Unit 5 Vocabulary
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- Chaos
- a state of utter confusion or disorder; total lack of organization or order (noun)
- Cantankerous
- disagreeable to deal with; contentious, argumentative, stubborn (adjective)
- Calumny
- a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something; slander (noun)
- Chastise
- to discipline, to criticize severely, to scold (verb)
- Chimerical
- unreal, imaginary, visionary; highly unrealistic, dreamy (adjective)
- Clandestine
- characterized by or executed with secrecy or concealment for purposes of subversion or deception, private or kept hidden (adjective)
- Cite
- to quote an authority, refer as an example (verb)
- Candid
- frank, outspoken, open and sincere; honest (adjective)
- Circumspect
- watchful and discreet; cautious, prudent (adjective)
- Capricious
- subject to, led by, to indicative whim; erratic, obsolete (adjective)
- Circumvent
- to go around or bypass, to avoid (verb)
- Caustic
- severely critical or sarcastic (adjective)
- Captious
- apt to notice and make much or trivial faults or defects; faultfinding, difficult to please (adjective)
- Charlatan
- a person who pretends to know more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack
- Canine
- a dog (noun)