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备考资料：托福考试词汇研究－Unit8a

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Unit 8
　　clumsy a.笨拙的;不好看的;粗陋的 [obs clumse be numb(麻木的)with cold]

　　cluster n.串;束 [clyster: cf CLOT凝结]

　　clutch v.抓紧 [18th c: prob SEngl var of cletch　cleck to hatch klekja,assoc with CLUTCH(用手或指甲等)抓住,] [握]

　　clutter¹ n.喧闹 [partly var of clotter coagulate, partly assoc with CLUSTER,CLATTER 嗒声;喧闹]

　　coadjutor n.助手;伙伴 [ adjutor　adjuvare -jut- help ADJUTANT副手;副官]

　　coalesce² v.联合;合并 [alescere alit- grow　alere nourish coalition结合,合并]

　　coax³ v.甘言劝诱

　　coaxal a.同轴的

　　cockade n.帽章 [fem of obs coquard saucy傲慢的;活泼的coq COCK公鸡;耸立]

　　coddle v.娇养;溺爱 [caudle invalids⁴' gruel稀粥;使极度疲劳]

　　codicil⁵ n.遗嘱的附录 [ codicillus, dimin of CODEX法律;规则]

　　coerce⁶ v.强迫 [arcere restrain coercion⁷ 强迫;威压;高压政治]

　　cog n.轮齿 [ prob of Scand orig]

　　cogent⁸ a.使人信服的 [agere act- drive cogency(使人信服的)力量,(理论等的)中肯]

　　cogitate⁹ v.思考 [ cogitare think( AGITATE骚动)cogitation(常~s)(文语)思考(力),熟虑;深思 after much ~ 经过] [思熟虑之后 cogitable 可以思考的,可做思考题目的]

　　cognate¹⁰ a.同源的;同性质的 [ cognatus(natus born)]

　　cognizance n.认知 [ conoisance cognoscent-cognitio:COGNITION认识;知觉]

　　cognomen¹¹ n.姓 [cognominal 同名的姓的 cognoscente(美术品等的)鉴赏家 cognoscible可认知的;可辨识的]

　　cohere¹² v.凝聚 [ cohaerere cohaes-( haerere stick)coherent 互相密合的;凝聚性的cohesion 团结;凝结力]

　　coherence¹⁴ n.n.附著;凝聚;结合

　　cohort n.一队兵;同事 [ cohorte or cohors cohort- enclosure围绕, company]

　　coincide v.与...一致;符合;暗合 [med coincidere(INCIDENT 事件;附带的,外来的)coincidence 一致,符合;偶合,巧合]

　　colander¹⁵ n.滤器;漏锅 [ colare strain 拉紧]

　　collaborate¹⁶ v.合作 [collaborare collaborat-(laborare work)]

　　collate¹⁷ v.校勘;对照 [ collat- pp. stem of conferre compare]

　　collateral¹⁸ a.并行的;旁系的 [ collateralis(侧面;旁边的)]

　　collation¹⁹ n.便餐;核对 [Cassian's Collationes Patrum同 Lives of the　Fathers)read by Benedictines(圣本铎修会的僧)and followed] [by a light meal]

　　collide v.碰撞;冲突;抵触[collidere collis-( laedere strike, damage)collision 碰撞,猛撞(with,against)(利害、意见、目的 [的)对立,不一致,冲突]

　　collier n.煤矿工人;运煤船

　　colloquial²⁰ a.会话的;口语的 [ colloquium²¹ COLLOQUY(."谈话,会谈")(文语)(正式的)对话,会谈]

　　collusion n.共谋;骗串;勾结 [collusion or L collusio(COLLUDE共谋,串通,勾结 colludere collus-(COM-, ludere lus- play))]

　　colorable a.似是而非的;貌似可取的

　　comatose²² a.昏睡的;无生气的 [coma 昏睡;彗核;种芒]

　　combustible²³ a.易燃的 [combust- burn up COMBUSTION²⁴ 燃烧;氧化]

　　comely²⁵ a.美丽动人的 [ cumelich, cumli prob becumelich BECOME]

　　comestible n.a.食品;可以吃的 [comedere comest- eat up]

　　comity²⁶ n.礼仪 [ comitas comis courteous彬彬有礼的]

　　commandeer v.征募(兵役等);征用 [ commander COMMAND]

　　commence v.开始;着手;得学士学位 [as COM-, initiare INITIATE²⁷ COMMENCEMENT开始;学士学位授与(日)]

　　commensurate a.同量的 [ commensuratus(COM-, MEASURE)]

　　commingle²⁸ v.混合

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1 clutter
n.零乱，杂乱；vt.弄乱，把…弄得杂乱
参考例句：
The garage is in such a clutter that we can't find anything.车库如此凌乱，我们什么也找不到。 We'll have to clear up all this clutter.我们得把这一切凌乱的东西整理清楚。

2 coalesce
v.联合，结合，合并
参考例句：
And these rings of gas would then eventually coalesce and form the planets.这些气体环最后终于凝结形成行星。 They will probably collide again and again until they coalesce.他们可能会一次又一次地发生碰撞，直到他们合并。

3 coax
v.哄诱，劝诱，用诱哄得到，诱取
参考例句：
I had to coax the information out of him.我得用好话套出他掌握的情况。 He tried to coax the secret from me.他试图哄骗我说出秘方。

4 invalids
病人，残疾者( invalid的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The invention will confer a benefit on all invalids. 这项发明将有助于所有的残疾人。 H?tel National Des Invalids is a majestic building with a golden hemispherical housetop. 荣军院是有着半球形镀金屋顶的宏伟建筑。

5 codicil
n.遗嘱的附录
参考例句：
She add a codicil to her will just before she die.她临终前在遗嘱上加了附录。 In that codicil he acknowledges me。在那笔附录里，他承认了我。

6 coerce
v.强迫，压制
参考例句：
You can't coerce her into obedience.你不能强制她服从。 Do you think there is any way that we can coerce them otherwise?你认为我们有什么办法强迫他们不那样吗？

7 coercion
n.强制，高压统治
参考例句：
Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions.既不诱供也不逼供。 He paid the money under coercion.他被迫付钱。

8 cogent
adj.强有力的，有说服力的
参考例句：
The result is a cogent explanation of inflation.结果令人信服地解释了通货膨胀问题。 He produced cogent reasons for the change of policy.他对改变政策提出了充分的理由。

9 cogitate
v.慎重思考，思索
参考例句：
I need a few days to cogitate the problem.我需要几天的时间来思考这问题。 He sat silently cogitating.他静静地坐着沉思。

10 cognate
adj.同类的，同源的，同族的；n.同家族的人，同源词
参考例句：
Mathematics and astronomy are cognate sciences.数学和天文学是互相关联的科学。 English,Dutch and German are cognate languages. 英语、荷兰语、德语是同语族的语言。

11 cognomen
n.姓；绰号
参考例句：
Rufus is an unusual cognomen.鲁弗斯不是一个平常的姓。 Red got his cognomen for his red hair.“红毛”的绰号源于他的红头发。

12 cohere
vt.附着，连贯，一致
参考例句：
The adornments do not cohere with the basic design.装饰物与设计的基调不协调。 When you squeeze a handful of snow,the flakes cohere to make a snowball.你把一团雪捏紧，雪就黏合成雪球。

13 cohesion
n.团结，凝结力
参考例句：
I had to bring some cohesion into the company.我得使整个公司恢复凝聚力。 The power of culture is deeply rooted in the vitality,creativity and cohesion of a nation. 文化的力量，深深熔铸在民族的生命力、创造力和凝聚力之中。

14 coherence
n.紧凑；连贯；一致性
参考例句：
There was no coherence between the first and the second half of the film.这部电影的前半部和后半部没有连贯性。 Environmental education is intended to give these topics more coherence.环境教育的目的是使这些课题更加息息相关。

15 colander
n.滤器，漏勺
参考例句：
When you've boiled the cabbage,strain off the water through a colander.你把卷心菜煮开后，用滤锅把水滤掉。 If it's got lots of holes,then it's a colander!如果是有很多漏洞，那一个漏勺！

16 collaborate
vi.协作，合作；协调
参考例句：
The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。 I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。

17 collate
vt.(仔细)核对，对照；(书籍装订前)整理
参考例句：
They have begun to collate their own statistics on racial abuse. 他们已经开始整理自己有关种族歧视的统计数据。 You may collate the latter with the earlier edition. 你可将新版与旧版相对照。

18 collateral
adj.平行的；旁系的；n.担保品
参考例句：
Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans.很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。 Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.由于拿不出东西作为抵押，这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。

19 collation
n.便餐；整理
参考例句：
It was in this retreat that Mr. Quilp ordered a cold collation to be prepared.奎尔普先生就是在这个别墅里预定冷点的。 I was quite taken with your line of photocopiers with collation and stapling capability.我被贵公司能够自动整理和装订的系列复印机吸引住了。

20 colloquial
adj.口语的，会话的
参考例句：
It's hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.外语里的口头习语很难懂。 They have little acquaintance with colloquial English. 他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通。

21 colloquium
n.学术讨论会
参考例句：
He was not willing to attend the colloquium.他不愿参加这个学术讨论会。 The doctor collectivity that attends colloquium stands up,applause ardently.参加讨论会的医生全体起立，热烈鼓掌。

22 comatose
adj.昏睡的，昏迷不醒的
参考例句：
Those in extreme fear can be put into a comatose type state.那些极端恐惧的人可能会被安放进一种昏迷状态。 The doctors revived the comatose man.这个医生使这个昏睡的苏醒了。

23 combustible
a. 易燃的,可燃的; n. 易燃物,可燃物
参考例句：
Don't smoke near combustible materials. 别在易燃的材料附近吸烟。 We mustn't take combustible goods aboard. 我们不可带易燃品上车。

24 combustion
n.燃烧；氧化；骚动
参考例句：
We might be tempted to think of combustion.我们也许会联想到氧化。 The smoke formed by their combustion is negligible.由它燃烧所生成的烟是可忽略的。

25 comely
adj.漂亮的，合宜的
参考例句：
His wife is a comely young woman.他的妻子是一个美丽的少妇。 A nervous,comely-dressed little girl stepped out.一个紧张不安、衣着漂亮的小姑娘站了出来。

26 comity
n.礼让，礼仪；团结，联合
参考例句：
Sometimes comity is regarded as a stimulus to the pattern of behaviour.礼让有时被视作行为模式的一个促进因素。 The basic feature of positive comity is its voluntariness.积极礼让的基本特征是它的自愿性。

27 initiate
vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入
参考例句：
A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。 They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

28 commingle
v.混合
参考例句：
I think I'll commingle some of these blue flowers with the pink ones.我想把一些蓝花和粉红花搀在一起。 Ground waters originating in different beds commingle.来源于不同层位的地下水相互混合。