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GRE Flashcards Letter C
Wordsmart Chapter 4: Letter C
41
General Vocab
Graduate
08/20/2008

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Cacophony (n)
Definition
harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
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Cadge (v)
Definition
to sponge, beg, or mooch
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Cajole (v)
Definition
to inveigle, coax, wheedle, sweet-talk
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Calumniate (v)
Definition
to slander, make a false accusation
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Canon (n)
Definition
an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature
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Capricious (adj)
Definition
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
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Cardinal (adj)
Definition
of basic importance or consequence; primary
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Caret (n)
Definition
an insertion mark (^)
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Carnality (n)
Definition
something relating to the body or flesh
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Castigation (n)
Definition
severe criticism or punishment
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Causality (n)
Definition
the relationship between cause and effect
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Caustic (adj)
Definition
burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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Censure (v)
Definition
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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Chary (adj)
Definition
wary; cautious; sparing
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Chasten (v)
Definition
to chastise or correct; subdue
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Chauvinist (n)
Definition
one blindly devoted to a group of which one is a member
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Chicanery (n)
Definition
trickery or subterfuge
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Chimera (n)
Definition
an illusion
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Choleric (adj)
Definition
tending towards anger
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Churlish (adj)
Definition
boorish, vulgar, loutish; difficult and intractable
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Coalesce (v)
Definition
to come together; to fuse or unite
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Coda (n)
Definition
concluding section to a musical or literary piece, something that concludes or completes
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Cogent (adj)
Definition
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing
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Color (v)
Definition
to change as if by dyeing, influence, distort, or gloss over
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Commensurate (adj)
Definition
matching, corresponding, or proportionate in degree, size, amount, or other property
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Complaisance (n)
Definition
the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
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Confound (v)
Definition
to cause to be confused; to frustrate
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Consequential (adj)
Definition
pompous, self-important
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Contemn (v)
Definition
to scorn or despise
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Contentious (adj)
Definition
argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement
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Contiguous (adj)
Definition
sharing a border; touching; adjacent
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Contrite (adj)
Definition
regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness
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Convention (n)
Definition
a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
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Convoluted (adj)
Definition
complex or complicated
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Corrigible (adj)
Definition
capable of being set right, correctable, reparable
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Countenance (v)
Definition
to approve of or tolerate
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Cozen (v)
Definition
to deceive, beguile, hoodwink
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Craven (adj)
Definition
contemptibly fainthearted, pusillanimous, lacking any courage
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Credulous (adj)
Definition
tending to believe too readily; gullible
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Culpable (adj)
Definition
deserving blame
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Cynicism (n)
Definition
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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