Group 16

capitulate

to cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; to surrender (The army was forced to X after a long siege.)

catalyst

a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change / a person or thing that precipitates an event (The enzyme acts as a X in the process. / Her speech was the X for change.)

catholic

including a wide variety of things; universal (He has X tastes in music, enjoying everything from classical to jazz.)

caustic

able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action (The spill was cleaned up using a X substance.)

celerity

swiftness of movement (The message was delivered with remarkable X.)

censure

the expression of formal disapproval (The official vote of X was a stain on his record.)

chary

cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something (She is X of giving too much praise too easily.)

chimerical

hoped for but illusory or impossible to achieve (His plans for a utopia were X.)

cogent

clear, logical, and convincing (The lawyer's X summary swayed the jury.)

commensurate

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion (The punishment was not X with the crime.)

compendium

a collection of concise but detailed information about a subject (The book is a X of useful gardening tips.)

concomitant

naturally accompanying or associated (The X problems of urbanization are numerous.)

conflagration

an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property (The X consumed the entire forest.)