Vocab starting with letter a

bombastic

overblown, pompous, high-sounding

cajole

to coax, to persuade by flattering

callous

cold-hearted, insensitive

capitulate

to surrender, to give in

capricious

fickle, changeable, whimsical

carping

complaining, whining

caustic

stinging, harsh

censure

to blame, to condemn, to criticize

chastise

to criticize, to discipline

chimerical

fanciful, impractical

chronic

long lasting, constant

circumspect

cautious, careful, suspicious

clandestine

secret, concealed

clemency

mercy, pity

coalesce

to combine, to join together

colloquial

conversational, informal language in tone

commiserate

to sympathize with, to feel compassion for

conciliatory

appeasing, soothing

condone

to forgive, to overlook

conspicuous

obvious, clearly visible

copious

abundant, plentiful

corroborate

to verify, to confirm

crass

crude, ignorant

aversion

a dislike, a distaste for

blithe

happy, cheerful

criterion

a norm, a standard, a model

cursory

hasty, superficial

dearth

a scarcity, a shortage

debilitate

to weaken, to undermine

decadence

decay, ruin

deference

honor, great respect

delineate

to depict, to describe, to show

denuncitation

open condemnation, public disapproval

deprecate

to put down, to express disapproval of