Cacophony (n);
Cadence (n): rhythm, the rise and fall of sounds
We wished the tone of words have a more pleasing cadence but
he spoke in a dull monotone.
Cajole (v) to persuade someone to do something he or she
doesn’t want to do
Callow (adj) immature
Candor (v): truthfulness, sincere honesty
My best friend exhibited candor when she told me that for
many years now she has believed me to be a jerk.
Capitalism
Capitulate (v): to surrender, to give up or give in
So few students paid attention to Mr. Hernandez that he had
to recapitulate his major points at the end of the class.
Recapitualte: summarize
Capricious (adj): unpredictable, likely to change at any
moment
Arjun was capricious. One minute he said his favourite car
was VW; the next minute he said it was a Toyota.
Caricature (n): a portrait or description that is
purposely distorted or exaggerated,
often to prove some point about its subject
Castigate (v)L to criticize severely, to chastise, scold
Jose’s mother castigated him for forgetting to pick her up
at the airport.
Catalyst (n): in chemistry something that changes the rate
of chemical reaction itself being changed, anyone that makes something happen
without being directly involved in it.
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