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GRE Vocab3
C words/GRE Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Cabal | a secret group seeking to overturn something |
Cacophony | harsh, jarring noise |
Calumny | a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation |
Canard | a lie |
Candid | impartial and honest in speech |
Capricious | changing one's mind quickly and often |
Cartography | science or art of making maps |
Castigate | to punish or criticize harshly |
Catalyst | something that brings about a change in something else |
Catholic | universal broad and comprehensive |
Caustic | biting in wit |
Chaos | great disorder or confused situation |
Chauvinist | someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs |
Chicanery | deception by means of craft or guile |
Circumspect | cautious; aware of potential consequences |
Cloying | sickly sweet; excessive |
Coalesce | to grow together to form a single whole |
Coffer | strongbox; large chest for money |
Cogent | convincing and well |
Collusion | collaboration; complicity; conspiracy |
Condone | to overlook, pardon, or disregard |
Connoisseur | a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes |
Contrite | deeply sorrowful and repentatnt for a wrong |
Contumacious | rebellious |
Convoluted | intricate and complicated |
Corroborate | to support with evidence |
Cosset | to pamper; treat with great care |
Coterie | an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose |
Craven | lacking courage |
Credulous | too trusting; gullible |
Crescendo | steadily increasing in volume or force |
Cupidity | greed; strong desire |
Curmudgeon | cranky person, usually old |