Set: Word Smart Quiz 18

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Term Definition
cacophony harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, sounds
cadence rhythm, rise and fall of sounds
euphony pleasing sound
cajole to persuade someone to do something they don’t want to do
callow immature, youthfully naïve, inexperienced
candor truthfulness, sincere honesty
candid honest, frank
capitalism free enterprise, businesses are owned by the people, not the government
capitulate to surrender, to give in or give up
recapitulate to summarize
capricious unpredictable, likely to change at any moment
caprice a whim
caricature a portrait or description that is purposely distorted or exaggerated often to prove some point about its subject
castigate to criticize severely, to chastise (not censure)
catalyst something 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
Tags 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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  1. castigate → to criticize severely, to chastise (not censure) - 6 misses
  2. capitalism → free enterprise, businesses are owned by the people, not the government - 3 misses
  3. recapitulate → to summarize - 3 misses
  4. candor → truthfulness, sincere honesty - 2 misses
  5. capitulate → to surrender, to give in or give up - 2 misses
  6. cajole → to persuade someone to do something they don’t want to do - 1 miss
  7. callow → immature, youthfully naïve, inexperienced - 1 miss