SAT最常见的1000个词汇（C-3）

　　该词表中的词汇主要是针对美国学生挑选出来的，这1000个词汇是属于SAT考试中常出现但美国学生却不熟悉的词汇，因此该词表中的词汇难度较大。如果你是刚刚接触SAT的考生，最好不要立即使用该词表，推荐留在备考的最后阶段再使用。 

compelling (adj.) forceful, demanding attention (Eliot’s speech was so compelling that
Lenore accepted his proposal on the spot.)
compensate (v.) to make an appropriate payment for something (Reginald bought
Sharona a new dress to compensate her for the one he’d spilled his ice cream on.)
complacency (n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger (Colin tried to shock his friends out
of their complacency by painting a frightening picture of what might happen to
them.)
complement (v.) to complete, make perfect (Ann’s scarf complements her blouse
beautifully, making her seem fully dressed even though she isn’t wearing a coat.)
compliant (adj.) ready to adapt oneself to another’s wishes (Sue had very
strong opinions about what to do on a first date, and Ted was
absolutely compliant.)
complicit (adj.) being an accomplice in a wrongful act (By keeping her daughter’s affair
a secret, Maddie became complicit in it.)
compliment (n.) an expression of esteem or approval (I blushed crimson when Emma
gave me a compliment on my new haircut.)
compound 1. (v.) to combine parts (The difficulty of finding a fire escape amid the smoke
was compounded with the dangers posed by the panicking crowds.) 2. (n.) a
combination of different parts (My attraction to Donna was a compound of
curiosity about the unknown, physical desire, and intellectual admiration.) 3. (n.) a
walled area containing a group of buildings (When the fighting started, Joseph
rushed into the family compound because it was safe and well defended.)
comprehensive (adj.) including everything (She sent me a comprehensive list of the
ingredients needed to cook rabbit soufflé.)
compress (v.) to apply pressure, squeeze together (Lynn compressed her lips into a
frown.)
compunction (n.) distress caused by feeling guilty (He felt compunction for the shabby
way he’d treated her.)
concede (v.) to accept as valid (Andrew had to concede that what his mother said about
Diana made sense.)
conciliatory (adj.) friendly, agreeable (I took Amanda’s invitation to dinner as a very conciliatory gesture.)

concise (adj.) brief and direct in expression (Gordon did not like to waste time, and his
instructions to Brenda were nothing if not concise.)
concoct (v.) to fabricate, make up (She concocted the most ridiculous story to explain her
absence.)
concomitant (adj.) accompanying in a subordinate fashion (His dislike of hard work
carried with it a concomitant lack of funds.)
concord (n.) harmonious agreement (Julie and Harold began the evening with a
disagreement, but ended it in a state of perfect concord.)
condolence (n.) an expression of sympathy in sorrow (Brian lamely offered his
condolences on the loss of his sister’s roommate’s cat.)
condone (v.) to pardon, deliberately overlook (He refused to condone his brother’s
crime.)
conduit (n.) a pipe or channel through which something passes (The water flowed
through the conduit into the container.)
confection (n.) a sweet, fancy food (We went to the mall food court and purchased a
delicious confection.)
confidant (n.) a person entrusted with secrets (Shortly after we met, she became my
chief confidant.)
conflagration (n.) great fire (The conflagration consumed the entire building.)
confluence (n.) a gathering together (A confluence of different factors made tonight the
perfect night.)
conformist (n.) one who behaves the same as others (Julian was such a conformist that
he had to wait and see if his friends would do something before he would commit.)
confound (v.) to frustrate, confuse (MacGuyver confounded the policemen pursuing
him by covering his tracks.)
congeal (v.) to thicken into a solid (The sauce had congealed into a thick paste.)
congenial (adj.) pleasantly agreeable (His congenial manner made him popular
wherever he went.)
congregation (n.) a gathering of people, especially for religious services (The priest told
the congregation that he would be retiring.)
congruity (n.) the quality of being in agreement (Bill and Veronica achieved a perfect
congruity of opinion.)

connive (v.) to plot, scheme (She connived to get me to give up my vacation plans.)
consecrate (v.) to dedicate something to a holy purpose (Arvin consecrated his spare
bedroom as a shrine to Christina.)
consensus (n.) an agreement of opinion (The jury was able to reach a consensus only
after days of deliberation.)
consign (v.) to give something over to another’s care (Unwillingly, he consigned his
mother to a nursing home.)
consolation (n.) an act of comforting (Darren found Alexandra’s presence to be a
consolation for his suffering.)
consonant (adj.) in harmony (The singers’ consonant voices were beautiful.)
constituent (n.) an essential part (The most important constituent of her perfume is
something called ambergris.)
constrain (v.)to forcibly restrict (His belief in nonviolence constrained him from taking
revenge on his attackers.)
construe (v.) to interpret (He construed her throwing his clothes out the window as a
signal that she wanted him to leave.)
consummate (v.) to complete a deal; to complete a marriage ceremony through sexual
intercourse (Erica and Donald consummated their agreement in the executive
boardroom.)
consumption (n.) the act of consuming (Consumption of intoxicating beverages is not
permitted on these premises.)
contemporaneous (adj.) existing during the same time (Though her novels do not
feature the themes of Romanticism, Jane Austen’s work was contemporaneous with
that of Wordsworth and Byron.)
contentious (adj.) having a tendency to quarrel or dispute (George’s contentious
personality made him unpopular with his classmates.)
contravene (v.) to contradict, oppose, violate (Edwidge contravened his landlady’s rule
against overnight guests.)
contrite (adj.) penitent, eager to be forgiven (Blake’s contrite behavior made it
impossible to stay angry at him.)
contusion (n.) bruise, injury (The contusions on his face suggested he’d been in a fight.)