Vocabulary - C
Terms
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- cand (gr)
- white, shining; as candid, candidate
- cabal
- a small, secret group
- cant
- insincere statements usually made in a singsong tone
- caesura
- pause
- candor
-
honesty; openness; frankness
- carp (2)
- a type of fish (noun); to complain (verb)
- cartel
- association of business firms
- canny
- shrewd
- cadaverous
- pale; ghastly; corpselike
- calumny
- a false accusation; slander
- carte blanche
- freedom to use one's own judgment
- carn (gr)
- flesh; as carnal, carnivorous
- carapace
- shell; hard, protective covering
- capricious
- erratic; impulsive
- canvass
- to make a survey
- callow
- young and inexperienced
- castigate
- to punish
- cajole
- to coax; to persuade
- capacious
- spacious; roomy
- cacophony
- harsh or unpleasant sound
- cartographer
- mapmaker
- capit (gr)
- head; as capital, decapitate
- captious
- hard to please; faultfinding
- cad, cas, cid (gr)
- fall; as cadence, casualty, incident
- canard
- a false stor, report, or rumor
- caliber
- degree of worth
- camaraderie
- loyalty; friendship
- caricature
- an exaggerated portrayal
- cap, capt, cept (gr)
- take, hold; as capable, captive, intercept
- cataclysm
- a violent change