass a 愚钝的,粗糙的

crate n 篓,板条箱

crater n 火山口;弹坑 Greek kratér meant ‘bowl’

cravat n 领巾,领结

craven a 懦弱的,畏缩的

craving n 强烈的愿望 =crav+ing

crayon n 彩色腊笔、粉笔或其绘画 =cray+on

crease n 折缝,皱痕

credence n 相信,信任 =cred+ence

credible a 可信的,可靠的 =cred+ible

credit n 赊购;信任;电影片头字幕 =cred+it

credulous a 轻信的,易信的 =cred+ul+ous

creek n 小湾,小溪   ~crook

creep v 匍匐前进;悄悄地移动 ~cripple

crescendo  n(音乐)渐强,高潮 =cresc+endo

crest     n 山顶,浪尖;羽冠

crestfallen a 挫败的,失望的 =crest+fall+en

cringe v 畏缩;谄媚

cringing n/a 谄媚(),奉承() =cring+ing

criteria n 评判标准 =crit+er+ia

criterion n 评判的标准,尺度 =crit+er+ion

critic n 批评者 =crit+ic

critical a 挑毛病的;关键的危急的 =critic+al

critique n 批评性的分析

croak n 蛙鸣声;v 发牢骚,抱怨

crochet n 钩针织物;v 用钩针编织

crockery n 陶器,瓦器

cronyism  n 任人唯亲;对好朋友的偏袒 ~chronic

crook v 使弯曲;n 钩状物

cross a 生气的

crouch v 蹲伏,弯腰

crown v 加冕,使成王,居之顶

crucial a 决定性的

crudity n 粗糙,生硬 =crud+ity

crumb n 饼屑面包屑;碎裂的东西~crumble

crumble v 弄碎;崩毁

crumple v 弄皱;破裂

crusaden 维护理想、原则而进行的运动或斗争

crust n 硬的表面;面包片;地壳

crutch n 拐杖;v 支撑  ~crook

crux n 关键,症结所在 ~cross

cryogenic a 低温的,制冷的;低温学的 =cryo(freeze)+gen(generate)+ic

cryptic a 秘密的,神秘的 =crypt+ic

cub n 幼兽;年轻无经验的人

cubicle n 大房间中隔出的小室 =cub+icle

cue v 暗示,提示;n 暗示,提示 cue is clearly just a variant spelling of queue

cuisine n 烹饪 =cuis+ine

culinary a 厨房的;烹调的 =culin+ary

culmination n 顶点;结果 =cumin+ation

culpable a 有罪的,该受谴责的 =culp+able

cult n 宗派;崇拜 =cult

cultivate v 种植;向讨好 =cultiv+ate

cultivated a 耕种的,栽植的;有修养的 =cultiv+ated

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