Barron gre word list A

partnership; league; union of separate political parties 
coax
persuade by flattery 
coda
concluding section of a musical or literary composition 
coddle
treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; 
cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs 
codicil
supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will 
codify
arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of 
words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, 
rules, established social customs 

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coercion
use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce 
coeval
living at the same time as; existing during the same period of 
time; contemporary; of the same age 
cog
tooth projecting from a wheel 
cogent
convincing 
cogitate
think over; ponder 
cognate
having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by 
blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N. 
cognitive
having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental 
processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing 
cognizance
knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware 
cohabit
live together 
cohere
stick together 
cohesion
tendency to keep together 
cohorts
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) 
coiffure
hairstyle 
coin
make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. 
coinage: word or phrase recently invented 
coincidence
the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more 
seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same 
time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental 
colander
utensil with perforated bottom used for straining 
collaborate
work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy 
collage
work of art put together from fragments 
collate
examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange 
in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound) 
collateral
security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the 
same person but through different sons or daughters 
collation
a light meal; collating 
collected
composed; calm; self-possessed 
colloquial
pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. 
colloquialism: colloquial expression 
colloquy
informal discussion; conversation 
collusion
conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; 

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V. collude 
colossal
huge 
colossus
gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance 
coma
deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, 
or a severe blow 
comatose
in a coma; extremely sleepy 
combustible
easily burned; N. CF. combustion 
comeback
retort; quick clever reply; return to former status 
comely
attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance 
comestible
something fit to be eaten 
comeuppance
deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke 
comity
courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations 
commandeer
take (private property) for military use without needing 
permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes 
commemorate
honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. 
commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the 
war 
commemorative
remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative 
stamp 
commensurate
equal in extent; of the same size 
commiserate
feel or express pity or sympathy for 
commodious
spacious and comfortable 
commonplace
ordinary; N: something ordinary or common; trite remark 
commonwealth
nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation 
communal
held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune 
commune
small (often rural) community whose members share work 
and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune 
with nature 
compact
agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; 
concise; Ex. compact statement 
compartment
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided 
compassion
sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate 
compatible
harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together 
compelling
overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; 
that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling 

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adventure story; V. compel 
compendium
brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious 
compensatory
making up for; repaying 
compilation
listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling 
compile
assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from 
facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a 
dictionary 
complacency
self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent 
complaisant
trying to please; obliging; willing to please others 
complement
complete; consummate; make perfect; N. 
complementary
serving to complete something 
compliance
conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; 
disposition to yield to others; V. comply 
compliant
readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes 
or others; yielding; comforming to requirements 
complicity