C's Flashcards
cabal
a group or council for some secret purpose.
“a cabal of dissidents”
calumny
the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander.
“a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation”
canvass
solicit votes from (electors or members).
“in each ward, two workers canvassed some 2,000 voters”
capitulate
cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield.
“the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces”
caprice
a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour.
“the caprices of the electorate”
carp
to complain constantly
complain or find fault continually about trivial matters.
“I don’t want to carp about the way you did it”
cataclysm
a large-scale and violent event in the natural world.
“the cataclysm at the end of the Cretaceous Period”
a sudden violent political or social upheaval.
“the cataclysm of the First World War”
caustic
able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action.
“a caustic cleaner”
cavalier
lack of respect for somebody
showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.
“Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude”
chaperone
a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.
charnel
a place where corpses are deposited
cloy
to overindulge with an initially pleasing thing
disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment.
“a romantic, rather cloying story”
colloquial
suitable for everyday conversation
(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
“colloquial and everyday language”
collusion, collide
a secret agreement for a dishonest reason
secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others.
“The government was working in collusion with drug traffickers”
conspire
to act together to one end
