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  1. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  2. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  3. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  4. callow
    young and inexperienced
  5. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  6. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of assets
  7. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  8. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  9. caricature
    a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
  10. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  11. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  12. categorical
    relating to or included in a class or classes
  13. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  14. catholic
    comprehensive or broad-minded in tastes and interests
  15. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  16. celibacy
    abstaining from sexual relations
  17. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  18. cerebral
    of or relating to the brain
  19. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  20. charisma
    personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others
  21. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  22. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
  23. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  24. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  25. chimera
    a grotesque product of the imagination
  26. choleric
    characterized by anger
  27. chronic
    long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
  28. chronicle
    a record or narrative description of past events
  29. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  30. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  31. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  32. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  33. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  34. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  35. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  36. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  37. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  38. clique
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  39. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  40. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
  41. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  42. cognitive
    relating to or involving the mental process of knowing
  43. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  44. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  45. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  46. collusion
    secret agreement
  47. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  48. compelling
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  49. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  50. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  51. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  52. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
  53. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  54. comprise
    be made of
  55. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  56. concise
    expressing much in few words
  57. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  58. concurrent
    occurring or operating at the same time
  59. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  60. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  61. conducive
    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
  62. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
  63. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  64. congenital
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  65. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  66. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  67. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  68. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  69. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  70. consonant
    a speech sound that is not a vowel
  71. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  72. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  73. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  74. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  75. contingent
    determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
  76. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  77. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  78. conventional
    following accepted customs and proprieties
  79. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  80. copious
    large in number or quantity
  81. corollary
    an inference following from the proof of another proposition
  82. corroborate
    give evidence for
  83. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  84. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  85. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  86. covenant
    an agreement between a god and the people
  87. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
  88. covert
    secret or hidden
  89. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  90. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  91. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  92. culinary
    of or relating to or used in cooking
  93. culminate
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
  94. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  95. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  96. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  97. cynic
    someone who is critical of the motives of others
Created on Sat May 19 00:55:01 EDT 2012 (updated Sat May 19 01:41:56 EDT 2012)

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