List 9 Flashcards
Chary
Adj. Cautious; Sparing or restrained about giving
Charlatan
N. Quack; pretender to knowledge
Chaste
Adj. Pure; virginal; modest
Chasten
V. Discipline; punish in order to correct
Chauvinist
N. Blindly devoted patriot
Checkered
Adj. Marked by changes in fortune
Chicanery
N. Trickery; deception
Chimerical
Adj. Fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
Chisel
V. Swindle or cheat; cut with a chisel
Choleric
Adj. Hot-tempered
Chronic
Adj. Long established as a disease
Cipher
N. Non-entity; worthless person or thing
Circuitous
Adj. Roundabout
Circumlocution
N. Indirect or roundabout expression
Circumscribe
V. Limit; confine
Circumspect
Adj. Prudent; cautious
Circumvent
V. Outwit; baffle
clandestine
Adj. Secret
Clangor
N. Loud, resounding noise
Cleave
V. Split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to
Cleft
N. Split
Clemency
N. Disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
Clime
N. Region; climate
Cloister
N. Monastery or convent
Clout
N. Great influence (especially political or social)
Cloying
Adj. Distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental
Coagulate
V. Thicken; congeal; clot
Coalesce
V. Combine; fuse
Codify
V. Arrange (laws, rules) as a code; classify
Cogent
Adj. Convincing
Cogitate
V. Think over
Cognate
Adj. Related linguistically; Allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
Cognizance
N. Knowledge
Cohere
V. Stick together
Cohesion
N. Tendency to keep together
Coiffure
N. Hairstyle