C Words Flashcards
Cacophony
A discordant of sound; dissonance
Syn: discord, disharmony, harshness, din, stridency
Candid
Frank; outspoken; open and sincere
Syn: honest, impartial, guileless, straightforward
Clodhopper
A clumsy, stupid person; lout
Syn: clown, bumpkin, peasant, blockhead
Connive
- To cooperate secretly; conspire
- To avoid noticing something that one is expected to oppose or condemn; give aid to wrongdoing by forbearing to act or speak
Syn: scheme, plot, intrigue, contrive, devise
Conspiratorial
Conspiring or fond of conspiracy
Syn: Sneakily, deceitfully, secretly, covertly, surreptitiously
Consternation
Great fear or shock that makes one feel helpless or bewildered
Syn: dismay, alarm, panic, horror, trepidation
Contentious
Tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome
Syn: controversial, disputation, bellicose, hostile, combative
Contretemps
An inopportune happening causing confusion or embarrassment; awkward mishap
Syn: Accident, misfortune, calamity, tragedy, adversity, mischance
Criminologist
The scientific study and investigation of crime and criminals
Syn: criminalist, profiler, CSI
Consistent
Unchanging achievement or effect over period of time
Syn: persistent, constant, invariable, unfluctuating, unalterable, perpetual
Credulity
A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true
Syn: gullibility, credulousness, naivety, guilelessness
Capricious
Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
Syn: fickle, volatile, unpredictable, mercurial, arbitrary, impulsive
Conjure
- Call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of magic ritual
- To beg earnestly or solemnly
Syn: beseech, ask, adjure, entreat
Coronation
The act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign
Syn: crowning, ceremony, installation, ordination
