cosmopolitan ADJ. /世界性的，全球的/sophisticated. Her years in the capitol had transformed her into a cosmopolitan
young woman highly aware of international affairs.
coterie N. /同行，圈内人/group that meets socially; select circle. After his book had been published, he was invited to
join the literary coterie that lunched daily at the hotel.
countenance V. /支持，赞助/approve; tolerate. He refused to countenance such rude behavior on their part.
countenance N. /面容，脸色/face. When Jose saw his newborn daughter, a proud smile spread across his
countenance.
countermand V. /取消，撤消/cancel; revoke. The general countermanded the orders issued in his absence.
Word List 12 counterpart-decelerate
counterpart N. /副体，极相似的人或物/a thing that completes another; things very much alike. Night and day are
counterparts, complementing one another.
coup N. /砰然而有效的一击，妙计/highly successful action or sudden attack. As the news of his coup spread throughout
Wall Street, his fellow brokers dropped by to congratulate him.
couple V. /连合，结合/join; unite. The Flying Karamazovs couple expert juggling and amateur joking in their nightclub
act.
courier N. /送快信的人/messenger. The publisher sent a special courier to pick up the manuscript. covenant N. /契约，盟约/agreement. We must comply with the terms of the covenant.
covert ADJ. /隐蔽的，偷偷摸摸的/secret; hidden; implied. Investigations of the Central Intelligence Agency and other
secret service networks reveal that such covert operations can get out of control.
covetous ADJ. /贪婪的，妄羡的/avaricious; eagerly desirous of. The child was covetous by nature and wanted to take
the toys belonging to his classmates. covet, V.
cow V. /威吓/terrorize; intimidate. The little boy was so cowed by the hulking bully that he gave up his lunch money
without a word of protest.
cower V. /畏缩，退缩/shrink quivering, as from fear. The frightened child cowered in the corner of the room.
coy ADJ. /腼腆的，怕羞的/shy; modest; coquettish. Reluctant to commit herself so early in the game, Kay was coy in her
answers to Ken's offer.
cozen V. /欺骗，瞒/cheat; hoodwink; swindle. He was the kind of individual who would cozen his friends in a cheap
card game but remain eminently ethical in all business dealings.
crabbed ADJ. /乖戾的，易怒的/sour; peevish. The crabbed old man was 3voided by the children because he scolded
them when they made noise.
craftiness N. /狡猾/slyness; trickiness. In many Native American legends, the coyote is the clever trickster, the
embodiment of craftiness. crafty, N.
crass ADJ. /粗鲁的，愚钝的/very unrefined; grossly insensible. The film critic deplored the crass commercialism of
movie-makers who abandon artistic standards in order to make a quick buck.
craven ADJ. /怯懦的，畏缩的/cowardly. Lillian's craven refusal to join the protest was criticized by her comrades, who
had expected her to be brave enough to stand up for her beliefs.
credence N. /信任/belief. Do not place any credence in his promises.
credibility N. /可信性/believability. Because the candidate had made some pretty unbelievable promises, we began
to question the credibility of everything she said.
credo N. /信条/creed. I believe we may best describe his credo by saying that it approximates the Golden Rule.
credulity N. /易信，轻信/belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naiveté. Con artists take advantage of the credulity of
inexperienced investors to swindle them out of their savings. Credulous, ADJ.
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