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GRE baron 9

circumspect

adj. cautious, deliberate, prudent, chary
discreet, wary

eg. He was very circumspect in his financial affairs.

chasten

v. discipline, censure, chastise

eg. He felt suitably chastened and apologized.

chary

adj. cautious, circumspect, leery, discreet, scrupulous, wary, (thrifty, fastidious)

eg. chary of lending money

chaste

adj. virginal, pure, vestal, celibate

eg. she has remained chaste all the time

chastise

v. criticize or scold, chide, castigate, objurgate

eg. He chastised the team for their lack of commitment.

chauvinist

n. jingoist, blindly devoted patriot, zealous adherent

check

v. restrain, hinder, curb, balk, (stem, stanch)

ant. aid, allow, assist, expedite, help, indulge,

checkered

adj. marked (by changes in fortune)

eg. he built a big mansion during his checkered career

cherubic

adj. angelic, innocent-looking, seraphic

eg. looking so cherubic when he slept

chicanery

n. trickery, deception, guile, deceit, wile

eg. accuse a politician of chicanery

chide

v. scold, censure, chastise, reprimand, rebuke, berate, scold, rag

ant. compliment, laud, praise

chimerical

adj. fictional, unreal, fanciful

eg. a chimerical idea, scheme

chisel

n. cutting edge/blade
v. swindle

eg. chisel a conversation

chivalrous

adj. manly, gallant (knight), virile

ant. cowardly, fearful, frightened

choleric

adj. bad-temper, easily angered, peevish, irascible

eg. He was a choleric, self-important little man

chronicle

v. record (in chronological order), archive

eg. the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

churlish

adj. sully (ill-tempered), rude and boorish

eg. It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer

cipher

n. - secret code
- worthless person or thing, nonentity

eg. the king considered his younger brother as a cipher

circuitous

adj. roundabout, go indirectly

ant. direct, in line, straight

circumlocution

n. indirect speech that using too many word, ambage, periphrasis

ant. conciseness, directness

circumscribe

v. restrict, limit narrowly, confine

eg. The power of the monarchy was circumscribed by the new law.

circumvent

v. outwit, outsmart, avoid (the law),

eg. They found a way of circumventing the law

cite

v. quote, present

eg. cite a previous case

civil

adj. courteous, suave, pertaining to citizens

eg. She greeted him civilly but with no sign of affection.

clairvoyant

adj/n. having foresight, fortuneteller, prophetic, precognitive

clamber

v. climb by crawling

eg. clamber over the rock

clamor

n/v. noise/ make noise, shout, blare, cacophony, din

eg. the clamor of the children

clandestine

adj. secretive, surreptitious, covert

eg. the clandestine sale of weapons

clangor

n/v. make loud and resonant noise

eg. the clangor of hammers on steel

clarion

n. trumpet-like sound, clear and stirring sound

eg. clarion call to action

cleave

v. cling to, split, be faithful to

eg. cleave a goose into two

cleft

n. spit, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure

cliche'

n. phrase dulled in meaning due to repetition, platitude, bromide, banality

clientele

n. body of customers

eg. the club attract young clientele

clime

n. region, climate

eg. seeking summer clime

clique

n. exclusive group with same interest, cabal, coterie

eg. traitorous clique

cloister

v. seclude
n. seclusion or covered passage of monastery

eg. She cloistered herself in the office

clout

n. great influence, heavy blow, punch, slug

eg. have a lot of clout in the corp

cloying

adj. excessively sweet, (unsavory), syrupy, saccharine

eg. a cloying smile

coagulate

v. thicken from liquid to semi-solid state, clot, condense, congeal

eg. coagulated blood

coalesce

v. combine, amalgamate, blend

eg. the brooks coalesce into one river

coalition

n. partnership, union, alignment, coalescence, concretion

coddle

v. treat gently, pamper, featherbed

eg. dont coddle the children

codicil

n. added instruction, supplement to a will

eg. In the codicil she left the house and its contents to her nephew

codify

v. arrange (laws, rules) as a code, classify

eg. Hammurabi codified the laws

coercion

n. pressure, browbeating, bullying (to make sb obey), duress, compulsion

eg. He paid the money under coercion

cogent

adj. convincing, reasonable, persuasive

ant. impotent, ineffective, invalid, weak

cogitate

v. think over, ponder, cerebrate

eg. cogitate a problem

cognate

adj. related by blood or origin, consanguineous

eg. German and Dutch are cognate languages.

cognizance

n. range of knowledge, ken

eg. cognizance of international situations

cohabit

v. live together

eg. cohabiting before marriage

cohere

v. stick together

eg. these sentences cohered

cohorts

n. comrade, ppl who share the same feature

eg. the 1999 birth cohort

coin

v. create, invent

eg. coin a phrase

cistern

n. water tank, artificial lake, reservoir, lagoon

chastened

adj. humbled, feel sorry

circlet

n. ring, round band of precious metal

chortle

v. laugh loudly

eg. Gill chortled with delight

charlatan

n. pretender to have knowledge, swindler

coda

n. finale, final passage (of music, literature)

colander

n. metal bowl to drain water from vegetable

coiffure

n. hairstyle

cognitive

adj. related to mental process of understanding
(nhan^. thuc')

eg. a child cognitive development

cog

n. tooth on a wheel
(banh' ra(ng xe)

coeval

adj. of equal age/period, contemporary

clemency

mildness (esp of weather)

clavicle

n. collarbone (xuong don`)

claustrophobia

n. fear of being locked in

clapper

n. piece of metal inside the bell, striker

citadel

n. fortress, high castle, fortification

ciliated

adj. having minute hair

choreography

n. step for ballet and dancing on stage

chassis

n. framework and components of an automobile

chasm

n. abyss

charisma

n. great popular charm or appeal

eg. beauty and charisma

chaotic

adj. in utter disorder, deranged

ant. harmonized, normal, ordered, organized, quiet, systematic

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