Flashcards: Kaplan Top GRE Words (B-C)
All 18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 banal | predictable, cliched, boring |
| bolster | to support; to prop up |
| bombastic | pompous in speech and manner |
| cacaphony | harsh, jarring noise |
| candid | impartial and honest in speech |
| capricious | changing one's mind quickly and often |
| castigate | to punish or criticize harshly |
| catalyst | something that brings about a change in something else |
| caustic | biting in wit |
| chaos | great disorder or confusion |
| chauvinist | someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs |
| chicanery | deception by means of craft or guile |
| cogent | convincing and well reasoned |
| condone | to overlook, pardon, or disregard |
| convoluted | intricate and complicated |
| corroborate | to provide supporting evidence |
| credulous | too trusting; gullible |
| crescendo | steadily increasing volume or force |
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