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- cabal
- small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
- cache
- hiding place; V.
- cadaver
- corpse; dead human body
- cadence
- rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat
- cajole
- persuade by praise or false promise; coax
- caldron(cauldron)
- large kettle
- callow
- youthful; immature
- calumny
- malicious misrepresentation; slander
- camaraderie
- good-fellowship; CF. comrade
- canard
- unfounded false rumor
- candor
- frankness;
- canny
- shrewd in money matters
- cantankerous
- ill-humored; irritable
- canter
- slow gallop
- caprice
- whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
- capricious
- unpredictable, fickle
- captious
- faultfinding; too critical
- careen
- lurch; sway from side to side
- caricature
- distortion; burlesque
- carnage
- destruction of life; slaughter
- carnal
- fleshly; sensual;
- carousal
- drunken revel; V. carouse
- carping
- petty criticism; fault-finding
- carrion
- rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture
- castigation
- punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
- cataclysm
- deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
- cathartic
- purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty
- caustic
- burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action;
- cavalier
- casual and offhand; arrogant
- cavil
- quibble; make frivolous objections;
- celerity
- speed; rapidity
- celibate
- abstaining from sexual intercourse
- cerebration
- thought; working of the brain
- cession
- yielding to another; ceding
- chaffing
- bantering; joking
- chagrin
- annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)
- chalice
- goblet; consecrated cup
- charlatan
- quack; pretender to knowledge
- chary
- cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving;
- chaste
- morally pure; virginal;
- chasten
- discipline; punish in order to correct
- chastise
- punish as by beating
- cherubic
- angelic; innocent-looking
- chicanery
- trickery; deception
- chide
- scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
- chimerical
- fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic
- choleric
- hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable
- chortle
- chuckle with delight
- chuckle
- laugh quietly
- churlish
- boorish; rude;
- cipher
- nonentity; worthless person or thing
- circlet
- small ring; band of gold,
- circuitous
- roundabout
- circumspect
- prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought
- clandestine
- secret
- clangor
- loud resounding noise;
- clarion
- shrill, trumpetlike sound
- claustrophobia
- fear of being locked in
- clich\'e
- phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude
- clique
- small exclusive group of people
- clout
- great influence (especially political or social);
- clown
- act stupidly; play the fool;
- cloying
- distasteful (because excessive);
- coax
- persuade by flattery
- coddle
- treat gently; indulge excessively
- codicil
- supplement to the body of a will
- coercion
- use of force to get someone to object
- coeval
- living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
- cogitate
- think over; ponder
- cognate
- having a common origin; related linguistically
- coiffure
- hairstyle
- collate
- examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
- commensurate
- equal in extent; of the same size
- commiserate
- feel or express pity or sympathy for
- commodious
- spacious and comfortable
- complacency
- self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent
- comport
- bear one's self; behave
- compunction
- remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
- conceit
- vanity or self-love;
- conciliatory
- reconciling; soothing
- concord
- harmony; accord
- condescend
- (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior
- condign
- adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved
- conduit
- aqueduct; passageway for fluids
- confiscate
- seize; take possession of (private property) by official order
- congenial
- pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes
- conjugal
- pertaining to marriage
- connivance
- pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend;
- connotation
- suggested or implied meaning of an expression
- consecrate
- dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping
- construe
- explain; interpret
- consummate
- complete
- contention
- assertion; claim;
- contentious
- quarrelsome; controversial;
- continence
- self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence
- contortions
- twistings; distortions
- contraband
- illegal trade; smuggling
- contrite
- penitent; repentant;
- contrive
- invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation);
- contumacious
- stubborn and disobedient
- contusion
- bruise
- convivial
- pleasantly merry; festive; joyous
- coquette
- flirt; flirtatious woman;
- cornucopia
- horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
- corporeal
- bodily (rather than spiritual);
- corrugated
- wrinkled; ridged
- covenant
- binding agreement between two groups or people; compact;
- covetous
- avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions
- coy
- shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence;
- cozen
- cheat;
- crabbed
- sour; bad-tempered
- crass
- very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude
- craven
- cowardly
- credence
- belief
- crescendo
- increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage
- crestfallen
- dejected; dispirited
- crotchety
- (of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical
- cull
- pick out from others (to kill the weakest members);
- culpable
- deserving blame; blameworthy
- cupidity
- greed (for wealth);
- curmudgeon
- churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person
- cynical
- skeptical or distrustful of human motives;
- cynosure
- object of general attention
- abet
- assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
- abjure
- renounce upon oath
- abode
- dwelling place; home
- abrogate
- abolish
- accolade
- award of merit
- accost
- approach and speak first to a person
- accoutrements
- the equipment needed for a particular activity or way of life
- acquiesce
- assent; agree passively; comply without protest
- acrimonious
- stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
- actuarial
- calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
- actuate
- motivate
- adage
- wise saying , proverb
- addle
- make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)
- adjuration
- solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
- affliction
- state of distress;cause of distress or suffering Eg Malnutrition is one of the common afflictions of the poor.
- affront
- insult
- agape
- openmouthed
- agnostic
- someone who does not know, or believes that it is impossible to know, whether a god exists:Eg. Although he was raised a Catholic, he was an agnostic for most of his adult life.
- agog
- highly excited; intensely curious
- alacrity
- cheerful promptness without reluctance
- alcove
- a small space in a room Eg. We've put some bookshelves in the alcove.
- allude
- refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference
- ambivalence
- the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
- ambush
- act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in ambush; V.
- ameliorate
- improve
- amenable
- obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests
- amiss
- wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.
- amulet
- charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck
- annul
- make void
- antediluvian
- antiquated
- apothegm(apophthegm)
- pithy, compact saying
- aplomb
- poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
- appall
- dismay; shock deeply
- appease
- pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement
- appellation
- name; title
- apposite
- appropriate; fitting
- appurtenances
- subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing
- arroyo
- gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
- ashen
- ash-colored; deadly pale
- asinine
- stupid; Ex. asinine remarks
- asperity
- sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter
- aspersion
- slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on
- assail
- assault
- assiduous
- diligent, showing hard work, care and attention to detail
- assuage
- mak less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
- astute
- wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage
- atone
- make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for
- attire
- clothe
- attrition
- rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition
- augury
- omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)
- bacchanal
- noisy party with a lot of drinking
- backslide
- revert (to bad habits); N. reverter
- badger
- pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again; Ex. The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema; N: a kind of mountain animal
- badinage
- teasing conversation; banter; joking talk
- baffle
- frustrate; perplex
- bait
- harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals
- baleful
- evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look
- balk
- stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate
- bandy
- discuss lightly or glibly
- bane
- posion; cause of ruin
- bantering
- joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter
- bard
- poet
- baroque
- highly ornate
- bate
- let down; lessen the force of;
- beatific
- giving or showing bliss
- bedizen
- dress with vulgar finery
- befuddle
- confuse thoroughly
- beget
- father; become the father of; produce
- begrudge
- envy;
- beguile
- deceive; mislead or delude
- behemoth
- huge creature
- beholden
- obligated; indebted