page 264 vocab part 1 Flashcards
chaperon
older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman
chaplain
clergyman attached to a chapel
char
make or become black by burning
charisma
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism
charlatan
quack; pretender to knowledge
charm
quality of pleasing; amulet; spell
chary
cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving
chase
ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch
chasm
abyss; very deep crack
chassis
framework and working parts of an automobile
chaste
morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; not highly decorated; austere
chasten
discipline; punish in order to correct
chastise
punish as by beating; criticize severely