Word List 8 Flashcards
cajole
coax, wheedle
calamity
disaster, misery
calculated
delibeately planned
caliber
ability quality
callous
hardened, unfeeling
callow
youthful, immature, inmeexperienced
cameo
shell or jewel cared in relief, star’s special apperance in a minor role in a film
camouflage
disguise, conceal
candor
frankness, open honesty
cantankerous
il-humuored, irritable
capacious
spacious
capacity
greatest amount that something can produce\hold
capricious
unpredictable, fickle, fanciful
caption
title, chapter-heading
captivate
charm or enthrall
cardinal
chief
caricature
exaggerated picture
carnivorous
meat-eating
carping
finding fault
castigate
criticize severely, punish
casualty
serious or fatal accident
cataclysm
violent upheaval
catalyst
agent that brings about a chemical change
catastrophhe
calamity, disaster
categorical
withhout exeptions
cater to
supply somethhing desired
catharsis
release of suppressed emotional tensions
catholic
wide range of interests
caucus
private meeting of members of a party
causal
implying a cause-efffect relationship
caustuc
burning, sarcatically biting
cavil
make frivolous objections
cede
yield
celebrated
well known, famous
censor
overseer of morals, person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks
censorious
critical
censure
blame, criticize
centrifugal
away ffrom cente
centripedal
toward center
ceremonious
marked by formality
certitude
certainty
cessation
stoppage
cession
yielding to another
chagrin
vexation, disaapointment
chameleon
lizard that changes color
champion
support militantly
chaotic
utter disorder
charismatic
compellingly charming
charlatan
pretender to knowledge
chary
cautious , sparing or restrained about giving