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TermDefinition
cacophonyharsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, sounds
cadencerhythm, rise and fall of sounds
euphonypleasing sound
cajoleto persuade someone to do something they don’t want to do
callowimmature, youthfully naïve, inexperienced
candortruthfulness, sincere honesty
candidhonest, frank
capitalismfree enterprise, businesses are owned by the people, not the government
capitulateto surrender, to give in or give up
recapitulateto summarize
capriciousunpredictable, likely to change at any moment
capricea whim
caricaturea portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated often to prove some point about its subject
castigateto criticize severely, to chastise (not censure)
catalystsomething that indirectly makes something else happen, something that speeds the reaction

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Terms 15
Creator cheeseman557
Created February 4, 2007
Group Word Smart SAT 3rd edition
Subjects word, smart, sat
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cheeseman557 : Changed castigate → to criticize severely, to chastise to castigate → to criticize severely, to chastise (no censure)
cheeseman557 : Changed castigate → to criticize severely, to chastise (no censure) to castigate → to criticize severely, to chastise (not censure)
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