Set 18 Flashcards
CACOPHONY (kuh KAHF uh nee) n
harsh-sounding mixture of
words, voices, or sounds
CADENCE (KAYD uns) n
rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds
CAJOLE (kuh JOHL) v
to persuade someone to do something he or she doesn’t want to do
CALLOW (KAL oh) adj
immature
CANDOR (KAN dur) n
truthfulness; sincere honesty
CAPITALISM (KAP uh tuh liz um) n
an economic system in which
businesses are owned by private citizens (not by the government)
and in which the resulting products and services are sold with
relatively little government control
CAPITULATE (kuh PICH uh layt) v
to surrender; to give up or give in
CAPRICIOUS (kuh PRISH us) adj
unpredictable; likely to change at
any moment
CARICATURE (KAR uh kuh chur) n
a portrait or description that is
purposely distorted or exaggerated, often to prove some point about
its subject
CASTIGATE (KAS tuh gayt) v
to criticize severely; to chastise
CATALYST (KAT uh list) n
in chemistry, something that changes the
rate of a chemical reaction without itself being changed; anyone or
anything that makes something happen without being directly
involved in it
