Internet Words III Flashcards
Cabal
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
Cajole
to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
Callous
insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic:
Calumny
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something:
Candor
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
Canny
careful; cautious; prudent:
Canonize
to glorify.
Capricious
subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic:
Catharsis
the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.
Caustic
capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
Cauterize
to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
Cavalier
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
Chaff
worthless matter; refuse.
Chagrin
a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
Chary
cautious or careful; wary:
Chide
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
Circumscribing
to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly:
Clairvoyant
having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision:
Clamor
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
Clandestine
characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious:
Coalesce
to blend or come together:
Coda
a concluding section or part, especially one of a conventional form and serving as a summation of preceding themes, motifs, etc., as in a work of literature or drama.
Cogent
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
Coltish
playful; frolicsome.
Commentated
to deliver a commentary on:
Commune
to converse or talk together, usually with profound intensity, intimacy, etc.; interchange thoughts or feelings.
Complicit
choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity.
Conceded
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit: admit defeat
Conceit
an excessively favorable opinion of one’s own ability, importance, wit, etc.
Concessionary
the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument:
Concomitant
existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; concurrent:
Confers
to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
Congeal
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing:
Congenial
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character:
Conglomerates
anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition.
Congruent
agreeing; accordant; congruous.
Conjectural
of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical:
Consanguineous
having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
Consecration
the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity.
Constitution
the system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed.
Contemptible
deserving of or held in contempt; despicable.
Contention
a struggling together in opposition; strife.
Contravening
to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose:
Contrite
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
Contrivance
something contrived; a device, especially a mechanical one.
Conundrums
a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words, as What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
Conversance
The state of being conversant; familiarity.
Convival
friendly; agreeable:
fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company; jovial.
Convoluted
twisted; coiled.
complicated; intricately involved:
Copious
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful:
Corroborate
to make more certain; confirm:
Cosmopolitan
free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.
Counterfactual
a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”
Counterpoint
a melody composed to be combined with another melody.
Coup
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
Covey
a brood or small flock of partridges or similar birds.
Crane
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
Credence
belief as to the truth of something:
Croquet
a game played by knocking wooden balls through metal wickets with mallets.
Cubist
a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
Cumbersome
burdensome; troublesome.
Curbed
a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
Curt
rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.
Dame
a matronly woman of advanced age; matron.
Dauntless
not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold:
Dearth
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
Debacle
a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout:
