Difficult GRE Words - Group 3

consign:
v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another

conspiracy:
n. agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act

consternation:
n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

consumerism:
n. attachment to materialistic values or possessions; theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial

consummate:
a. complete or perfect in every respect; supremely accomplished or skilled

contemplation:
n. act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation

contentious:
a. quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy

contiguous:
a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring

continence:
n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity

controvert:
v. oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict

convalesce:
v. recover gradually from an illness

conversant:
a. familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably

convex:
a. curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere

convivial:
a. festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

convoke:
v. call together; cause to assemble in meeting; convene

convulsion:
n. unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult

copious:
a. plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply

cornerstone:
n. a fundamental or central component

cornet:
n. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

coronary:
a. of or relating to the heart