conjure .
【考法 1】 vt. 请求，恳求： to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
【例】 I conjure you to hear my plea for mercy. 请您发发慈悲吧。‖He conjured them with his dying breath to look after his children. 临终前他恳求他们照顾他的孩子。
【近】 appeal, beseech, besiege, entreat, impetrate, implore, importune, petition, plead, pray, solicit, supplicate
【考法 2】 vi. 在脑海中浮现： to form a mental picture of
【例】 With certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon. 这些鲜花让我立即回想起加勒比海的蜜月之旅。
【近】 conceive, dream, envisage, envision, fancy, fantasize, feature, ideate, image, picture, vision, visualize
consent
【考法 1】 n. 同意，赞同： the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
【例】 We had to get our neighbor's consent in order to trim the tree from his side. 想要从邻居家那边修剪树木，我们得先得到他们的同意。
【近】 allowance, approval, authorization, clearance, concurrence, granting, license, sanction, warrant
【反】 interdiction, prohibition, proscription 禁止
【考法 2】 vi. 同意： to give assent or approval
【例】 consent to being tested in her neurobiology experiment 同意作为被试参加神经生物学的实验‖refused to consent to the marriage 拒绝这桩婚事
【近】 acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, subscribe
【反】 dissent 反对；deny, veto 否决
consign
【考法 1】 vt. 转交，转移（给他人）： to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another
【例】 The record shows that the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor. 记录显示邮递员把我们的包裹转投给隔壁邻居了。‖a writer consigned to oblivion 湮没无闻的作家
【近】 commend, commit, confide, delegate, deliver, entrust, hand, recommend, repose, transfer, transmit, vest
【反】 hold, keep, retain 保留
consternation .
【考法 1】 n. 惊愕，恐慌，恐惧： a state of paralyzing dismay
【例】 The two girls stared at each other in consternation without any idea about what to do. 两个小女孩惊恐地望着对方，显得不知所措。
【近】 alarm, apprehension, dread, fear, fright, horror, terror, trepidation
【反】 bravery, courage, dauntlessness, fearlessness, fortitude, intrepidity, stoutness, valor 勇气，无畏
contemplate .
【考法 1】 vt./vi. 沉思，仔细思索： to view or consider with continued attention
【例】 contemplate the vastness of the universe 沉思着宇宙的广袤无垠‖She contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision. 她苦苦思索了几个小时的问题后才做出决定。
【近】 cogitate, consider, deliberate, meditate, mull, perpend, pore, revolve, ruminate, study, weigh, wrestle
【反】 disregard, ignore, overlook, slight 忽视
【派】 contemplation n. 沉思，思索
contempt .
【考法 1】 n. 蔑视，鄙视： open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect
【例】 my undying contempt for people who abuse animals 我对于虐待动物者的无尽鄙视‖Her contempt for illiterate was obvious. 你可以很明显地看出她对文盲的鄙夷。
【近】 contemptuousness, despisement, despite, despitefulness, disdain, misprision, scorn
【反】 admiration, esteem, estimation, regard, respect, reverence, veneration 尊敬，敬仰
【派】 contemptible adj. 可鄙的；contemptuous adj. 蔑视的
contend .
【考法 1】 vi. 竞争，争夺： to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties
【例】 two traditional rivals contending for the championship 两支争夺冠军头衔的老对手
【近】 battle, fight, race, rival, vie
【反】 capitulate, quit, succumb, surrender, give in 投降
【考法 2】 vt. 声明，声称： to state as a fact usually forcefully
【例】 contended that his opponent was wrong about practically everything 宣称对手几乎在所有问题上都犯了错误‖that the his considerable experience made him the best candidate 声称因为他见多识广，所以是最佳人选
【近】 affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, declare, insist, maintain, profess, protest, purport, warrant
【反】 deny, gainsay 否认
contradict .
【考法 1】 vt. 否认，反驳；相矛盾： to assert the contrary of; to imply the opposite or a denial of
【例】 contradict a rumor 反驳谣言‖Your actions contradict your words. 你的行为和你说的话自相矛盾。
【近】 deny, disaffirm, disavow, disclaim, disconfirm, disown, gainsay, negate, negative, refute, reject, repudiate
【反】 acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confirm 承认
【派】 contradictory adj. 矛盾的，相反的
contrived .
【考法 1】adj. 不自然的，刻意的：lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
【例】We are bored with the contrived applause of a TV studio audience that has been told when to clap. 摄影棚中的观众会被告知什么时候鼓掌，这种经过精心指挥的掌声让我们倍感困倦。
【近】affected, assumed, bogus, factitious, feigned, plastic, pretended, pseudo, simulated, unnatural
【反】artless, natural, spontaneous, unaffected, uncontrived, unfeigned, unforced 真诚的，不虚伪的
correlate .
【考法 1】 vt. 使…相关联： to establish a mutual or reciprocal relation between
【例】 a demanding father who always correlated success with hard work 一个总将成功和辛勤工作关联起来的严格父亲‖In this work, we correlate the simulation in the lab and the observation in the field to examine the validity of our theory. 本文中，我们将实验室的模拟结果和场地外的观测数据联系起来以验证理论的真实性。
【近】 connect, identify, link, relate
【反】 separate 分离
【派】 correlation n. 关联，关系