Manhattan Gre Words "C"

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  1. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  2. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  3. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  4. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  5. canonical
    conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
  6. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  7. cardinal
    a vivid red color
  8. cartography
    the making of maps and charts
  9. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  10. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  11. catholic
    comprehensive or broad-minded in tastes and interests
  12. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  13. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  14. chauvinism
    fanatical patriotism
  15. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  16. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  17. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  18. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  19. clamber
    climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
  20. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  21. clinch
    secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
  22. cloying
    overly sweet
  23. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  24. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  25. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
  26. coffer
    the funds of a government, institution, or individual
  27. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  28. collude
    act in unison and in secret towards a deceitful purpose
  29. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  30. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  31. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  32. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  33. complementary
    serving to fill out, enhance, or supply what is lacking
  34. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  35. concede
    give over
  36. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  37. concur
    happen simultaneously
  38. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  39. confer
    present
  40. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  41. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  42. connote
    express or state indirectly
  43. console
    give moral or emotional strength to
  44. consolidate
    form into a solid mass or whole
  45. constrict
    squeeze or push together
  46. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  47. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  48. contextual
    relating to the set of facts surrounding a situation
  49. contrary
    exact opposition
  50. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  51. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  52. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  53. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  54. conversant
    well informed about or knowing thoroughly
  55. conversely
    with the terms of the relation reversed
  56. converge
    be adjacent or come together
  57. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  58. copious
    large in number or quantity
  59. corroborate
    give evidence for
  60. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  61. cosset
    treat with excessive indulgence
  62. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  63. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  64. counterintuitive
    contrary to what common sense would suggest
  65. counterpoint
    an element, idea, or argument used to create a contrast
  66. counterproductive
    tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
  67. covert
    secret or hidden
  68. crafty
    marked by skill in deception
  69. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  70. credibility
    the quality of being believable or trustworthy
  71. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  72. crescendo
    a gradual increase in loudness
  73. culminate
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
  74. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  75. curmudgeon
    an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
  76. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
Created on Sun Aug 11 04:42:36 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Aug 11 04:42:51 EDT 2013)

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