List 9 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Chary
Adj. Cautious; Sparing or restrained about giving
Charlatan
N. Quack; pretender to knowledge
Chaste
Adj. Pure; virginal; modest
Chasten
V. Discipline; punish in order to correct
Chauvinist
N. Blindly devoted patriot
Checkered
Adj. Marked by changes in fortune
Chicanery
N. Trickery; deception
Chimerical
Adj. Fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
Chisel
V. Swindle or cheat; cut with a chisel
Choleric
Adj. Hot-tempered
Chronic
Adj. Long established as a disease
Cipher
N. Non-entity; worthless person or thing
Circuitous
Adj. Roundabout
Circumlocution
N. Indirect or roundabout expression
Circumscribe
V. Limit; confine
Circumspect
Adj. Prudent; cautious
Circumvent
V. Outwit; baffle
clandestine
Adj. Secret
Clangor
N. Loud, resounding noise
Cleave
V. Split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to
Cleft
N. Split
Clemency
N. Disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
Clime
N. Region; climate
Cloister
N. Monastery or convent