Unit 12-14 Flashcards
Cant
Insincere talk; argot
Cantankerous
Irritable坏脾气的
Capricious
Fickle易变的,无常的
Captious
Faultfinding吹毛求疵的
Cardinal
Of foremost importance
Carp
To find fault
Cartography
Science of making maps
Caste
Social class
Castigation
Punishment, criticism
Cataclysm
巨变,暴动,大灾难
Catalyst
催化剂
Categorical
Absolute; without exception
Caucus
核心成员,决策班子
Causal
原因的,具有因果关系的
Caustic
Sarcastically biting, burning
Celestial
天空的,天国的,高尚的
Centrifugal
Moving away from the center
Centripetal
Moving toward a center
Champion
To defend or support
Chasten
To correct by punishment or reproof
Carnal
Of the flesh or body
Chicanery
Trickery, fraud
Chivalry
骑士精神
Churlish
Rude, boorish
Circuitous
Roundabout
Clairvoyant
One who can predict the future; psychic
Clamor
Noisy outcry
Clique
A small, exclusive group
Cloister
To confine; seclude隔绝,隐退
Coagulate
To thicken; congeal 凝固,使结块