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NM_Week_5
Cs and Ss
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cabal | a small group |
| cache | a hiding place |
| cacophony | unpleasant sound |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| cadence | rhythm |
| cajole | to persuade |
| calamitous | causing trouble or disastrous |
| caliber | degree of worth or value |
| calligraphy | fancy handwriting |
| callous | unyielding; insensitive |
| callow | young and inexperienced |
| camaraderie | loyalty; friendship |
| canard | a false story, report, or rumor |
| candid | truthful, honest |
| candor | honest; openness; frankness |
| canine | pertaining to dogs |
| canny | shrewd |
| canon | rule |
| cant | statements made in a singsong tone |
| cantankerous | bad-tempered |
| canter | smooth, easy pace |
| canvass | to make a survey |
| capacious | spacious |
| capitulate | to surrender |
| capricious | erratic; impulsive |
| captions | heading or titles |
| captivate | to capture or to charm |
| carcinogenic | causing cancer |
| cardinal | of major importance |
| careen | to swerve |
| caricature | an exaggerated portrayal |
| carnage | slaughter |
| carnal | sensual; sexual |
| carnivorous | flesh-eating |
| carouse | to engage in a noisy, wild party |
| carp | to complain |
| carrion | decaying flesh |
| cartel | association of businesses |
| cascade | to fall |
| caste | social class |
| castigate | to punish or criticize |
| casualty | an accident; one who is injured |
| cataclysm | a violent charge |
| catacomb | underground burial place |
| catalyst | person or thing that speeds up as result |
| cataract | large waterfall; cloudiness of the eye |
| catastrophe | disaster |
| catharsis | act of purification |
| catholic | universal; found everywhere |
| caucus | a meeting |
| caustic | severely critical |
| cauterize | to burn |
| cavalcade | a sequence of events |
| cavalier | a casually indifferent person |
| caveat | a warning |
| cavil | to argue |
| cavort | to frolic |
| celerity | swiftness |
| celestial | heavenly |
| celibate | unmarried |
| censor | to eliminate objectionable material |
| censure | to criticize or condemn |
| centrifugal | moving away from the center |
| certitude | certainty |
| cessation | stopping |
| chafe | to annoy |
| chaff | worthless material |
| chagrin | embarrassment |
| chameleon | a changeable person |
| chaos | complete disorder |
| charisma | great appeal or attraction |
| charlatan | a fake |
| chary | (of) careful |
| chasm | a wide gap |
| chaste | pure |
| chastise | to punish; to purify |
| chattel | slave |
| chauvinism | fanatical devotion to one’s country, sex, religion, etc. |
| cherub | an innocent person |
| chic | stylish |
| chicanery | trickery |
| chide | criticize |
| chimerical | imaginary; fantastic; unreal |
| chivalrous | courteous; courageous |
| choleric | easily angered |
| chronic | long-lasting |
| churlish | rude |
| cipher | a thing of no value |
| circuitous | indirect |
| circumlocution | roundabout way of speaking |
| circumscribe | to encircle |
| circumspect | cautious |
| circumvent | to surround or entrap; to go around or by-pass |
| citadel | a fortress |
| cite | to quote a passage, book, author, etc.; to refer to an example |
| civility | politeness |
| clairvoyant | having great insight; keenly perceptive |
| clamber | to climb with effort or difficulty |
| clamor | noise |
| clandestine | secretive; private |
| clangor | harsh ringing sound |
| clarify | to make clear |
| clarion | clear and shrill |
| claustrophobia | fear of enclosed spaces |
| cleave | to split something apart; to stick or cling to something |
| cleft | split; divided |
| clemency | mercy; leniency |
| cliché | a trite or worn-out expression |
| clientele | customers |
| clime | climate; region |
| clique | a small, exclusive group |
| cloistered | secluded; confined |
| clout | (colloquial) power; influence |
| cloven | divided; split |
| coalesce | to blend; to merge; to fuse |
| coddle | to treat tenderly |
| coerce | to force |
| coffer | a strongbox |
| cogent | convincing |
| cogitate | to think |
| cognate | related; relevant |
| cognizant | aware of |
| coherent | logically connected; consistent |
| cohesive | tending to stock |
| cohort | colleague; associate; partner |
| coincide | to occur simultaneously |
| collaborate | to work together; to cooperate |
| collage | collection of various bits and pieces |
| collate | to put together in order |
| collateral | security for payment |
| colloquial | informal conversation or phrase |
| collusion | conspiracy; agreement to commit a crime |
| colossal | huge; enormous |
| combative | argumentative |
| combustible | capable of catching fire easily |
| comely | attractive |
| commemorate | honoring; remembering |
| commence | to begin |
| commendation | praise |
| commensurate | proportionate |
| commiserate | to express pity for |
| commodious | spacious |
| communal | shared |
| compact | firmly packed; a treaty |
| compatible | agreeable |
| compel | to force |
| compendium | brief summary |
| compensatory | paying back |
| complacent | satisfied; smug; overly competent |
| complement | to make whole; to complete |
| compliant | yielding; submissive |
| complicity | partnership in wrongful act |
| component | elements or parts |
| composure | calmness of mind or manner |
| comprehensive | all inclusive |
| compromise | to agree; to settle by concession |
| compulsory | required |
| compunction | uneasiness; remorse |
| concave | curved inward |
| concede | to admit |
| concentrate | to think deeply; to increase in strength or degree |
| concentric | having a common center |
| conception | a beginning; original plan |
| concession | allowance; the act of yielding |
| conciliate | to soothe the anger of to win over |
| concise | to the point |
| conclave | secrete meeting |
| conclusive | end result |
| concoct | to invent |
| concomitant | accompanying |
| saccharine | overly sweet |
| sacrilege | the violation of things sacred |
| sacrosanct | extremely holy |
| sadistic | pleasure from inflicting pain |
| saga | a long story |
| sage | a wise person |
| salacious | obscene |
| salient | significant |
| saline | salty |
| sallow | sickly, pale |
| salubrious | healthful |
| salutary | healthful; wholesome |
| salutatory | a welcoming speech |
| sanctimonious | hypocritical |
| sanction | to authorize |
| sangfroid | calmness |
| sanguinary | bloody |
| sanguine | cheerful or hopeful |
| sapient | wise |
| sardonic | mocking |
| sartorial | pertaining to tailoring or clothes |
| satiated | satisfied; filled up |
| satirical | sarcastic; ironic |
| saturate | to soak |
| saturnine | gloomy; sluggish |
| saunter | to stroll; to walk leisurely |
| savant | a person of extensive learning |
| savor | to enjoy |
| scant | inadequate in size or amount |
| scapegoat | one who takes the blame |
| scathing | very severe or harsh |
| schism | a split or break |
| scintilla | a tiny amount |
| scintillate | to sparkle |
| scion | a descendant |
| scoff | to ridicule |
| scope | range; extent |
| scourge | a person or thing that punishes |
| scrupulous | honest or exact; careful; diligent |
| scrutinize | to examine closely |
| scurrilous | abusive or vulgar |
| scurry | run about; to hurry |
| scuttle | to abandon |
| sear | to burn |
| sebaceous | fatty |
| secrete | to hide or conceal |
| secular | worldly |
| sedate | quiet or calm |
| sedentary | sitting most of the time |
| sediment | material that settles on the bottom; residue |
| sedition | rebellion |
| sedulous | hard-working; industrious; diligent |
| seedy | run-down |
| seethe | to be violently angry |
| semblance | outward appearance |
| senile | mental weakness; old or aged |
| sensual | pertaining to pleasure |
| sententious | using wise sayings |
| sentient | conscious |
| sentinel | a guard |
| sepulcher | a tomb |
| sequel | an event following a previous one |
| sequester | to separate |
| seraphic | pure |
| serendipity | a talent for finding valuable things by accident |
| serene | peaceful |
| serrated | having tooth-like edges |
| serpentine | winding or crafty |
| servile | acting like a slave; submissive |
| servitude | slavery |
| sever | to separate or cut |
| shackle | to restrain |
| sham | a pretense |
| shard | a fragment |
| sheepish | bashful |
| shibboleth | a password |
| shiftless | lazy |
| shoal | a shallow place in the water |
| shrew | a nagging woman |
| shroud | a sheet in which a body is wrapped for burial |
| sibilant | hissing |
| sibling | a brother or sister |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| simper | a silly smile |
| simulacrum | superficial likeness or image |
| simulate | to pretend; to imitate |
| simultaneous | occurring at the same time |
| sinecure | job with no real work |
| sinewy | tough or firm |
| singular | extraordinary or exceptional |
| sinister | threatening evil |
| sinuous | winding |
| siren | an attractive but dangerous woman |
| skeptic | one who doubts |
| skinflint | stingy person |
| skittish | excitable or nervous |
| skullduggery | deception |
| skulk | to sneak around |
| slake | to quench or satisfy |
| slander | to speak falsely against someone |
| slither | to slide or glide |
| slough | to discard |
| slovenly | untidy or dirty |
| smirk | an offensive smile |
| smite | to hit forcefully |
| smolder | to burn without flame; to conceal hostility |
| smug | self-satisfied |
| snare | to trap |
| sneer | to look at with contempt |
| snicker | to laugh in a suppressed way |
| snippet | a small part |
| snivel | to whine; to complain |
| sober | not drunk; serious; solemn |
| sobriquet | assumed name |
| sodden | soaked, damp |
| sojourn | a brief stay or visit |
| solace | comfort |
| solecism | ungrammatical usage |
| solemn | serious; grave |
| solicit | to ask; to seek |
| solicitude | concern |
| soliloquy | talking to oneself |
| solitude | loneliness; being alone |
| solon | a wise man |
| solvent | the ability to pay; a substance that dissolves another |
| somber | dark or gloomy |
| somnambulate | walk in one’s sleep |
| somnolent | drowsy; sleepy |
| sonorous | resounding |
| sophistry | seemingly believable but false reasoning |
| sophomoric | immature |
| soporific | sleep inducing |
| sordid | filthy; base; vile |
| sovereign | supreme in power |
| spangle | small metallic ornamentation sewn to clothing |
| sparse | not thick; thinly scattered |
| spasm | fitful, involuntary contraction |
| spate | sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or amount |
| specious | seemingly reasonable but incorrect |
| specter | ghost-like image |
| sphinx-like | mysterious |
| splenetic | spiteful; irritable |
| sporadic | occurring irregularly |
| spry | active; nimble |
| spume | foam |
| spurious | false; counterfeit |
| spurn | reject |
| squalid | dirty; poor |
| squander | waste |
| staccato | done in a sharp or abrupt manner |
| stagnant | motionless; stale; not moving |
| staid | serious; sedate |
| stalemate | deadlock |
| stalwart | strong; steadfast |
| stamina | staying power |
| stanch | check the flow of |
| stanza | a section of a poem |
| stark | real; unadorned |
| static | unchanging; stationary; not moving |
| stationary | not moving |
| statute | law |
| steadfast | loyal |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| stereotype | fixed representation; not original |
| sterling | outstanding |
| stigma | mark of disgrace |
| stilted | pompous; inflated |
| stint | assigned amount of work |
| stipend | pay for services |
| stipulate | special condition or demand |
| stoic | indifferent to pleasure or pain |
| stolid | dull; unemotional |
| stratagem | deceptive scheme |
| strew | scatter |
| striated | parallel bands; grooved |
| stricture | critical comments |
| strident | loud and harsh |
| stringent | binding; rigid; harsh; strict |
| strut | pompous walk or supporting bar |
| stultify | cause to appear foolish |
| stupefy | to make dull |
| stygian | gloomy; deathly |
| stymie | to block or stump |
| suave | smooth |
| subjective | personal |
| subjugate | to conquer; bring under control |
| sublimate | purify |
| sublime | exalted; noble |
| subliminal | below conscious thought |
| submission | yielding to; surrender |
| subordinate | inferior |
| subsequent | following |
| subservient | behaving like a slave |
| subside | settle down; descend |
| subsidiary | subordinate; secondary |
| subsistence | minimum means of support |
| substantiate | verify or support |
| substantive | essential |
| subterfuge | pretense |
| subtle | not obvious; hard to see |
| subtlety | cunning; delicacy |
| subversive | to overthrow or ruin |
| succinct | brief; compact |
| succor | aid; assistance |
| succulent | juicy; richness |
| succumb | give in |
| suffrage | right to vote |
| suffuse | to spread |
| sully | tarnish; soil |
| sultry | hot; sweltering |
| sumptuous | lavish; rich |
| supercilious | contemptuous; arrogant; haughty |
| superficial | shallow; on the surface only |
| superfluous | excessive; unnecessary |
| supernal | heavenly |
| supernumerary | in excess of what is necessary |
| supersede | to be set aside; replace |
| supine | lying on the back |
| supplant | replace |
| supple | flexible |
| supplement | added to |
| suppliant | entreating; pleading |
| supplicate | to implore or beg for |
| supposititious | assumed; hypothetical |
| surcease | cessation |
| surmise | assume |
| surpass | exceed |
| surreptitious | secret |
| surrogate | substitute |
| surveillance | watching |
| susceptible | easily influenced; having little resistance |
| sustenance | means of support |
| suture | stitches |
| swarthy | dark |
| swathe | wrap around; bandage |
| sybarite | lover of luxury |
| sycophant | a flatterer |
| sylvan | pertaining to woods; rustic |
| symbiosis | a close, beneficial association of two organisms |
| symmetry | balanced arrangement |
| synchronous | working together at the same time |
| synthesis | combining parts into a whole |
| synthetic | artificial |
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