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Barrons GRE Wordlist - C - 1 257 words

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  1. cabal
    a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
  2. cache
    a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
  3. cacophonous
    having an unpleasant sound
  4. cadaver
    the dead body of a human being
  5. cadaverous
    of or relating to a cadaver or corpse
  6. cadence
    (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  7. cadet
    a military trainee (as at a military academy)
  8. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  9. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  10. calculated
    carefully thought out in advance
  11. caldron
    a very large pot that is used for boiling
  12. caliber
    diameter of a tube or gun barrel
  13. calk
    a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
  14. calligraphy
    beautiful handwriting
  15. callous
    having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
  16. callow
    young and inexperienced
  17. callus
    an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
  18. calorific
    heat-generating
  19. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
  20. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  21. cameo
    engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
  22. camp
    temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
  23. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  24. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
  25. canine
    any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
  26. canker
    an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
  27. canny
    showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  28. cant
    a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
  29. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  30. cantata
    a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
  31. canter
    a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
  32. canto
    a major division of a long poem
  33. canvass
    get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
  34. capacious
    large in capacity
  35. capacity
    capability to perform or produce
  36. capillary
    any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
  37. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  38. caprice
    a sudden desire
  39. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
  40. capsize
    overturn accidentally
  41. caption
    brief description accompanying an illustration
  42. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  43. carafe
    a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
  44. carapace
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
  45. carat
    the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
  46. carcinogenic
    causing or tending to cause cancer
  47. cardinal
    a variable color averaging a vivid red
  48. cardiologist
    a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart
  49. careen
    pitching dangerously to one side
  50. career
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
  51. carefree
    free of trouble and worry and care
  52. caricature
    a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
  53. carillon
    set of bells hung in a bell tower
  54. carnage
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  55. carnal
    of or relating to the body or flesh
  56. carnivorous
    relating to or characteristic of carnivores
  57. carousal
    revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
  58. carouse
    engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
  59. carping
    persistent petty and unjustified criticism
  60. carrion
    the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
  61. cartographer
    a person who makes maps
  62. cascade
    a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
  63. caste
    (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
  64. castigation
    verbal punishment
  65. castrate
    remove the testicles of a male animal
  66. casual
    without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
  67. casualty
    someone injured or killed in an accident
  68. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  69. catalyst
    (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
  70. catapult
    an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
  71. cataract
    a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
  72. catastrophe
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  73. catcall
    a cry expressing disapproval
  74. catechism
    an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
  75. categorical
    relating to or included in a category or categories
  76. cater
    give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  77. catharsis
    purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  78. cathartic
    strongly laxative
  79. catholic
    free from provincial prejudices or attachments
  80. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
  81. cauldron
    a very large pot that is used for boiling
  82. caulk
    a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight
  83. causal
    involving or constituting a cause; causing
  84. caustic
    of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  85. cauterize
    burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
  86. cavalcade
    a procession of people traveling on horseback
  87. cavalier
    a gallant or courtly gentleman
  88. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  89. cavil
    raise trivial objections
  90. cede
    give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
  91. celerity
    a rate that is rapid
  92. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  93. celibate
    abstaining from sexual intercourse
  94. cemetery
    a tract of land used for burials
  95. censor
    a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
  96. censorious
    harshly critical or expressing censure
  97. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  98. centaur
    (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
  99. centrifugal
    tending to move away from a center
  100. centrifuge
    an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
  101. centripetal
    tending to move toward a center
  102. centurion
    (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
  103. cerebral
    of or relating to the cerebrum or brain
  104. cerebration
    the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
  105. ceremonious
    characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
  106. certitude
    total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
  107. cessation
    a stopping
  108. cession
    the act of ceding
  109. chafe
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  110. chaff
    material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
  111. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  112. chalice
    a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
  113. chameleon
    lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue
  114. champion
    someone who has won first place in a competition
  115. championship
    a competition at which a champion is chosen
  116. chancellor
    the person who is head of state (in several countries)
  117. chant
    a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
  118. chaotic
    completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
  119. chapel
    a place of worship that has its own altar
  120. chaperon
    one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
  121. chaplain
    a clergyman ministering to some institution
  122. char
    burn to charcoal
  123. charisma
    a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others
  124. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
  125. charm
    attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
  126. chary
    characterized by great caution and wariness
  127. chase
    go after with the intent to catch
  128. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
  129. chassis
    the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor
  130. chaste
    abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
  131. chasten
    censure severely
  132. chastise
    censure severely
  133. chauvinist
    a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
  134. check
    examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
  135. checkered
    patterned with alternating squares of color
  136. chequered
    patterned with alternating squares of color
  137. cherubic
    having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
  138. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  139. chide
    censure severely or angrily
  140. chimerical
    being or relating to or like a chimera
  141. chip
    a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  142. chisel
    an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
  143. chivalrous
    being attentive to women like an ideal knight
  144. choice
    the act of choosing or selecting
  145. choir
    a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
  146. choleric
    characterized by anger
  147. chore
    a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
  148. choreography
    a show involving artistic dancing
  149. chortle
    a soft partly suppressed laugh
  150. chorus
    a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
  151. chronic
    being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
  152. chronicle
    a record or narrative description of past events
  153. chuckle
    a soft partly suppressed laugh
  154. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  155. ciliated
    having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
  156. cipher
    a secret method of writing
  157. circlet
    a small circle
  158. circuit
    a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
  159. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  160. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  161. circumscribe
    to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
  162. circumspect
    heedful of potential consequences
  163. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  164. cistern
    a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
  165. citadel
    a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
  166. cite
    make reference to
  167. civil
    of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
  168. clairvoyant
    someone who has the power of clairvoyance
  169. clamber
    climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
  170. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  171. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  172. clangor
    make a loud resonant noise
  173. clap
    clap one's hands together
  174. clapper
    metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
  175. clarion
    loud and clear
  176. clasp
    hold firmly and tightly
  177. claustrophobia
    a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
  178. clavicle
    bone linking the scapula and sternum
  179. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  180. cleft
    a long narrow opening
  181. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
  182. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  183. clientele
    customers collectively
  184. climactic
    consisting of or causing a climax
  185. clime
    the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
  186. clip
    any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
  187. clipper
    scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)
  188. clique
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  189. cloister
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
  190. clot
    a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
  191. clout
    (boxing) a blow with the fist
  192. clown
    a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
  193. cloying
    overly sweet
  194. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  195. coalesce
    fuse or cause to grow together
  196. coalition
    the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
  197. coax
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  198. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
  199. coddle
    cook in nearly boiling water
  200. codicil
    a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
  201. codify
    organize into a code or system, such as a body of law
  202. coercion
    using force to cause something to occur
  203. coeval
    of the same period
  204. cog
    tooth on the rim of gear wheel
  205. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  206. cogitate
    consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
  207. cognate
    related by blood
  208. cognitive
    of or being or relating to or involving cognition
  209. cognizance
    having knowledge of
  210. cohabit
    share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
  211. cohere
    cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole
  212. cohesion
    the state of cohering or sticking together
  213. cohort
    a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
  214. coiffure
    the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
  215. coin
    a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
  216. coincidence
    the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
  217. colander
    bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods
  218. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise of project
  219. collage
    a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image
  220. collate
    to assemble in proper sequence
  221. collateral
    situated or running side by side
  222. collation
    assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
  223. collected
    brought together in one place
  224. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  225. colloquy
    formal conversation
  226. collusion
    secret agreement
  227. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  228. colossus
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  229. coma
    a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
  230. comatose
    in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli
  231. combustible
    capable of igniting and burning
  232. comeback
    a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
  233. comely
    according with custom or propriety
  234. comestible
    suitable for use as food
  235. comeuppance
    an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
  236. comity
    a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect
  237. commandeer
    take arbitrarily or by force
  238. commemorate
    call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
  239. commemorative
    intended as a commemoration
  240. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  241. commiserate
    to feel or express sympathy or compassion
  242. commodious
    large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)
  243. commonplace
    completely ordinary and unremarkable
  244. commonwealth
    a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
  245. communal
    for or by a group rather than individuals
  246. commune
    communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity
  247. compact
    closely and firmly united or packed together
  248. compartment
    a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
  249. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
  250. compatible
    able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
  251. compelling
    driving or forcing
  252. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  253. compensated
    receiving or eligible for compensation
  254. compilation
    the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
  255. compile
    get or gather together
  256. complacency
    the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
  257. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others