C Flashcards
cacophony (ca CAH fo nee)
n. Strident or harsh jarring sound
cadge (kaj)
Dog in cage begs
v. to mooch or bum off of
V. To beg
cajole (kuh JOL)
v. to coax, wheedie, sweet-talk, inveigle
calumniate (kuh LUM nee ayt)
calumny
News columns slander
v. to slander or make false accusations
n. slander, aspersion
canon (Kuh nahn)
canonical
Canon xeroxes a set of books
n. established set of principles or laws, often religious
adj. following accepted standards
capricious (kuh PRI/PREE shuhs)
caprice (kuh preece)
adj. erratic, unpredicatable, changing one’s mind impulsively
n. Whim, impulse
N. Disposition to do things impulsively
cardinal
adj. of basic importance or consequence;
primary
caret (KAR uht)
n. ^ (insertion mark used when editing or proofreading)
carnality (kahr NAL uh tee)
carnal
n. something related to the body/flesh
adj. related to bodily or sexual appetite
ex. carnal desires
castigation (KAS tuh GAY shun)
n. severe criticism or punishment
catalyst (KAT uh list)
catalyze
n. substance that accelerates rate of chemical reaction without changing itself;
person or thing that causes a change
v. to bring about/ to act as a catalyst
causality (kaw ZAL uh tee)
n. relationship between cause and effect
caustic (KAW stik)
adj. burning or stinging;
causing corrosion –> look up
censure (SEN shur)
If you’re very sure of yourself, you criticize others.
censorious
v. to criticize severely or judge (negatively)
n. a judgment involving condemnation;
adj. tending to or expressing censure
chaos (KAY ahs)
chaotic
n. condition of confusion or unpredictability. disorder
adj.
chary (CHAR ee)
adj. wary; cautious; sparing
chasten (CHAY sun)
chastened
v. to chastise or correct;
to subdue
adj. corrected, punished, humbled
chauvinist (SHOH vuh nist)
chauvinisim
n. person who is blindly devoted to a group he’s part of
Ex. male chauvinist believes in the inferiority of women
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