SSAT Vocabulary Practice: CON Words

List 24-25 practice for agreement, gathering, judgment, and dedication words.

Vocabulary List 24-25

1. ConcordnounHarmony, agreement, or peaceful relations.
2. ConcurrentadjectiveHappening at the same time.
3. CondescendverbTo act as if one is superior; to lower oneself to do something.
4. CondoneverbTo overlook, excuse, or appear to approve wrongdoing.
5. ConduciveadjectiveHelpful; making a result more likely.
6. ConfluencenounA coming together; a meeting point, especially of rivers or ideas.
7. CongenialadjectivePleasant, friendly, or well suited to one's nature.
8. CongenitaladjectivePresent from birth.
9. CongregateverbTo gather together in a group.
10. Conjecturenoun / verbA guess based on incomplete evidence; to make such a guess.
11. ConjureverbTo summon, imagine, or make something appear as if by magic.
12. ConnoisseurnounAn expert judge in matters of taste, such as art, food, or music.
13. ConsecrateverbTo make sacred or dedicate to a special purpose.
14. ConsensusnounGeneral agreement among a group.
15. ConsonantadjectiveIn agreement or harmony with something.

Exercise 1: Matching

Match each word with the correct definition.

Words

  1. Concord _____
  2. Concurrent _____
  3. Condescend _____
  4. Condone _____
  5. Conducive _____
  6. Confluence _____
  7. Congenial _____
  8. Congenital _____
  9. Congregate _____
  10. Conjecture _____
  11. Conjure _____
  12. Connoisseur _____
  13. Consecrate _____
  14. Consensus _____
  15. Consonant _____
A. helpful; making a result more likely
B. to gather together in a group
C. present from birth
D. general agreement among a group
E. to act as if one is superior
F. happening at the same time
G. harmony, agreement, or peaceful relations
H. to overlook or excuse wrongdoing
I. a meeting or coming together
J. an expert judge of taste
K. pleasant, friendly, or well suited
L. to make sacred or dedicate
M. in agreement or harmony
N. a guess based on incomplete evidence
O. to summon, imagine, or make appear
Show Matching Answer Key

1-G, 2-F, 3-E, 4-H, 5-A, 6-I, 7-K, 8-C, 9-B, 10-N, 11-O, 12-J, 13-L, 14-D, 15-M

Exercise 2: Gap Filling

Choose the best word from the word bank to complete each sentence.

concord, concurrent, condescend, condone, conducive, confluence, congenial, congenital, congregate, conjecture, conjure, connoisseur, consecrate, consensus, consonant
  1. The quiet library was _____ to careful study.
  2. The doctors determined that the condition was _____, not caused by a recent injury.
  3. After a long discussion, the committee reached a _____ about the new rule.
  4. The two rivers meet at a famous _____ near the old trading post.
  5. The principal would not _____ cheating, even if the student apologized.
  6. Students began to _____ near the bulletin board after the results were posted.
  7. The museum asked a painting _____ to judge whether the work was authentic.
  8. His theory was only a _____ because he had very little evidence.
  9. The coach refused to _____ to the younger players or talk down to them.
  10. The school held two _____ assemblies in different buildings at the same hour.
  11. The magician seemed to _____ a coin from the empty cup.
  12. The treaty restored _____ between the neighboring towns.
  13. Her warm smile and easy conversation made her a _____ host.
  14. The ceremony will _____ the garden as a memorial to former students.
  15. The proposal was _____ with the school's mission of service.
Show Gap Filling Answer Key

1. conducive, 2. congenital, 3. consensus, 4. confluence, 5. condone, 6. congregate, 7. connoisseur, 8. conjecture, 9. condescend, 10. concurrent, 11. conjure, 12. concord, 13. congenial, 14. consecrate, 15. consonant

Exercise 3: Paragraph Using All Words

Read the paragraph and notice how each vocabulary word is used in context.

The student council wanted concord after weeks of argument, but two concurrent meetings made communication difficult. Ms. Rivera refused to condescend to younger students, and she would not condone rude behavior from older ones. She created a setting conducive to honest discussion, where the confluence of ideas from athletes, artists, and volunteers produced a better plan. Because the room felt congenial, even quiet students spoke. One student discussed a congenital condition that made crowded events difficult, so the council asked people not to congregate near the exits. At first, every solution was only conjecture, but the group began to conjure a practical design. A music connoisseur suggested a quieter performance space, and the class voted to consecrate part of the courtyard as a reflection garden. By the end, a strong consensus emerged, and the final plan was consonant with the school's promise to welcome everyone.

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