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Sat "C" Words

Words for SAT vocabulary development starting with "c"

TermDefinitionSentence
cacophony tremendous noise (n) The elementary school orchestra created a cacophony at the recital.
cacophony disharmonious noise (n) The elementary school orchestra created a cacophony at the recital.
cajole to urge (v) Fred's buddies cajoled him into attending the bachelor party.
cajole to coax (v) Fred's buddies cajoled him into attending the bachelor party.
calumny an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies (n) The local official's calumny ended up ruining his opponent's prospect of winning the election.
capricious subject to whim (adj) The young girl's capricious tendencies made it difficult for her to focus on achieving her goals.
capricious fickle (adj) The young girl's capricious tendencies made it difficult for her to focus on achieving her goals.
clemency mercy (n) After he forgot their anniversary, Martin could only beg Marie for clemency.
cogent intellectually convincing (adj) Irene's arguments in favor of abstinence were so cogent that I could not resist them.
concomitant accompaning in a subordinate fashion (adj) His dislike of hard work carried with it a concomitant lack of funds.
conflagration great fire (n) The conflagration consumed the entire building.
contrite penitent (adj) Blake's contrite behavior made it impossible to stay angry at him.
contrite eager to be forgiven (adj) Blake's contrite behavior made it impossible to stay angry at him.
conundrum puzzle (n) Interpreting Jane's behavior was a constant conundrum.
conundrum problem (n) Interpreting Jane's behavior was a constant conundrum.
credulity readiness to believe (n) His credulity made him an easy target for con men.
cupidity greed (n) His cupidity made him enter the abandoned gold mine dispite the obvious dangers.
cupidity strong desire (n) His cupidity made him enter the abandoned gold mine dispite the obvious dangers.
cursory brief to the point of being superficial (adj) Late for the meeting, she cast a cursory glance at the agenda.
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