C Vocab Flashcards
capitulate
to surrender after negotiating, yield
carnage
- the flesh of slain animals or men. 2. huge slaughter ( as in battle)
causation
- the act or process of causing 2. the ace to agency which produces an effect (cause)
caveat
- warning 2.an explanation to prevent misinterpretation
charlatan
faker, fake, pretender
chastise
to give punishment
chivalrous
behaving in a polite and respectful way especially toward women
circuitous
- not straight short or direct 2.not said to done simply or clearly 3. having a circular or winding course
clandestine
done secretly to privately (secret)
cloistered
separated from the outside world, separated.
coalesce
- to grow together 2. to unite
coercion
to force someone to do something
cognizant
aware of something knowledgeable of something, especially through personal experience.
coherent
logical and well organized
commensurate
equal or similar to something in size amount or degree, suitable.
comatose
affected with coma
condone
to forgive
collateral
- indirect 2. to support or reinforce 3. parallel or corresponding in position
cynical
critical, bad temper
caricature
exaggeration in parts or characteristic, a distortion so gross to seem like, caricature
circumlocution
not speaking straight/ directly
connotation
the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”.
connotation
the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”.
