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vocab week 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 21. cajole | v. to persuade by pleasant words or false promises. |
| 22. callous | adj. unfeeling; insensitive. |
| 23. capitulate | v. to surrender; to cease fighting. |
| 24. capricious | adj. changeable; fickle. |
| 25. carping | adj. complaining. |
| 26. catalyst | n. someone or something that brings about a change. |
| 27. catharsis | n. an emotional purification or relief. |
| 28. caustic | adj. stinging, biting. |
| 29. celestial | adj. having to do with the heavens; divine. |
| 30. censure | v. to blame; to criticize adversely. (When used as a noun, censure means "a condemnation.") |
| 31. chastise | v. to criticize severely. |
| 32. chimerical | adj. absurd; wildly fanciful. |
| 33. chronic | adj. lasting a long time; constant. |
| 34. circumspect | adj. careful. |
| 35. clairvoyant | adj. having exceptional insight. (When used as a noun, clairvoyant refers to a person who has the power to see or know things that are beyond the range of natural vision. ) |
| 36. clandestine | adj. secret. |
| 37. clemency | n. mercy; mildness. |
| 38. coalesce | v. to grow together; to combine. |
| 39. colloquial | adj. conversational; used in informal speech or writing. |
| 40. commiserate | v. to sympathize with; to feel sorrow for another's suffering. |