Day1.n Flashcards
coerce
to force someone to do or not to do something
coalesce
to come together as one, to fuse, to unite
clemency
mercy, forgiveness, mildness
circumvent
to frustrate as though by surrounding
circumspect
cautious
circumscribe
to draw a line around, to set the limits, to define, to restrict
circumlocution
an indirect expression, use of wordy or evasive languate
circuitous
roundabout, not following a direct path
choleric
hot-tempered, quick to anger
chimera
an illusion, a foolish fancy
chicanery
trickery, deceitfulness, artifice, especially legal or political
chastise
to inflict punishment on, to discipline
chagrin
humiliation, embarrassed disappointment
cerebral
brainy, intellectually refined
censure
to condemn severely for doing something bad
celibacy
abstincence from sex
caustic
like acid, corrosive
catholic
universal, embracing everything
catharsis
purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
categorical
unconditional, absolute