Word List 10 collaborate-convoluted
compunction N. /后悔/remorse. The judge was especially severe in his sentencing because he felt that the criminal had shown no compunction for his heinous crime.
compute V. /计算/reckon; calculate. He failed to compute the interest, so his bank balance was not accurate. computation, N.
concave ADJ. /空的/hollow. The back-packers found partial shelter from the storm by huddling against the concave wall of the cliff.
concede V. /勉强，让步，屈从/admit; yield. Despite all the evidence Monica had assembled, Mark refused to concede that she was right.
conceit N. /自负，自大;离奇古怪的想法/vanity or self-love; whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor. Although Jack was smug and puffed up with conceit, he was an entertaining companion, always expressing himself in amusing conceits and witty turns of phrase.
concentric ADJ. /同心/having a common center. The target was made of concentric circles.
conception N. /开始，构思/beginning; forming of an idea. At the first conception of the work, he was consulted. conceive,V.
concerted ADJ. /协调的/mutually agreed on; done together. All the Girl Scouts made a concerted effort to raise funds for their annual outing. When the movie star appeared, his fans let out a concerted sigh.
concession N. /让步/an act of yielding. Before they could reach an agreement, both sides had to make certain concessions.
conciliatory ADJ. /抚慰，调和/reconciling; soothing. She was still angry despite his conciliatory words. conciliate,V.
concise ADJ. /简练/brief and compact. When you define a new word, be concise: the shorter the definition, the easier it is to remember.
contrived ADJ. /做作的;牵强的/forced; artificial; not spontaneous. Feeling ill at ease with his new in-laws, James made a few contrived attempts at conversation and then retreated into silence.
controvert V. /辩论;反驳/oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict. The witness's testimony was so clear and her reputation for honesty so well-established that the defense attorney decided it was wiser to make no attempt to controvertwhat she said.
contusion N. /擦伤;撞伤/bruise. Black and blue after her fall, Sue was treated for contusions and abrasions.
conundrum N. /谜语/riddle. During the long car ride, she invented conundrums to entertain the children.
convene V. /召集，集合/assemble. Because much needed legislation had to be enacted, the governor ordered the legislature to convene in special session by January 15.
convention N. /习俗，惯例/social or moral custom; established practice. Flying in the face of convention, George Sand shocked society by taking lovers and wearing men's clothes.
conventional ADJ. /典型的;普通的/ordinary; typical. His conventional upbringing left him wholly unprepared for his wife's eccentric family.
converge V. /聚合;接近/approach; tend to meet; come together. African-American men from all over the United States converged on Washington to take part in the historic Million Men march.
conversant ADJ. /熟悉/familiar with. The lawyer is conversant with all the evidence.
converse N. /相反的/opposite. The inevitable converse of peace is not war but annihilation.
converse V. /聊天/chat; talk informally. Eva was all ears while Lulu and Lola conversed. Wasn't it rude of her to eavesdrop on their conversation? conversation, N.
convert N. /改变;转换;皈依/one who has adopted a different religion or opinion. On his trip to Japan, though the President spoke at length about the virtues of American automobiles, he made few converts to his beliefs. alsoV.
convex ADJ. /凸的/curving outward. He polished the convex lens of his telescope.
conveyance N. /运输;交通工具/vehicle; transfer. During the transit strike, commuters used various kinds of conveyances.
conviction N. /定罪;深信/judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief. Even her conviction for murder did not shake Peter's conviction that Harriet was innocent of the crime.
convivial ADJ. /欢乐;高兴/festive; gay; characterized by joviality. The convivial celebrators of the victory sang their college songs.
convoke V. /召集/call together. Congress was convoked at the outbreak of the emergency. convocation, N.
convoluted ADJ. /围绕，卷绕;费解/coiled around; involved; intricate. His argument was so convoluted that few of us could follow it intelligently.
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