SAT Word List 9

Chasten (v)

Discipline; punish to correct

Chastise (v)

Punish

Chauvinist (n)

Blindly devoted patriot

Check (v)

Stop motion; curb or restrain

Checkered (adj)

Marked by changes in fortune

Chicanery (n)

Trickery; deception

Chide (v)

Scold

Chimerical (adj)

Improbable; unrealistic

Chisel (v)

Cheat; cut with a chisel

Chivalrous (adj)

Courteous; faithful; brave

Chronic (adj)

Long established as disease

Chronicle (v)

Report; record

Cipher(n)

Secret code

Cipher (n)

Worthless person/thing

Circuitous (adj)

Roundabout

Circumlocution (n)

Roundabout expression

Circumscribe (v)

Limit; confine

Circumspect (adj)

Prudent; cautious

Circumvent (v)

Outwit

Cite (v)

Quote; praise; summon before a court

Civil (adj)

Having to do with citizens; courteous

Clamor (n)

Noise

Clemency (n)

Lenientcy; mildness

Clench (v)

Close tightly; grasp

Cliché (n)

Phrase dulled in meaning by repetition

Clientele (n)

Body of customers

Climactic (adj)

Relating to the highest point

Clip (n)

Selection of film

Clique (n)

Small exclusive group

Clout (n)

Influence

Coagulate (v)

Thicken; congeal

Coalesce (v)

Combine; fuse

Coalition (n)

Partnership

Coddle (v)

Tread gently

Codify (v)

Arrange rules as a code

Coercion (n)

Use of force to get someone to obey

Cogent (adj)

Convincing

Cogitate (v)

Think over

Cognitive (adj)

Related to Knowing or perceiving

Cognizance (n)

Knowledge

Cohere (v)

Stick together

Cohesion (n)

Tendency to keep together

Coin (v)

Make coins; invent/fabricate

Coincidence (n)

Things occurring at the same time by chance

Collaborate (v)

Work together

Collate (v)

arrange in order

Collateral (n)

Security given for loan

Colloquial (adj)

Common speech

Collusion (n)

Conspiring in a fraudulent scheme

Colossal (adj)

Huge

Comeuppance (n)

Rebuke