LS 1-12 "C" Words

Ian T. (United States of America)
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  1. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  2. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  3. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  4. carp
    any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
  5. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  6. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  7. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  8. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  9. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  10. cliche
    a trite or obvious remark
  11. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  12. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  13. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  14. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  15. conciliate
    gain the good will of or cause to be more favorably inclined
  16. concise
    expressing much in few words
  17. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  18. confounding
    that confounds or contradicts or confuses
  19. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  20. contemporary
    occurring in the same period of time
  21. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  22. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  23. convalesce
    get over an illness or shock
  24. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  25. copious
    large in number or quantity
  26. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  27. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
Created on Mon Jul 02 11:05:47 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Jul 02 11:05:53 EDT 2012)

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