List 8 Flashcards
Canvass
V. Determine votes, etc.
Canto
N. Division of a long poem
Capacious
Adj. Spacious
Capitulate
V. Surrender
Capricious
Adj. Unpredictable; fickle; fanciful
Cardinal
Adj. Chief
Careen
V. Lurch; sway from side to side
Carnal
Adj. Fleshy
Carping
Adj. Finding fault
Castigate
V. Criticize severely; punish
Cataclysm
N. Violent upheaval; deluge
Catalyst
N. Agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
Cataract
N. Great waterfall; Eye abnormality
Catechism
N. Book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
Categorical
Adj. Without exceptions; unqualified; absolute
Catharsis
N. Purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
Catholic
Adj. Broadly sympathetic; liberal
Caucus
N. Private meeting of members of the party to select officers or determine policy
Caulk
V. Make watertight by filling in cracks
Causal
Adj. Implying a cause-and-effect relationship
Cavalcade
N. Procession; parade
Cavalier
Adj. Offhand or casual; haughty
Cavil
V. Make frivolous objections
Celerity
N. Speed; rapidity
Celibate
Adj. Unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
Censorious
Adj. Critical
Censure
V. Blame; criticize
Centrifugal
Adj. Radiating; departing from the center
Centripetal
Adj. Tending toward the center
Cerebration
N. Thought
Cessation
N. Stoppage
Cession
N. Yielding to another; ceding
Chaff
N. Worthless products of an endeavor
Chaffing
Adj. Bantering; joking
Chagrin
N. Vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment
