Section 5-All C's (46 total) Flashcards by Nasean Hicks

Cacophony (n)

Harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance, noise, racket, dubstep

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Jarring

incongruous in a striking way, clashing

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Dissonance

lack of harmony among musical notes

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Kakos (Greek)

Bad

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Phone (Greek)

Sound

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Cadge (v)

to sponge, beg, or mooch

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Cajole (v)

to coax, inveigle, wheedle, sweet-talk, blandish

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inveigle

persuade someone to do something by means of deception or flattery

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Wheedle

employ endearments or flattery in order to persuade

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Calumniate (v)

to slander, make a false accusation

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Calumny

to slander, aspersion

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Canon (n)

An established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

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Canonical

following or in agreement w/ accepted, traditional standards (Religious)

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Capricious (adj)

inclined to change ones mind impulsively, erratic; unpredictable, sudden change in mood or behavior

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Cardinal (adj)

of basic importance or consequence; primary, fundamental

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Caret (n)

an insertion mark (^) used by editors and proofreaders to indicate that it “is lacking”

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Carnality (n)

Something relating to the body or flesh

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Carnal

(desires) are those that relate to bodily or sexual appetite

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Carnage

physical remains

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Castigation (n)

severe criticism or punishment/verbal reprimand

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Catalyst (n)

a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical RxN w/o itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

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Catalyze

to act as a catalyst, to bring about

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Causality (n)

the relationship between cause and effect

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Caustic (adj)

burning or stinging; causing corrosion, sarcastic in a bitter way

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Censure (v)

to criticize severely; to officially rebuke; (n) expression severe disapproval of someone or something

Censorious (adj)

tending to or expressing censure

Chaos (n)

a condition of confusion or unpredictability

Chaotic (adj)

the state of chaos

Chary (adj)

wary; cautious; sparing

Chasten (v)

to chastise or correct; subdue

Chastened (adj)

corrected, punished, or humbled

Chauvinist (n)

one blindly devoted to a group which one is a member

Chic (adj)

(Sheek) stylish & fashionable; sophistication in dress

Chicanery (n)

trickery or subterfuge

Subterfuge

deceit used in order to acheive one's goal

Subter-(Latin)

beneath

Chimera (n)

an illusion

Chimerical

illusory or improbable

Choleric (adj)

tending toward anger

Churlish (adj)

boorish, vulgar, loutish; difficult and intractable; rude in a mean-spirited way

Boorish

Rough and bad-mannered

Loutish

uncouth and aggressive

Coalesce (v)

to come together; to fuse or unite

Coda (n)

Concluding section to a musical or Literary piece, something that concludes or completes

Cogent (adj)

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing; (of an argument or case) clear, logical, & convincing

Co-(Latin)

Together

Agere (Latin)

drive

Color (v)

to change as if by dyeing, influence, distort, or glass over

Commensurate (adj)

matching, corresponding, or proportionate in degree, size, amount, or other property

Com-(Latin)

Together

Mensurare (Latin)

to measure

Complaisance (n)

the willingness to comply w/ the wishes of others

Complaisant

Willingness to please

Complasent

self-satisfied

Confounded (v)

to cause to be confused; to frustrate

Connoisseur (n)

An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

Consequential (adj)

Pompous, self-important (secondary definition)

Contemn (v)

to scorn or despise

Condemn

to pronounce judgement against

Contentious (adj)

argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

Contiguous (adj)

sharing a border; touching; adjacent

Contrite (adj)

regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

Penitence

The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance

Contrition

Regret or remorse

Convention (n)

a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

Convoluted (adj)

Complex or complicated

Corrigible (adj)

capable of being set right, correctable, reparable

Corrigibility (n)

the capacity to set right

Incorrigible

Not reformable, uncontrollable, recalcitrant

Contenance (v)

To approve of or tolerate, admit as acceptable or possible; (n) facial expression or composure

Cozen (v)

to deceive, beguile, hoodwink

Craven (adj)

Contemptibly fainthearted, pusillanimous, lacking and courage, cowardly

Credulous (adj)

tending to believe too readily; gullible

Crescendo (n)

a gradual increase in intensity, particularly in music

Culpable (adj)

deserving blame

Culpability

blameworthiness

Exculpate

Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing

ex-

out, from

Culpa (Latin)

blame

Cynicism (n)

an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness/self-interest; a cynic