"C-" Vocabulary

Question 1

Cacophony

Answer 1

Harsh, jarring, discordant sound. (N)

Question 2

Cadge

Answer 2

To sponge, beg. (V)

Question 3

Caluminate

Answer 3

To slander, make a false accusation. (V)

Question 4

Canny

Answer 4

Careful, cautious. (Adj)

Question 5

Canon

Answer 5

An established set of principles or code of laws. (N)

Question 6

Capricious

Answer 6

Inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic. (Adj)

Question 7

Cardinal

Answer 7

Basic importance or consequence; primary. (Adj)

Question 8

Carnality

Answer 8

Something relating to the body or flesh. (N)

Question 9

Castigation

Answer 9

Severe criticism or punishment. (N)

Question 10

Catalyst

Answer 10

A substance used to accelerate a reaction. (N)

Question 11

Casuality

Answer 11

The relationship between cause and effect. (N)

Question 12

Caustic

Answer 12

Burning or stinging. (Adj)

Question 13

Censure

Answer 13

To criticize severely. (V)

Question 14

Chaos

Answer 14

Confusion and disturbance. (N)

Question 15

Chary

Answer 15

Wary; cautious. (Adj)

Question 16

Chasten

Answer 16

To correct with harsh punishment. (V)

Question 17

Chauvinist

Answer 17

a person devoted towards a group which is a member. (N)

Question 18

Chic

Answer 18

Stylish and Fashionable. (Adj)

Question 19

Chicanery

Answer 19

Trickery or subterfuge. (N)

Question 20

Choleric

Answer 20

To tend towards anger. (Adj)

Question 21

Churlish

Answer 21

Boorish, vulgar; difficult and intractable. (Adj)

Question 22

Circumscribe

Answer 22

Enclose within bounds; limit or confine. (V)

Question 23

Cajole

Answer 23

To coax, sweet talk. (V)

Question 24

Clangorous

Answer 24

Making a loud resonant sound. (Adj)

Question 25

Coalesce

Answer 25

To come together; unite (V)

Question 26

Coda

Answer 26

Concluding section. (N)

Question 27

Cogent

Answer 27

Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing. (Adj)

Question 28

Color

Answer 28

To gloss over. (V)

Question 29

Commensurate

Answer 29

Matching, corresponding, or proportionate in degree, size, or other property. (Adj)

Question 30

Complaisance

Answer 30

The willingness to comply with the wished of others. (N)

Question 31

Confound

Answer 31

To cause to be confused; to frustrate. (V)

Question 32

Connoisseur

Answer 32

An expert; an informed and astute judge. (N)

Question 33

Consequential

Answer 33

Pompous or self-important. (Adj)

Question 34

Contemn

Answer 34

To scorn or despise. (V)

Question 35

Contentious

Answer 35

Argumentative; quarrelsome. (Adj)

Question 36

Contiguous

Answer 36

Sharing a border; touching; adjacent. (Adj)

Question 37

Contrite

Answer 37

Regretful; seeking forgiveness. (Adj)

Question 38

Convention

Answer 38

Generally agreed upon practice or attitude. (N)

Question 39

Convoluted

Answer 39

Complex or complicated. (Adj)

Question 40

Corrigible

Answer 40

Capable of being right; correctable, reparable. (Adj)

Question 41

Countenance

Answer 41

To approve or tolerate. (V)

Question 42

Cozen

Answer 42

To deceive, beguile, hoodwink. (V)

Question 43

Craven

Answer 43

Coward; lacking courage; fainthearted. (Adj)

Question 44

Credulous

Answer 44

Tending to believe; gullible. (Adj)

Question 45

Crescendo

Answer 45

A gradual increase in intensity. (N)

Question 46

Culpable

Answer 46

Deserving blame. (Adj)

Question 47

Cyncism

Answer 47

An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness. (N)