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QUICK REVIEW #94 C: GRE Words 263

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

1. concentrate a. belligerent
2. concentration b. customary
3. conciliatory c. plotter
4. concur d. denial
5. condone e. pensive

6. consistent f. jovial
7. conspirator g. density
8. contemplative h. forgive
9. contentious i. agree
10. contradiction j. focus
11. conventional k. compatible
12. convivial l. pacifying

convoluted (KAHN vuh LOO tid) adj. 1. coiled or spiraled; 2. very involved;
complicated
• Most hoses are convoluted for storage purposes.
• A 20-mile-long convoluted unpaved highway climbs from the foot of Pike’s
Peak to its summit.
• The series of alliances that led to the outbreak of World War I was very
convoluted.
[-ly adv.] [Syn. complicated]
copious (KO pee uhs) adj. 1. abundant; very plentiful; 2. wordy; using language
to a great extent; 3. full of information
• Always take copious notes during college lectures.
• Fidel Castro’s speeches are always copious.
• Copious information about careers is available in The Occupational Outlook
Handbook, published by the U.S. Department of Labor.
[Syn. plentiful, profuse]
corona (kuh ROH nuh) n. 1. a crown or tiara, or something resembling same;
2. a ring of light surrounding a bright object (like the sun’s corona); 3. an extra
whorl of flower parts (as the cuplike shape in daffodils) formed between the inner
petals and the stamens
•A corona might grace a king’s head.
• The sun’s corona makes a striking display when the sun’s disk is in total
eclipse.
• The corona of a daffodil is what gives this spring flower its unique shape.