GRE C's Flashcards
cacophony
Harsh, discordant or meaningless mixture of sounds
candid
open, sincere, honest
canonical
authorized, recognized, pertaining to the canon, or body of accepted rules
capricious
acting on impulse, erratci
cartography
mapmaking
castigate
criticize severly, punish in order to correct
catalyst
causer of change
caustic
capable of corroding metal or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic
censure
strong disapproval or official reprimand
chauvinism
fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiam for military glory; undue or biased devotion to any group, cause
chronological
arranged in or relating to time order
clamor
noisy uproar or protest, as from a crowd
clinch
make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together
coalesce
come together, unite; fuse together
cogent
very convincing, logical
commensurate
the same in size, extent, ext…equivalent; proportional
complacent
self-satisfied, smug; overly content
complementary
completing; fitting togethre well; filling mutual needs
compliant
obeying, submissive; following the requirements
concede
give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; grant or give up
coniliatory
reconciling, appeasing, attempting to make the peace
concur
approve, agree
condone
overlook, tolerate, regard as harmless
confer
consult, compare views; bestow or give
connoisseur
expert, especially in the fine arts; person of educated, refined tastes
console
lessen the suffering or grief of…
consolidate
unite, combine, solidify, make coherent
constrict
squeeze, compress, restrict the freedom of
constru
interpre or translate
contentious
controversial; prone to causing arguments, especially gratuitous or petty ones
contextualize
place in context, such as by giving the background or circumstances
conundrum
a riddle; any mystery
converge
move towards one another or toward a point; unite
conversant
knowledgeable about or experienced with
conversely
in an opposite way; on the other hand
convoluted
twisted; very complicated
copious
plentiful, bountiful
corroborate
support, add evidence to
cosmopolitan
belonging to the entire world, at home globally; free from local or national prejudices or attachments
countenance
facial expression or face
counterintuitive
against what one would intuitively expect
counterpoint
contrasting item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast or interplay in a work of art
counterproductive
defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal
covert
secret, veiled, undercover
crafty
cunning, skillful in deception or underhanded schemes
craven
very cowardly, lacking courage
credibility
believability, trustworthiness
credulous
gullible prone to believing or trusting too easily or without enough evidence
crescendo
steady increase in force, intensity, or the loudness of a musical passage
culminate
reach the higest point or final stage
cynical
thinking the worst of others’ motivations; bitterly pessimistic
