cajole:
v.
influence or urge by gentle urging or
flattering
calamity:
n. Syn. disaster; misery
event that brings terrible loss, lasting
distress, or severe affliction; disaster;
misery
calm:
a. Syn. placid; quiet; tranquil
freedom from motion, agitation, or
disturbance; tranquility; stillness;
quiet; serenity
camouflage:
v. Syn. disguise; conceal
exploit natural surroundings to
disguise something; conceal
canvass:
v.
determine votes; examine carefully or
discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
capable:
a. Syn. competent
having the ability required for a
specific task
captivate:
v. Syn. charm; enthrall; capture
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an
enemy in war, or anything belonging
to enemy
caricature:
n. Syn. distortion; burlesque
representation that is deliberately
exaggerated to produce a comic
effect
carnage:
n.
destruction of life; savage and
excessive killing of many people
carve:
v. Syn. cut; sculpt
cut; sculpt
cast:
v.
assign the roles of; choose at random
casual:
a. Syn. informal; purposeless; unplanned
informal; purposeless; occurring by
chance
cataclysm:
n. Syn. deluge
an event resulting in great loss and
misfortune; deluge or overflowing of
water
catastrophe:
n. Syn. calamity; disaster
calamity; disaster; state of extreme
ruin and misfortune
caustic:
a.
capable of burning, corroding,
dissolving, or eating away by
chemical action
cautious:
a. Syn. conservative; careful
conservative; careful
cavity:
n. Syn. hole; cavern
hole; cavern; hollow area within the
body
celebrated:
a. Syn. famous
famous; well-known; having
illustrious past
censor:
n.
overseer of morals; official
responsible for removal of
objectionable or sensitive content
censure:
v. Syn. blame; criticize
expression of strong disapproval or
harsh criticism; blame
census:
n.
official examination of the details of a
country’s population
centennial:
a.
of hundredth anniversary; lasting or
aged a hundred years
chaos:
n. Syn. disorder
disorder; condition or place of great
disorder or confusion; disorderly
mass
chasm:
n.
deep opening in the earth surface
cherish:
v. Syn. harbor; treasure; value
harbor; treasure; treat with affection
and tenderness; hold dear
chicanery:
n. Syn. trickery; deception
mean or unfair artifice to obscure
truth; deception by trickery or
sophistry
chide:
v. Syn. scold
scold mildly so as to correct or
improve; express disapproval
chilly:
a. Syn. cold
cold
chop:
v. Syn. cut; hew
hew; cut by striking with a heavy
sharp tool, such as an ax
chubby:
a. Syn. plump; fat
of a person, slightly overweight,
somewhat fat and hence soft;
rounded and plump
cite:
v. Syn. quote
quote; adduce as an instance
clandestine:
a. Syn. secret
secret; conducted with or marked by
hidden aims or methods
clash:
v.
make noise by striking against
something; dash noisily together;
meet in opposition
classify:
v.
declare unavailable, as for security
reasons; arrange or order by classes
or categories
cliche:
n.
obvious remark; overused expression
or idea
cling:
v. Syn. stick
hold fast or adhere to something;
stick together and resist separation;
remain emotionally
clumsy:
a. Syn. awkward; inept
awkward; showing lack of skill or
aptitude
coalescence:
n.
union of diverse things into one body
or form or group; growing together of
parts
coalition:
n. Syn. partnership; league; union
partnership; league; state of being
combined into one body
coax:
v. Syn. persuade; cajole
persuade or try to persuade by
pleading or flattery; move to or
adjust toward a desired end
coherent:
a. Syn. adhesive; cohesive
adhesive; cohesive; sticking together
; logical; sound; capable of thinking
and expressing yourself in a clear and
consistent manner
coin:
v. Syn. create; invent
make pieces of money from metal;
invent or fabricate
collaborate:
v. Syn. cooperate
work together, especially in a joint
intellectual effort
colossal:
a. Syn. huge
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
commence:
v. Syn. originate; start; begin
have a beginning or origin; originate;
start; begin
commerce:
n. Syn. trade; business
trade; business; intellectual exchange
or social interaction
commitment:
n.
pledge, undertaking; act of binding
yourself to a course of action
commodity:
n. Syn. goods
goods; article of trade; advantage;
benefit.
compact:
a. Syn. compressed; condensed; concise
closely and firmly united or packed
together; briefly giving gist of
something
compel:
v.
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure
by force
competent:
a. Syn. capable; adept
capable; adept
compile:
v. Syn. assemble; gather; accumulate
put together or compose from
materials gathered from several
sources
complement:
v. Syn. complete; consummate
complete; consummate; make perfect
compliment:
n. Syn. praise; commendation
praise; commendation; say
something to someone that expresses
praise
comply:
v.
yield assent; accord; agree, or
acquiesce; adapt one’s self; fulfill;
accomplish
component:
n. Syn. element; ingredient
element; ingredient; abstract part of
something
comprehensible:
a. Syn. understandable
understandable; readily
comprehended or understood;
intelligible
comprehensive:
a. Syn. thorough; inclusive
thorough; including all or everything;
broad in scope
comprise:
v. Syn. include
include; consist of; be composed of
compulsory:
a. Syn. mandatory; obligatory
mandatory; obligatory; required by
rule
concede:
v. Syn. admit; yield
admit; yield; give up physical control
of another
concerted:
a.
planned or accomplished together;
combined
concise:
a. Syn. succinct; terse
brief and compact; expressing much
in few words
concoct:
v.
digest; convert into nourishment by
the organs of nutrition.
concord:
n. Syn. agreement
agreement of opinions; harmonious
state of things
concrete:
n. Syn. cement
solid mass; covering with cement;
hard, strong construction material
consisting of sand, conglomerate ,
and gravel
concurrent:
a. Syn. simultaneous; coincident
simultaneous; coincident; occurring
or operating at the same time
condemn:
v. Syn. blame; denounce
blame; denounce; express strong
disapproval of
confer:
v.
bestow; present; have a conference
in order to talk something over
confidential:
a.
treated with confidence; trusted in;
trustworthy; secret
configuration:
n.
arrangement of parts or elements;
outline
confiscate:
v.
seize as forfeited to the public
treasury; appropriate to the public
use
conflict:
n. Syn. fight; struggle
fight; struggle; incompatibility of
dates or events
conform:
v.
comply with; follow; fit; meet
congenial:
a. Syn. compatible
compatible
congestion:
n. Syn. overcrowding
act of gathering or heaping together
or forming a mass
conglomerate:
n. Syn. assortment
corporation made up of different
companies in diversified fields;
composing of heterogeneous
elements gathered into a mass
congregate:
v.
assemble; convene; gather
conjecture:
v.
believe especially on uncertain or
tentative grounds
consecutive:
a. Syn. successive; sequential
following one after another without
interruption; sequential
consistent:
a. Syn. uniform; regular
being in agreement with itself;
coherent; regular
conspicuous:
a. Syn. noticeable; prominent
noticeable; prominent; easy to
notice; obvious
contaminate:
v. Syn. taint; pollute; defile
make impure or unclean by contact or
mixture; pollute; defile
contemplate:
v. Syn. ponder; meditate
look at attentively and thoughtfully;
observe deep in thought
contempt:
n. Syn. disgrace
state of being despised or
dishonored; disgrace; disobedience
to, or open disrespect of
contention:
n. Syn. controversy
competing as for profit or prize
contrive:
v.
form by an exercise of ingenuity;
devise; invent; design
controversial:
a. Syn. controvertible; disputable
controvertible; disputable
controversy:
n. Syn. contention; argument
contentious speech act; argument
convenient:
a. Syn. handy; suitable; near; accessible
suited or favorable to one’s comfort,
purpose, or needs:; near; accessible
convey:
v.
carry from one place to another; bear
or transport
conviction:
n. Syn. assurance; confidence
judgment that someone is guilty of
crime; strongly held belief
copious:
a. Syn. plentiful
plentiful; containing plenty; affording
ample supply
cordial:
a. Syn. gracious
gracious; showing warm and
friendliness
corporeal:
a. Syn. bodily; material
bodily; of a material nature; tangible
corpulent:
a. Syn. fat
very fat; large in body; overweight
corroborate:
v. Syn. confirm; support
establish or strengthen as with new
evidence or facts; support with
evidence
courteous:
a. Syn. polite
exhibiting courtesy and politeness;
showing regard or thought for others
covert:
a.
secretive, not openly shown
cozy:
a. Syn. comfortable; relaxing
comfortable; relaxing
crave:
v. Syn. beseech; implore
ask with earnestness or importunity;
ask with submission or humility; beg
crease:
n.
a line or long thin mark made by
folding or doubling
crooked:
a. Syn. curved
having or marked by bends or angles;
not straight or aligned; curved
crouch:
v.
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the
ground with the legs bent, as an
animal when waiting for prey, or in
fear
crucial:
a.
of extreme importance; vital to the
resolution of a crisis; of the greatest
importance
crude:
a.
being in an unrefined or natural
state; raw; lacking tact or taste;
blunt or offensive
cryptic:
a.
having hidden meaning; mystifying;
using code or cipher
cultivate:
v. Syn. farm; domesticate; nurture; teach
improve and prepare, as by plowing
or fertilizing, for raising crops;
promote the growth of
cumbersome:
a. Syn. heavy
heavy; difficult to handle because of
weight or bulk
cumulative:
a.
increasing by successive addition
curb:
v.
bend or curve; guide and manage, or
restrain
curious:
a. Syn. inquisitive
difficult to please or satisfy; careful or
anxious to learn; eager for
knowledge; given to research or
inquiry
curt:
a.
having been shortened; effectively
cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in
speech or manner
curtail:
v. Syn. shorten; reduce
cut short or reduce; cut off end or
tail, or any part
Celestial 