Lesson 6
Junior Vocabulary
- condone verb. to forgive or overlook an offense by treating the wrongdoer as if he had done nothing wrong
After they had heard about the man's starving family, many people found it easy to condone his stealing the food.
syn: pardon, excuse, acquit ant: condemn, indict, avenge
- connive verb to cooperate secretly in a wrongdoing
Although the judge claimed to have fought against corruption, many people believe that he connived with crooked politicians in order to make himself rich.
syn: collaborate, conspire
- connoisseur noun an expert; a critical judge in matters of culture, food, or wine
The chef watched nervously as the connoisseur tasted the soup.
syn: expert, virtuoso, critic ant: novice, beginner, amateur
- contrite adj. showing a deep regret or sorrow, usually for having committed some wrongdoing
"A broken, contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise."
syn: repentant, remorseful, penitent ant: obdurate, shameless, unrepentant - copious adj. abundant; large in number or quantity
At the city council meeting complaints were copious, but suggestions were few.
syn: profuse, bountiful, plentiful ant: meager, sparse, scanty
- crass adj. coarse, stupid, tasteless
The comment you made about the size of her teeth was crass and uncalled for.
syn: crude, obtuse, graceless ant: suave, polished, refined - credence noun belief or trust
The father gave credence to the boy's story about the fight.
syn: credit, faith ant: distrust, skepticism, doubt
- culinary adj. having to do with the kitchen or cooking
All famous chefs are graduates of great schools of culinary arts.
- culmination noun attainment by anything of its highest point or degree
Graduation marks the culmination of formal schooling.
syn: end, finale, climax ant: beginning, root
- cult noun a fad-like devotion to a person, thing or idea; a group of people with such a devotion.
In order to join the cult, the recruits had to shave their heads and walk over broken glass.
syn: sect
