Unit 14

Question 1

chasten

Answer 1

v. to correct by punishment or reproof: to restrain or subdue

The child’s behavior improved after she had been chastened by punishment.

Question 2

chicanery

Answer 2

n. trickery; fraud

The governor ordered an audit to investigate alleged financial chicanery.

Question 3

chivalry

Answer 3

n. the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women

Chivalry was rooted in Christian values, and the knight was bound to be loyal to Christian ideals.

Question 4

churlish

Answer 4

adj. rude, boorish

According to the chivalric code, a knight was never supposed to be churlish, especially toward noble ladies.

Question 5

circuitous

Answer 5

adj. roundabout

According to Hindu philosophy, some souls take a circuitous path through many births to reach God.

Question 6

clairvoyant

Answer 6

n. one who can predict the future; psychic

Edgar Cayce was a famous clairvoyant who some people believe was able to go into a trance during which he was in touch with a spiritual realm.

Question 7

clamor

Answer 7

n. noisy outcry

Over the past 12 years or so the voices clamoring for better protection of the Earth’s rain forests have increased dramatically.

Question 8

clique

Answer 8

n. a small, exclusive group

The principal of the high school is concerned that one clique of students is dominating the student council.

Question 9

cloister

Answer 9

v. to confine; seclude

The writer cloistered herself in a country house to finish her novel.

Question 10

coagulate

Answer 10

v. thicken; congeal

In normal individuals, blood begins to coagulate about 20 seconds after a wound is sustained, thus preventing further bleeding.