Monday, August 22, 2011

vocab 8/22/11

Callous - adjective - showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others - his callous comment when he was getting pulled over made him get arrested. 



Capricious - adjective - given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior - because he was so capricious he bet all his money on a bluff because the mouse in the corner was eating cheese.



Cajole - verb - persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery - the lawyer can cajole you to do anything he wants.



Censure - verb - express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement - I was censured the parents that would allow a baby to run around with a machete. 



Catalyst - noun - a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent
chemical change. - there was a catalyst in the reaction that they did not think of so the fire burned faster



Caustic - adjective - sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way - his insult was very caustic so he got slapped.


Capitulate - verb - cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender - he capitulated to him because the other guy was awesome and he sucked.


Celestial - adjective - positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy - the stars are celestial.



Catharsis - noun - the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. - his Catharsis was so immense that the world blew up. 


Carping - verb - complain or find fault continually, typically about trivial matters - the carping about running the same thing over and over again was so bad the teachers head blew up.

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