Deck 8 Flashcards
cabal
a group of conspirators, the act of such a group, a clique
cache
a hiding place, the things hidden in a secret place
cadence
rhythm, the rise and fall of sounds
calamity
a disaster
callow
- immature
- to be youthfully naive, inexperienced, unsophisticated
calumny
slander, a maliciously false statement
canon
- a rule of law, esp. a religious one
- set of works by an author that are accepted as authentic
cant
an insincere or hypocritical speech
canvass
to seek votes or opinions, to conduct a survey
capacious
spacious, roomy, commodious
capitulate
to surrender, to give up or give in
carcinogenic
causing cancer
cardinal
most important, chief
careen
to swerve, to move rapidly without control, to lean to one side
cartography
the art of making maps and charts
cataclysm
a violent upheaval, an earthquake, a horrible flood
categorical
- unconditional, absolute
- explicit, direct, outright, conclusive
catharsis
purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
catholic
universal, embracing everything
parochial
- narrow-minded
- opposite of catholic
caucus
a political group whose members have common interests or goals
caustic
- like acid, corrosive
- caustic comment is so nasty or insulting that it seems to sting or burn the person to whom it is directed
cavalier
arrogant, haughty, carefree, casual
cavil
to quibble, to raise trivial objections
censure
to condemn severely for doing something bad