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List 8 - SAT words
Freshman English list for List 8 - SAT words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| impulsive, whimsical, without much thought | capricious |
| to find fault, complain constantly | carp |
| purification, cleansing | catharsis |
| universal; broad and comprehensive | catholic |
| smaller group within an oranization; a meeting of such group | cacus |
| to surrender possession of something | cede |
| severly critical | censorios |
| shame, embarrassment, humilitiation | chargrin |
| quack, fake | charlatan |
| watchful, cautious, extremely shy | chary |
| trickery, fraud, deception | chicanery |
| fanciful, imiginary, visionary, impossible | chimerical |
| roundabout, lengthy way of saying something | circumlocution |
| cautious, wary | circumspect |
| fortress, stronghold | citadel |
| merciful leniency | clemency |
| to grow together or cause to unite as one | coalesce |
| strongbox, large chest for money | coffer |
| mental process by which knowledge is acquired | cognition |
| family name; any name, especially a nickname | cognomen |
| dialogue or conversation, conference | colloquy |
| fellow countryman | compatriot |
| knowing partnership in wrongdoing | complicity |
| to yeild, admit | concede |
| overcoming distrust or hostility | conciliatory |