word smart list 19

Question 1

categorical

Answer 1

adj. unconditional; absolute

Question 2

catharsis

Answer 2

n. purification that brings emotional relief or renewal

Question 3

catholic

Answer 3

adj. universal; embracing everything

Question 4

caustic

Answer 4

adj. like acid; corrosive

Question 5

celibacy

Answer 5

n. abstinence from sex

Question 6

censure

Answer 6

v. to condemn severely for doing something bad

Question 7

cerebral

Answer 7

adj. brainy; intellectually refined

Question 8

chagrin

Answer 8

n. humiliation; embarrassed disappointment

Question 9

charisma

Answer 9

n. a magical-seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty