AP Language and Composition

Cajole - v.

To persuade by pleasant words or false promises

Callous - adj.

Unfeeling; insensitive

Capitulate - v.

To surrender; to cease resisting

Capricious - adj.

Changeable; fickle

Carping - n.

Complaining

Catalyst - n.

Someone or something that brings about a change

Catharsis - n.

An emotional purification or relief

Caustic - adj.

Stinging; biting

Celestial - adj.

Having to do with the heavens; divine

Censure - v.

To blame; to criticize adversely

Chastise - v.

To criticize severely

Chimerical - adj.

Absurd; wildly fanciful

Chronic - adj.

Lasting a long time; constant

Circumspect - adj.

Careful

Clairvoyant - adj.

Having exceptional insight; power to see or know things that are beyond the range of natural vision

Clandestine - adj.

Secret

Clemency - n.

Mercy; mildness

Coalesce - v.

To grow together; to combine/join forces

Colloquial - adj.

Conversational; used in informal speech or writing

Commiserate - v.

To sympathize with; to feel sorrow for another's suffering

Cryptic - adj.

Secret; having hidden meaning; mysterious

Cursory - adj.

Hasty and without attention to details

Dearth - adj.

Shortage; scarcity

Debilitate - v.

To weaken; to make feeble

Decadence - n.

Decay; decline

Deference - n.

Great respect; honor

Deflate - v.

To let the air out; to reduce in size or importance

Delineate - v.

To describe in words; to sketch; to portray

Demeanor - n.

Behavior; manner

Denunciation - n.

Expression of strong disapproval made openly and publicly; public condemnation