Word List 8 Flashcards
Canto
Division of a long poem
Canvass
Determine votes
Capacious
Spacious
Capacity
Mental or physical ability
Capitulate
Surrender
Caprice
Sudden
Capricious
Unpredictable; fickle
Cardinal
Chief
Cardiologist
A doctor specializing in the heart
Careen
Lurch; sway from side to side
Carnage
Destruction of life
Camal
Fleshly
Carping
Finding fault
Cascade
Small waterfall
Castigate
Criticize severely
Casualty
Serious or fatal accident
Cataclysm
Violent upheaval; deluge
Catapult
Slingshot; a hurling machine
Cataract
Great waterfall
Catcall
Shout of disapproval; boo
Catechism
Book for religious instruction
Categorical
Without exception; unqualified; absolute
Cater to
Supply something desired
Catharsis
Purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
Catholic
Broadly sympathetic; liberal
Caucus
Private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
Caulk
Fill in cracks
Causal
Implying a cause-and-effect relationship
Caustic
Burning; sarcastically biting
Cavalcade
Procession; parade
Cavalier
Offhand or casual; haughty
Cavil
Make frivolous objections
Cede
Yield to; surrender formally
Celebrated
Famous; well-known
Celerity
Speed; rapidity
Celestial
Heavenly; relating to the sky
Celibate
Unmarried
Censor
Overseer of morals
Censorious
Critical
Censure
Blame; criticize
Centigrade
Measure of temperature used widely in Europe
Centrifugal
Departing from the center
Cerebral
Pertaining to the brains
Cerebration
Thoughts
Ceremonious
Marked by formality
Certitude
Certainty
Cessation
Stoppage
Cession
Yielding to another; ceding
Chafe
Warm by rubbing
Chaff
Worthless product of an endeavor
Chaffing
Bantering; joking
Chagrin
Vexation; disappointment
Chalice
Goblet; consecrated cup