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GRE Vocab3
C words/GRE Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |