vocab by letter "C"
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13 May 2015, 02:55
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>>>cache===hiding place
>>>cacophonous===discordant; inharmonious
>>>captious===faultfinding; too critical
>>>carping===petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining
>>>categorical===without exceptions;
>>>cavalier===casual and offhand; arrogant
>>>chary===cautious; unwilling to take risks;
>>>churlish===boorish; rude
>>>cognate===having a common origin.
>>>collusion===conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude
>>>commiserate===feel or express pity or sympathy for
>>>complacency===self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent
>>>compliant===readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements
>>>compunction===remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
>>>conciliatory===reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)
>>>connivance===pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive, conspire
>>>consanguineous(consanguine)===having a common ancestor
>>>consecrate===dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred
>>>consternation===great shock; dismay
>>>continence===self-restraint
>>>contrite===penitent; repentant; N. contrition
>>>contrive===invent or fabricate in a clever way
>>>contrived===unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous
>>>contumacious===stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority
>>>conundrum===riddle; difficult problem
>>>covenant===binding agreement between two groups or people
>>>covert===secret; hidden
>>>covetous===avaricious; desirous of
>>>craven===cowardly
>>>creep===move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly
>>>crevice===crack; fissure
>>>cringe===shrink back as if in fear; cower
>>>culpable===deserving blame; blameworthy
>>>curmudgeon===churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person