Week 18

(final exam)

Monday

1. contraband : smuggled good s

2. contradict : deny (a statement)

3. contrite : penitent, feeling great guilt

4. contrive : devise; plan or make resourcefully or with skill

5. contrived : artificial, forced

Tuesday

1. controversial : causing or subject to controversy

2. contumely : insolent language or treatment

3. convalescent : recovering from an illness

4. convert : change in form or function

5. corn dolly : figure of plaited straw

Wednesday

1. corrosion : corroding or being corroded

2. corrupt : dishonest, esp. using bribery

3. cost of living : level of price esp. od basic necessities

4. courteous : polite, considerate

5. courtly : dignified, refined

Thursday

1. covert : secret or disguised

2. crabby : irritable, morose

3. cramped : (of a space) too small

4. craving : strong desire or longing

5. credibility : being credible

Friday

1. creepy : feeling or causing horror or fear

2. crestfallen : dejected, dispirited

3. crooked : not straight or level; bent

4. crow’s-foot : wrinkle near the eye

5. crude : in the natural state; not refined