Session 18 Flashcards
1
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Cacophony
A
Harsh sounding mixture of words, voices or sounds
2
Q
Euphony
A
Opposite of cacophony
3
Q
Cadence
A
Rhythm, rise and fall of sounds
4
Q
Cajole
A
Persuade someone to do something he or she doesn’t want to do
5
Q
Callow
A
Immature
6
Q
Candor
A
Truthfulness, sincere honesty
7
Q
Capitalism
A
Free enterprise; an economic system in which businesses are owned by private citizens
8
Q
Capitulate
A
To surrender, to give up or give in
9
Q
Recapitulate
A
To summarize
10
Q
Capricious
A
Likely to change at any moment
11
Q
Caricature
A
A portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated, often to prove some point about its subject
12
Q
Castigate
A
To criticise severely, to chastise
13
Q
Catalyst
A
Anyone or anything that makes something happen without being directly involved in it
