Everyday Barron's wordlist 751-775
cloying adj. distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
coagulate V. congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant
clot V. half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood);
pudding N. hot sweet dish
coalesce V. combine; fuse; N. coalescence
coalition N. partnership; league; union of separate political parties
coda N. concluding section of a musical or literary composition
coddle V. treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
codicil N. supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
codify V. arrange (laws or rules) as a code;
N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs
coercion N. use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce
coeval adj. living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
cog N. tooth projecting from a wheel
cogent adj. convincing
cogitate V. think over; ponder
cognate adj. having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.
cognitive adj. having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing
cognizance N. knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware
cohabit V. live together
cohere V. stick together
cohesion N. tendency to keep together
cohorts N. group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)
