Vocab 61-90 Flashcards
Bourgeois
Middle class
Bovine
Sluggish, stupid, fat, like a cow
Bravado
Boldness intended to impress or intimidate
Burgeon
To expand, flourish, blossom
Cabal
A small group joined secretly; a conspiracy
Cajole
To persuade
Camaraderie
Fellowship, good comradeship
Canon
A code of laws, basis of judgement
Careen
To toss over from side to side
Celibacy
Abstinence from sex
Censure
To condemn severely, punish, judge
Cerebral
Relating to the brain, intellectual, brainy
Chagrin
Embarrassment, humiliation, disappointment
Choleric
Hot-tempered or easily angered
Circuitous
Indirect, roundabout
Circumvent
To frustrate by going around, to mislead
Clandestine
Secret, done secretly
Clemency
Mild weather; leniency
Coalesce
To form into one unified mass, to come together
Cogent
Convincing; compelling, valid
Colloquial
Ordinary, informal conversation and expression
Collusion
Secret cooperation, often to cheat or deceive
Commensurate
Corresponding in size or degree
Complacency
Smug and overly satisfied with one’s self or achievements
Conciliatory
Peace-making or resolving through good will
Condone
To overlook, excuse, permit
Conducive
Leading to a result, contributing, helpful
Congenial
Friendly, pleasant, agreeable
Congenital
Innate, something you’re born with
Conjecture
Inference, guess