Vocab Week 5 Flashcards
Camaraderie (one part of speech, one definition)
CAMARADERIE (N)
1. mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.
“a genuine camaraderie on the hockey team”
Candor (one part of speech, one definition)
CANDOR (N)
1. the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness.
“a man of refreshing candor”
Capricious (one part of speech, one definition)
CAPRICIOUS (ADJ)
1. given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
“it’s terrible to feel our livelihood hinges on a capricious boss”
Cartographer (one part of speech, one definition)
Cartographer (N)
1. a person who draws or produces maps.
“a cartographer in the British army”
Catalog (two parts of speech, two main definitions and multiple “sub-definitions”)
CATALOG (N)
1. a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order.
1a. a list of all the books or resources in a library.
“a computerized library catalog”
1b. a publication containing details of items for sale, especially one produced by a mail-order company.
“a mail-order catalog”
1c. a list of works of art in an exhibition or collection, with detailed comments and explanations.
“this collection of paintings is the subject of a detailed catalog”
1d. a list of courses offered by a university or college.
1e. a series of unwelcome or unpleasant things.
CATALOG (V)
1. make a systematic list of (items of the same type).
“it will be some time before the collection is fully cataloged”
1a. enter (an item) in a catalog.
“the picture was withdrawn before being cataloged”
1b. list (similar situations, qualities, or events) in succession.
“the report catalogs dangerous work practices in the company”
Caustic (two parts of speech, three definitions for one and two definitions for another)
CAUSTIC (ADJ)
1. able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action.
“a caustic cleaner”
2. sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.
“the players were making caustic comments about the refereeing”
3. formed by the intersection of reflected or refracted parallel rays from a curved surface.
CAUSTIC (N)
1. a caustic substance
2. a caustic surface or curve
Circumlocution (One part of speech, one definition)
Circumlocution (N)
1. the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
Circumvent (one part of speech, three definitions)
CIRCUMVENT (V)
1. find a way around (an obstacle).
“if you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it”
1a. overcome (a problem or difficulty), typically in a clever and surreptitious way.
“I found it quite easy to circumvent security”
1b. deceive; outwit.
“he’s circumvented her with some of his stories”
Clandestine (one part of speech, one definition)
CLANDESTINE (ADJ)
1. kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
“she deserved better than these clandestine meetings”
Clarity (one part of speech, four definitions)
CLARITY (N)
1a. the quality of being coherent and intelligible.
“for the sake of clarity, each of these strategies is dealt with separately”
1b. the quality of being certain or definite.
“it was clarity of purpose that he needed”
2a. the quality of transparency or purity.
“the crystal clarity of water”
2b. the quality of being easy to see or hear; sharpness of image or sound.
“the clarity of the picture”
Cloying (two parts oof speech, two definitions)
Cloying (ADJ)
1. excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree.
“a romantic, rather cloying story”
Cloy (V)
1. disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment.
“a curious bittersweetness that cloyed her senses”
Cogent (one part of speech, one definition)
COGENT (ADJ)
1. (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
“they put forward cogent arguments for British membership”
