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cabal

small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

cache

Hiding place

cadaver

Corpse

cadaverous

Like corpse, pale

cadence

rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm

cajole

coax; wheedle

calamity

Disaster

caldron(cauldron)

large kettle

caliber

ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber

callous

hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind

callow

youthful; immature; inexperienced

calorific

heat-producing; N. calorie

heat-producing; N. calorie

good-fellowship; CF. comrade

cameo

shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film

canard

unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report

candor, candid( adj)

frankness; open honesty;

canine

Related to dogs , hard-bitten

canker

any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil

canny, adroit, astute,

shrewd in money matters; thrifty

cant

insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people

canvass

determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey;

capitulate, cede, accede

Surrender

caprice, capricious(adj)

whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause

captious, carping, castigation, cavil, censure, caustic

castrate

remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)

cataclysm

deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change

catalyst

agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis

catapult

slingshot; hurling machine;

cataract# cascade

Great waterfall# small waterfall

carafe

glass water bottle; decanter

carapace

shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)

carat(karat)

unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold

carcinogenic

causing cancer; N. carcinogen

cardinal

chief; most importanT

careen

lurch; sway from side to side

career

rush wildly; go at full speed

carillon

a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played

carrion

rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture

carnage

destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals

carnivorous

meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore

carousal

drunken revel; V. carouse

cartographer

Map maker

caste

one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige

catcall

shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V

catechism

book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize

categorical

without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute

cater

provide food and drink (for); cater to: try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind)

catharsis,cathartic

purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art

catholic

Universal

caucus

private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston

Caulk

make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)

causal, causality

implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N.

caustic

burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless

cauterize

burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection

cavalcade

procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry

cavalier, knight

casual and offhand; arrogant; N:

cavil

quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily

cede, cession

yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N.

celerity

speed; rapidity

celibate, celibacy

abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N.

censor, censorious

in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter;

censure

blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval

centaur

mythical figure, half man and half horse

centrifugal#centripetal

radiating; departing from the center# tending toward the center

ceremonious/ amnesties

marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy

cessation

stoppage# beginning, cease

chafe

warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing;

chaff

worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff

chaffing

bantering; joking

chagrin , vexation

annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)

chalice

goblet; consecrated cup

chameleon

lizard that changes color in different situations, ostrich like

champion

support militantly; fight for;

chapel

small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)

chaperon

older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman

chaplain

clergyman attached to a chapel

char

make or become black by burning; reduce or be reduced to carbon or charcoal(black substance made by burning wood) by incomplete combustion

charm

Amulet

chary

cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold

chase

ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch

chassis

framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached

chastise

punish as by beating; criticize severely

chauvinist

blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin

check

stop motion; curb or restrain

checkered

marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares

cherubic

angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order

chicanery

trickery; deception

chide

scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)

chimerical

fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature

chisel

swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting

choleric

hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera

chortle

chuckle with delight

chuckle , chortle

laugh quietly

Churlish

Boorish , rude

Conglomeration

Mass of meterial sticking together

Conjugal

Pertaining to marriage

Congruence

correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity

congruent

in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous

Comply

Consent, obey, submit, agree

Crass

rude, ill-mannered; insensitive
crass behaviour is stupid and insensitive.