C Flashcards
cacophony
tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
calamity
an event with disastrous consequences
cadence
a rhythm, progression of sound
cajole
to urge, coax
calumny
an attempt to spoil someone’s reputation by spreading lies
camaraderie
brotherhood, jovial unity
canny
shrewd, careful
capacious
very spacious
captivate
to get the attention of, hold
capitulate
to surrender
capricious
subject to whim, fickle
carouse
to party, celebrate
catalog
to list, enter into a list
catalyze
to charge, inspire
cavort
to leap about, behave boisterously
censure
harsh criticism
cerebral
related to the intellect
chastise
to criticize severely
chide
to voice disapproval
circuitous
roundabout
Longer than the most direct way
circumlocution
indirect and wordy language
circumscribed
marked off, bounded
Restrict something within limits
circumspect
cautious
Wary and unwilling to take risks
circumvent
to get around
clairvoyant
able to perceive things that normal people cannot
clamor
loud noise
clandestine
secret
cleave
to divide into parts
cloying
sickeningly sweet
coagulate
to thicken, clot
coalesce
to fuse into a whole
cogent
intellectually convincing
condolence
an expression of sympathy in sorrow
cognizant
aware, mindful
coherent
logically consistent, intelligible
collateral
secondary
conflagration
great fire
colossus
a gigantic statue or thing
commensurate
corresponding in size or amount
commodious
roomy
compelling
forceful, demanding attention
complacent
self-satisfied ignorance of danger
consonant
in harmony
comprehensive
including everything
compunction
distress caused by feeling guilty
conciliatory
friendly, agreeable
concomitant
accompanying in a subordinate fashion
concord
harmonious agreement
condone
to pardon, deliberately overlook
conduit
a pipe or channel through which something passes
confection
a sweet, fancy food
colloquial
characteristic of informal conversation
complicit
being an accomplice in a wrongful act
confluence
a gathering together
conformist
one who behaves the same as others
confound
to frustrate, confuse
congeal
to thicken into a solid
congregation
a gathering of people, especially for religious services
connive
to plot, scheme
consecrate
to dedicate something to a holy purpose
consign
to give something over to another’s care
constituent
an essential part
collusion
secret agreement, conspiracy
constrain
to forcible restrict
construe
to interpret
consummate
to complete a deal, extremely skilled and accomplished
contentious
having a tendency to quarrel or dispute
contravene
to contradict, oppose, violate
contrite
penitent, eager to be forgiven
contusion
bruise, injury
convival
characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment
convoluted
intricate, complicated
copious
profuse, abundant
corroborate
to support with evidence
corrosive
having the tendency to erode or eat away
coup
a brilliant, unexpected act
covet
to desire enviously
credulity
readiness to believe
culmination
the climax toward which something progresses
cupidity
greed, strong desire
cursory
brief to the point of being superficial
curt
abruptly and rudely short
curtail
to lessen, reduce
