contend V. /斗争，竞争/struggle; compete; assert earnestly. Sociologist Harry Edwards contends that young black
athletes are exploited by some college recruiters.
contention N. /争夺，争论/claim; thesis. It is our contention that, if you follow our tactics, you will boost your score on
the SAT. contend, V.
contentious ADJ. /好争吵的，争论的/quarrelsome. Disagreeing violently with the referees' ruling, the coach became so
contentious that they threw him out of the game.
context N. /上下文/writings preceding and following the passage quoted. Because these lines are taken out of context,
they do not convey the message the author intended.
contiguous ADJ. /邻近的，接近的/adjacent to; touching upon. The two countries are contiguous for a few miles; then
they are separated by the gulf.
continence N. /自制，克制/self-restraint; sexual chastity. At the con- vent, Connie vowed to lead a life of continence.
The question was, could Connie be content with always being continent?
contingent ADJ. /可能发生的，附随的/dependent on; conditional. Caroline's father informed her that any raise in her
allowance was contingent on the quality of her final grades. contingency, N.
contingent N. /代表团/group that makes up part of a gathering. The New York contingent of delegates at the
Democratic National Convention was a boisterous, sometimes rowdy lot.
contortions N. /扭歪，弯曲/twistings; distortions. As the effects of the opiate wore away, the contortions of the patient
became more violent and demonstrated how much pain she was enduring.
contraband N. ADJ. /违法交易，走私/illegal trade; smuggling. The Coast Guard tries to prevent traffic in contraband
goods.
contract V. /合同，契约/compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease. Warm metal expands; cold metal
contracts.
contravene V. /违反/contradict; oppose; infringe on or transgress. Mr. Barrett did not expect his frail daughter
Elizabeth to contravene his will by eloping with Robert Browning.
contrite ADJ. /深感懊悔的/penitent. Her contrite tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence. contrition,
N.
contrived ADJ. /做作的;牵强的/forced; artificial; not spontaneous. Feeling ill at ease with his new in-laws, James made
a few contrived attempts at conversation and then retreated into silence.
controvert V. /辩论;反驳/oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict. The witness's testimony was so clear
and her reputation for honesty so well-established that the defense attorney decided it was wiser to make no attempt to controvert what she said.
contusion N. /擦伤;撞伤/bruise. Black and blue after her fall, Sue was treated for contusions and abrasions. conundrum N. /(答案有双关意义的)谜语，难题/riddle. During the long car ride, she invented conundrums to entertain the
children.
convene V. /召集，集合/assemble. Because much needed legislation had to be enacted, the governor ordered the
legislature to convene in special session by January 15.
convention N. /习俗，惯例/social or moral custom; established practice. Flying in the face of convention, George
Sand shocked society by taking lovers and wearing men's clothes.
conventional ADJ. /典型的;普通的/ordinary; typical. His conventional upbringing left him wholly unprepared for his
wife's eccentric family.
converge V. /聚合;接近/approach; tend to meet; come together. African-American men from all over the United
States converged on Washington to take part in the historic Million Men march.
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