C's Flashcards
Cadge
To beg
Capricious
Impulsive; prone to sudden change
Castigate
To punish or criticize severely
Catalyst
Something that causes something else to happen, usually without being directly involved in or changed by the process; a trigger for an event
Censure
A formal criticism or intense disproval or to express a formal criticism
Chronicle
A detailed narrative or to document or record
Circumspect
Mindful of potential consequences; prudent
Cite
To quote as an example or proof
Coalesce
To unite or come together
Coerce
To force or threaten someone into acting a certain way; to compel
Cogent
Convincing and reasonable
Cognitive
Relating to conscious intellectual activity such as thinking, reasoning, and learning
Coherence
The quality of being logical and clear
Coincidental
Occurring by chance
Commensurate
Corresponding in size, degree, or duration
Complaisant
Showing a willingness to please; obliging
Comprise
To consist of; to include
Concede
To admit or reluctantly yield; to surrender
Conducive
Contributive; favorable
Consternation
Alarm or fear
Converge
To meet or come together at a common point
Convivial
Festive and sociable
Cordial
Friendly; gracious
Correlate
To have corresponding characteristics
Corroborate
To confirm, to substantiate with evidence
Countenance
Facial features or expression
Credulous
Easily deceived; believing too readily
Cryptic
Mystifying; hidden or concealed meaning
Culmination
Completion or climax
Culpable
Deserving of blame; guilty
