Week 2 Vocab LHS AVID 12

If you have Ms. Jennings this is the vocab to study, you got this!

Breach (v)

act of breaking; violating

Brigand (n)

bandit; outlaw

Brusque (adj)

rough and abrupt in manner

Buffet (v)

to strike; to hit

Buffoon (n)

clown or fool

Bulwark (n)

anything serving as a defense

Burgeon (v)

to sprout or flourish

Burly (adj)

brawny; husky

Burnish (v)

to polish

Bustle (n)

commotion; energetic activity

Butt (n)

person or thing of ridicule

Buttress (v)

to reinforce or support

Byway (n)

back road

Cacophonous (adj)

unpleasantly noisy

Cadence (n)

rhythmic flow of poetry

Cajole (v)

to flatter; to coax; to persuade

Calamitous (adj)

disastrous; catastrophic

Callous (adj)

thick

Callow (adj)

immature

Calumny (n)

false/mean accusation

Candor (n)

honesty

Canny (adj)

smart

Canonize (v)

to declare a person a saint

Capacious (adj)

spacious; large

Capitulate (v)

to surrender

Capricious (adj)

impulsive; whimsical; w/o thought

Cardiologist (n)

a heart doctor

Caricature (n)

exaggerated cartoon

Categorical (adj)

absolute: w/o exception

Catharsis (n)

purification, cleansing

Catholic (adj)

universal

Caucus (n)

a small group or organization

Caulk (v)

to make watertight

Causality (n)

cause and effect relationship

Caustic (adj)

biting; sarcastic

Cavalier (adj)

carefree; happy

Cavort (v)

to frolic

Cede (v)

to surrender possession of something

Celebrity (n)

fame

Censorious (adj)

severely critical

Centripetal (adj)

directed or moving toward center

Certitude (n)

assurance, certainty

Cessation (n)

temporary or complete halt

Cession (n)

act of surrendering something

Chagrin (n)

shame; embarrassment

Chalice (n)

goblet; cup

Champion (v)

to defend or support

Chaotic (adj)

extremely disorderly

Charlatan (n)

quack, fake

Chary (adj)

watchful, cautious

Chastise (v)

to discipline; to scold

Cherubic (adj)

sweet; innocent

Chicanery (n)

trickery; fraud; deception

Chide (v)

to scold; express

Chimerical (adj)

imaginary, impossible

Choleric (adj)

easily angered

Carnal (adj)

of the flesh

Carnivorous (adj)

meat

Carp (v)

to complain constantly

Cartography (n)

art of making maps

Cast (n)

replica; a copy

Cast (v)

to fling; to throw

Castigate (v)

to punish

Catalyst (n)

something causing change

Choice (adj)

specially selected, preferred

Chortle (v)

to chuckle

Chromatic (adj)

relating to color

Chronicler (n)

someone who keeps records

Circuitous (adj)

roundabout

Circumference (n)

distance around a circle

Circumlocution (n)

long way of saying something

Circumnavigate (v)

to sail completely around

Circumscribe (v)

to encircle; to confine

Circumspect (adj)

cautious; wary

Circumvent (v)

to avoid, to go around

Cistern (n)

tank for rainwater

Citadel (n)

fortress or stronghold

Civil (adj)

polite

Civility (n)

courtesy; politeness

Clairvoyant (adj)

psychic

Clamor (v)

to make a noisy sound

Clandestine (adj)

secretive

Clarity (n)

clearness

Claustrophobia (n)

fear of small places

Cleave (v)

to split

Clemency (n)

merciful; leniency

Cloister (v)

to confine; to seclude

Coagulate (v)

to clot

Coalesce (v)

to grow into one

Coddle (v)

to baby

Coerce (v)

to force

Cogent (adj)

logically forceful; convincing

Cognition (n)

the process of understanding

Cognomen (n)

nickname

Cohabit (v)

to live together

Coherent (adj)

understandable

Collateral (n)

running side by side; parallel

Colloquial (adj)

characterized by slang

Colloquy (n)

dialogue

Comeliness (n)

physical grace and beauty