Barrons 11 Flashcards
1
Q
Cession
A
Yielding to another; ceding
Noun
2
Q
Chargin
A
Vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment
3
Q
Charlatan
A
Quack; pretender to knowledge
4
Q
Chary
A
Cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
5
Q
Chasten
A
To discipline; to punish in order to correct
6
Q
Chastise
A
To punish
7
Q
Chauvinist
A
Blindly devoted patriot
8
Q
Check
A
To stop motion
To curb or restrain
9
Q
Checkered
A
Marked by changes in fortune
10
Q
Chicanery
A
Trickery; deception
11
Q
Chide
A
To scold
12
Q
Chimerical
A
Fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
13
Q
Chisel
A
To swindle or cheat
14
Q
Cipher
A
- A secret code
2. Nonentity; worthless person or thing
15
Q
Circuitous
A
Roundabout
Adj.
16
Q
Circumlocution
A
An indirect roundabout expression
17
Q
Circumscribe
A
To limit; confine
18
Q
Circumspect
A
Prudent; cautious
19
Q
Circumvent
A
To outwit; baffle
20
Q
Cite
A
- To praise
2. To summon someone before a court
