SAT "C" words (Large collection)

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  1. cache
    a hidden storage space
  2. cacophonous
    having an unpleasant sound
  3. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  4. cadaverous
    of or relating to a corpse
  5. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  6. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  7. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  8. calculated
    carefully thought out in advance
  9. callous
    emotionally hardened
  10. callow
    young and inexperienced
  11. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  12. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  13. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  14. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  15. canny
    showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  16. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  17. canvas
    a heavy, closely woven fabric
  18. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
  19. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  20. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  21. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  22. captivate
    attract; cause to be enamored
  23. caricature
    a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
  24. carouse
    celebrate or enjoy something in a noisy or wild way
  25. cartographer
    a person who makes maps
  26. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  27. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  28. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  29. catastrophic
    extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
  30. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  31. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
  32. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  33. cavort
    play boisterously
  34. cease
    put an end to a state or an activity
  35. cede
    give over
  36. celerity
    a rate that is rapid
  37. censorious
    harshly critical or expressing censure
  38. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  39. cerebral
    of or relating to the brain
  40. certitude
    complete assurance or confidence
  41. cessation
    a stopping
  42. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  43. chaos
    formless state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
  44. charisma
    personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others
  45. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  46. chary
    characterized by great caution
  47. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  48. cherish
    be fond of
  49. chide
    scold or reprimand severely or angrily
  50. chimerical
    like a grotesque product of the imagination
  51. chronic
    long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
  52. chronicle
    a record or narrative description of past events
  53. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
    "All the information is presented visually and geographically and in chronological context," said police commissioner Ray Kelly.
  54. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  55. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  56. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  57. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  58. civility
    the act of showing regard for others
  59. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  60. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  61. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  62. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  63. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  64. clique
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  65. cloying
    overly sweet
  66. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  67. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  68. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
  69. coercion
    using force to cause something to occur
  70. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  71. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  72. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  73. collateral
    accompanying; following as a consequence
  74. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  75. collusion
    secret agreement
  76. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  77. colossus
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  78. combustion
    a reaction of a substance with oxygen to give heat and light
  79. commemorate
    call to remembrance
  80. commence
    set in motion, cause to start
  81. commendation
    an official award given as formal public statement
  82. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  83. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
  84. commodious
    large and roomy
  85. commute
    a regular journey to and from your place of work
  86. compelling
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  87. compensate
    make amends for
  88. compensation
    the act of making amends for service, loss, or injury
  89. compile
    get or gather together
  90. complacency
    the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
  91. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  92. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  93. compliance
    the act of submitting, usually surrendering power to another
  94. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  95. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
  96. compliment
    a remark expressing praise and admiration
  97. compose
    form the substance of
  98. composure
    steadiness of mind under stress
  99. compound
    a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  100. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  101. compress
    squeeze or push together
  102. compulsion
    using force to cause something to occur
  103. compulsory
    required by rule
  104. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  105. concede
    give over
  106. conceited
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  107. concentric
    having a common center
  108. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  109. concise
    expressing much in few words
  110. conclave
    a confidential or secret meeting
  111. conclusive
    forming a decisive end or resolution
  112. concoct
    make something by mixing
  113. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  114. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  115. concur
    happen simultaneously
  116. concurrent
    occurring or operating at the same time
  117. condole
    express one's sympathy on the occasion of someone's death
  118. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  119. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  120. conduit
    a passage through which water or electric wires can pass
  121. confidant
    someone to whom private matters are told
  122. confine
    place limits on
  123. confirm
    strengthen
  124. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  125. conflate
    mix together different elements
  126. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
  127. conformist
    someone who follows established standards of conduct
  128. conformity
    correspondence in form, type, or appearance
  129. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  130. confront
    oppose, as in hostility or a competition
  131. congeal
    solidify, thicken, or come together
  132. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  133. conglomerate
    collect or gather
  134. congregation
    the act of assembling
  135. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  136. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  137. consanguinity
    relation by blood
  138. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  139. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  140. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  141. conserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  142. consign
    give over to another for care or safekeeping
  143. consistency
    uniformity or stability in arrangement, behavior, or quality
  144. consolation
    the act of giving relief in affliction
  145. consolidate
    form into a solid mass or whole
  146. consonant
    a speech sound that is not a vowel
  147. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  148. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  149. constituent
    one of the individual parts making up a composite entity
  150. constrain
    hold back
  151. constraint
    the state of being physically limited
  152. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  153. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  154. consumption
    the act of using something up
  155. contagion
    an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  156. contaminate
    make impure
  157. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  158. contemporaneous
    occurring in the same period of time
  159. contemporary
    occurring in the same period of time
  160. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  161. contend
    compete for something
  162. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  163. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  164. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  165. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  166. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  167. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  168. controversial
    marked by or capable of causing disagreement
  169. contusion
    an injury in which the skin is not broken
  170. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  171. convalesce
    get over an illness or shock
  172. convene
    meet formally
  173. convention
    the act of meeting formally
  174. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  175. convergence
    the act of coming closer
  176. converse
    carry on a discussion
  177. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
  178. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  179. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  180. copious
    large in number or quantity
  181. coquette
    talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  182. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  183. correlation
    a reciprocal connection between two or more things
  184. corroborate
    give evidence for
  185. corrosion
    erosion by chemical action
  186. corrosive
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  187. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  188. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  189. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  190. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  191. covert
    secret or hidden
  192. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
  193. coveted
    greatly desired
  194. cower
    crouch or curl up
  195. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  196. credence
    the mental attitude that something is believable
  197. credibility
    the quality of being believable or trustworthy
  198. credible
    capable of being believed
  199. credulity
    tendency to believe readily
  200. crescendo
    a gradual increase in loudness
  201. crestfallen
    brought low in spirit
  202. crisis
    a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
  203. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  204. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  205. cull
    remove something that has been rejected
  206. culminate
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
  207. culmination
    a concluding action
  208. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  209. cultivate
    adapt something wild to the environment
  210. cultivated
    developed by human care and for human use
  211. cumbersome
    difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight
  212. cumulative
    increasing by successive addition
  213. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  214. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  215. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  216. curt
    brief and to the point
  217. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  218. cyclical
    recurring in a repeated sequence of events
  219. cynic
    someone who is critical of the motives of others
  220. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
Created on Sat Aug 11 17:46:41 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Nov 27 11:32:02 EST 2012)

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