Set: Kaplan SAT Word List: "C" Words

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Term Definition
cache A hiding place; stash pile
cacophony An unpleasant, jarring noise
calumny A false and harmful accusation; misrepresentation
cantankerous Having a difficult, stubborn, uncooperative personality
captious The tendency to mention the faults; intending to confuse in an argument
cataclysmic Extremely destructive; catastrophic
catalyst Some that speeds up and promotes significant changes, without being affected by any consequences
caucus A restricted committee within a political party; a private committee conference
caustic Biting; sarcastic
cede To surrender possession of something
celerity Speed; haste
censorous Tending to accuse and condemn; critical
certitude Assurance
cessation A temporary or permanent halt or pause
chary Vigilant, wary; very shy
chimerical Whimsical; imaginary, impossible
circuitous Indirect; roundabout
circumvent To avoid; go around
cloying Sappy; sickly sweet; excessive
coagulate To clot; cause to thicken
cogent Forceful logically; compelling or convincing
colloquial Informal wording or speech
commute To change a punishment to a less severe one. (I. "Scooter" Libby)
complacent Smug; self-satisfied
compliant Yielding; cooperative
concomitant Existing or occuring alongside something else
concord Agreement
condole To grieve for; to express sympathy
conflagration Large, destructive fire
confluence The act of two things flowing together; the junction or meeting place where the two meet
consanguineous Having the same ancestry; blood-related
consternation An increse of fear/dismay
constituent Component/part; citizen, voter
constraint Something that restricts or stops within bounds
contemptuous Scornful; expressing contempt
contentious Quarrelsome; disagreeable; uncooperative
contiguous Sharing a boundary; neighboring
continence Self-control; restraint
convalesce To gradually recuperate from an illness/injury
convergence The state when several substances combine or join together
coquette A flirtatious woman
coterie An close group of people with a similar purpose or intention
countervail To act or react with equal force
covert Secretive, not openly shown
cull To select; single out
cumulative Increasing; collective
curt Abrupt; terse; short with words

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The 2008 edition Kaplan SAT Program word list. See other sets in this series for more details.

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dont_ask72 : Please do not leave a message unless it relates to this set.
dont_ask72 : Changed convergence → The atate when several substances combine or join together to convergence → The state when several substances combine or join together
dont_ask72 : Changed chimerical → Whimsical; imagianry, impossible to chimerical → Whimsical; imaginary, impossible
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ngngmaiphuong : 'censorous' should be 'censorious'
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  1. confluenceThe act of two things flowing together; the junction or meeting place where the two meet - 20 misses
  2. cogentForceful logically; compelling or convincing - 19 misses
  3. causticBiting; sarcastic - 18 misses
  4. continenceSelf-control; restraint - 18 misses
  5. calumnyA false and harmful accusation; misrepresentation - 17 misses
  6. contentiousQuarrelsome; disagreeable; uncooperative - 15 misses
  7. concomitantExisting or occuring alongside something else - 13 misses