C Flashcards
cacophonous
adj. not in sync; inharmonious
capricious
adj. unpredictable / fickle ex. Jill was _____: she changed boyfriends almost as often as she changed clothes.
castigation
n. punishment - severe criticism
catalyst
n. person or thing that cause action ex. (fire) accelerant
caustic
adj. sarcastically biting - a buuuurrrrrnnn
chicanery
n. deception/ trickery - tricks
cogent
adj. convincing ex. A good bioengineering program was a cogent factor that made me go to UCSD.
commensurate
adj. corresponding; proportional; equivalent; relative; analogous
compendium
n. brief summary
complaisant
adj. overly complying, obliging, trying to please; very polite
compliant
adj. giving in to other people; conforming
conciliatory
adj. soothing - reconciling - trying to fix/mend
condone
v. to give approval; to overlook; to excuse
confound
v. to confuse
connoisseur
n. a person knowledgable in a particular subject - a specialist
contention
n. a claim - a thesis