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PSAT C Word List
Word List 2009-2010
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cacophony | jarring, unpleasant noise |
| cajole | to flatter, coax, persuade |
| callous | thick-skinned, insensitive |
| candor | honesty of expression |
| callow | immature, lacking sophistication |
| canny | smart; founded on common sense |
| capitulate | to submit completely, surrender |
| capricious | impulsive, whimsical, without much thought |
| caricature | exaggerated portrait, cartoon |
| cartography | science or art of making maps |
| castigate | to punish, chastise, criticize severely |
| catalyst | something causing change without being changed |
| catholic | universal; broad and comprehensive |
| caucus | smaller group within an organization; a meeting of such a group |
| caustic | biting, sarcastic; able to burn |
| cede | to surrender possession of something |
| censorious | severely critical |
| cessation | temporary or complete halt |
| chagrin | shame,embarrassment, humiliation |
| champion (v) | to defend or support |
| chaotic | extremely disorderly |
| charlatan | quack, fake |
| chary | watchful, cautious, extremely shy |
| chastise | to punish, discipline, scold |
| chide | to scold, express disapproval |
| chromatic | relating to color |
| circuitous | roundabout |
| circumference | boundary or distance around a circle or sphere |
| circumscribe | to encircle; set limits on, confine |
| circumspect | cautious, wary |
| citadel | fortress or stronghold |
| civil | polite; relating to citizens |
| clairvoyant (adj) | having ESP, psychic |
| clamor | to make a noisy outcry; a noisy outcry |
| clandestine | secretive |
| clemency | merciful leniency |
| cloister (v) | to confine, seclude |
| coalesce | to grow together or cause to unite as one |
| coddle | to baby, treat indulgently |
| coerce | to compel by force or intimidation |
| cogent | logically forceful, compelling, convincing |
| coherent | intelligible, lucid, understandable |
| collateral | accompanying |
| colloquial | characteristic of informal speech |
| collusion | collaboration, complicity, conspiracy |
| commensurate | proportional |
| commodious | roomy, spacious |
| communicable | transmittable |
| commute | to change a penalty to a less severe one |
| compensate | to repay or reimburse |
| complacent | self-satisfied, smug |
| complement | to complete, perfect |
| compliant | submissive and yielding |
| complicity | knowing partnership in wrongdoing |
| compunction | feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret |
| concave | curving inward |
| concede | to yield, admit |
| conciliatory | overcoming distrust or hostility |
| concur | to agree |
| condone | to pardon or forgive; overlook, justify, or excuse a fault |
| conduit | tube, pipe, or similar passage |
| conflagration | big, destructive fire |
| confound | to baffle, perplex |
| congeal | to become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing |
| congenial | similar in tastes and habits |
| conglomerate | collected group of varied things |
| conjecture | speculation, prediction |
| conscientious | governed by conscience; careful and thorough |
| consecrate | to declare sacred; dedicate to a goal |
| consensus | unanimity, agreement of opinion or attitude |
| consolation | something providing comfort or solace for a loss or hardship |
| consolidate | to combine, incorporate |
| constrained | forced, compelled; confined, restrained |
| construe | to explain or interpret |
| contentious | quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent |
| continence | self-control, self-restraint |
| contravene | to contradict, deny, act contrary to |
| contrite | deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong |
| conundrum | riddle, puzzle or problem with no solution |
| convalescence | gradual recovery after an illness |
| convene | to meet, come together, assemble |
| conventional | typical, customary, commonplace |
| convex | curved outward |
| convoluted | twisted, complicated, involved |
| copious | abundant, plentiful |
| corroborate | to confirm, verify |
| cosmetic (adj) | relating to beauty; affecting the surface of something |
| cosmopolitan | sophisticated, free from local prejudices |
| coterie | small group of persons with a similar purpose |
| covert | hidden; secret |
| covet | to desire strongly something possessed by another |
| crass | crude, unrefined |
| craven | cowardly |
| credence | acceptance of something as true or real |
| credulous | gullible, trusting |
| creed | statement of belief or principle |
| cryptic | puzzling |
| cuisine | characteristic style of cooking |
| culmination | climax, final stage |
| culpable | guilty, responsible for wrong |
| cupidity | greed |
| curmudgeon | cranky person |
| cursory | hastily done, superficial |
| curt | abrupt, blunt |
| curtail | to shorten |
| cynic | person who distrusts the motives of others |
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rierei1971
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