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week 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cadence | rhythm |
| cajole | coax or persuade |
| callous | insensitive, hard-hearted |
| callow | immature |
| canard | rumor to trick public, deliberate false story |
| candid | frank, honest |
| canine | pertaining to dogs |
| cant | jargon, slang |
| cantankerous | ill natured |
| caper | skip, wild escapade or plot |
| capricious | acting on impulse |
| captious | over critical |
| careen | lean, tip over |
| caricature | satiric representation |
| carouse | go out and have a good time |
| castigate | punish, criticize |
| cataclysm | strong violent change for political reasons, upheaval |
| catholic | universal |
| caustic | critical comment |
| cavil | to raise a trivial objection |
| celerity | speed |
| celibate | not having sex |
| censor | delete objectional material |
| censure | blame, official rebuke |
| chafe | irritate, vex |
| chaos | confusion |
| charlatan | a fake; a quack |
| chastise | punish, censure |
| chauvinist | excessive patriotism, undue partiality |
| cherubic | angelic |
| chicanery | trickery |
| chide | scold |
| chimerical | fantastic, unreal, imaginary |
| choleric | ill tempered, irritable |
| choreography | art of the dance |
| circuitous | indirect, round about way to do something |
| circumlocutory | wordy, evasive, indirect way of speaking |
| circumspect | cautious |
| circumvent | evade by deception, avoid |
| cite | to name, to mention |
| clandestine | secret |
| cleavage | division |
| clemency | mercy |
| cliche | common phrase |
| coalesce | to fuse, to merge |
| coerce | to force, to compel |
| cogent | persuasive, logical |
| cogitate | to ponder, to think |
| cognizant | be aware |
| collaborate | work together |
| comely | attractive, pretty, proper |
| commodious | roomy, spacious |
| compatible | agreeable |
| compendium | summary, collection |
| complacent | self-satisfied, thinks that nothing can touch them |
| complaisant | courteous, cheerfully obliging |
| compliant | submissive, do what they are told |
| compunction | regret or remorse |
| con | read carefully, memorize, to learn |
| concatenation | linking together in chain, interlocking of things |