WORDS ON ALPHABET 'C'

SOME AMAZING WORDS ON ALPHABET 'C' 

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In this section, we will be exploring words on the alphabet 'C'. Commit them to memory because they will in turn build up your vocabulary. 

C

Cacophonous: Discordant, jarring, raucous, unmusical, inharmonious, loud, noisy, harsh, strident, unmelodious.

Callous: Hardened, apathetic, indifferent, insensible, obtuse, unfeeling, thick-skinned, uncaring, pitiless, cold, cruel, wicked, nefarious, unsympathetic, heartless.

Calumny: Abuses, defamation, detraction, insult, obloquy, vilification, vituperation, slander, libel, slur, lies, smear, denigration.

Costly: Expensive, sumptuous, dear, overpriced, exorbitant, inflated, high, pricey, pricy, luxurious, precious, damaging, harmful, detrimental, sacrificial.

Caustic: Corrosive, acidic, burning, biting, sarcastic, acerbic, mordant, scathing, unkind, astringent, razor-sharp.

Cow: Intimidate, scare, frighten, bully, overawe, browbeat.

Cower: Shrink, cringe, tremble, recoil, shy away, shy, pusillanimous, lily-livered.

Clandestine: Secretive, furtive, covert, surreptitious, concealed, stealthy, illegal, undercover, hidden, veiled, hush-hush, sneaky, sly, underhanded.

Chaste: Pure, innocent, uncorrupted, unsullied, unblemished, faithful, spotless, innocuous, harmless, wholesome, unalloyed, clean, untainted, genuine, out – and – out.

Claptrap: Nonsense, humbug, drivel, hogwash, twaddle, bunkum, rubbish, rot, boloney, baloney, gibberish, codswallop, garbage, hooey, lies, hypocrisy, deceit, pretense, sham, hokum, bunk.

Censure: Criticism, disapproval, condemnation, denunciation, deprecation, scorn, contempt, fault, reprimand, maul, lash, decry, excoriate, disparage.

Convivial: Jovial, pleasant, welcoming, friendly, hospitable, genial, social, cordial, companionable.

Conjecture: Guesswork, estimation, guess, inference, speculation, surmise, assumption, supposition, imagine, fathom.

Caprice: Whim, impulse, quirk, fancy, fad, notion, vagary, fluke, coincidence, chance, accident, oddity, twist, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, foible, habit, eccentricity, trait.

Coax: Wheedle, persuade, sweet-talk, cajole, charm, entice, inveigle, lure, tempt, win over, twist somebody’s arm.

Coarse: Rough, grainy, bristly, uneven, abrasive, thick, harsh, crude, prickly, granular, indelicate, tasteless, vulgar, uncouth, rude, uncivil, foulmouthed, loutish, boorish.

Coerce: Force, compel, press, pressure, strong-arm, bully, cow, intimidate, drive, force somebody’s hand.

Contiguous: Adjoining, touching, attached, connecting, neighboring, adjacent, nearby, bordering, close, next, proximate, immediate, near, flanking, surrounding.

Cantankerous: Irritable, crabby, argumentative, difficult, tetchy, complaining, unreasonable, belligerent, cranky, grouchy, grumpy, disagreeable, bad-tempered, quarrelsome, troublesome, militant, bellicose.

Consequence:Consequent, end, issue, outgrowth, sequel, effect, outcome, result, upshot.

Clamp: Lock, immobilizer, wheel clamp, Denver boot, fasten, hold, compress, fix, brace, clinch, close, secure, make fast, hold tightly, press together.

Change:Alter, exchange, shift, transmute, commute, metamorphose, substitute, turn, convert, modify, transfigure, vary, diversify, qualify, transform, veer, alternation, mutation, renewing, transmutation, conversion, novelty, revolution, variation, diversity, regeneration, transformation, variety, innovation, renewal, transition, vicissitude.

Circumstance:Accompaniment, fact, item, point, concomitant, feature, occurrence, position, detail, incident, particular, situation, event.

Choose:Select, cull, elect, prefer, pick, pick out.

Circumlocution:diffuseness, prolixity, surplusage, verbiage, periphrasis, redundance, tautology, verbosity, pleonasm, redundancy, tediousness, wordiness.

Class:Association, circle, clique, company, grade, rank, caste, clan, club, coterie, order, set.

Comfortable:Agreeable, cheery, genial, snug, at ease, commodious, pleasant, well-off, at rest, contented, satisfactory, well-provided, cheerful, convenient, satisfied, well-to-do.

CLEVER:Able, capable, happy, keen, sharp, adroit, dexterous, ingenious, knowing, skilful, apt, expert, intellectual, quick, smart, bright, gifted, intelligent, quick-witted, talented.

COMPANY:Assemblage, concourse, convocation, host, assembly, conference, crowd, meeting, collection, congregation, gathering, multitude, conclave, convention, group, throng.

COMPEL:Coerce, drive, make, oblige, constrain, force, necessitate.

CONQUER:Beat, humble, overthrow, subject, checkmate, master, prevail over, subjugate, crush, overcome, put down, surmount, defeat, overmaster, reduce, vanquish, discomfit, overmatch, rout, win, down, overpower, subdue, worst.

CONVOKE:Assemble, call together, convene, muster, call, collect, gather, summon.

CRIMINAL:Abominable, flagitious, immoral, sinful, vile, culpable, guilty, iniquitous, unlawful, wicked, felonious, illegal, nefarious, vicious, wrong.

CONVERSATION:Chat, communion, converse, intercourse, colloquy, confabulation, dialogue, parley, communication, conference, discourse, talk.

CABAL:Combination, confederacy, crew, gang, conclave, conspiracy, faction, junto.

CALCULATE:Account, consider, enumerate, rate, cast, count, estimate, reckon, cost, compute, deem, number, sum up.

CALM:Collected, imperturbable, sedate, still, composed, peaceful, self-possessed, tranquil, cool, placid, serene, undisturbed, dispassionate, quiet, smooth, unruffled.

CANCEL:Abolish, discharge, nullify, rescind, abrogate, efface, obliterate, revoke, annul, erase, quash, rub off or out, blot out, expunge, remove, scratch out, cross off or out, make void, repeal, vacate.

CANDID: Aboveboard, honest, open, truthful, artless, impartial, simple unbiased, fair, ingenuous, sincere, unprejudiced, frank, innocent, straightforward, unreserved, guileless, naïve, transparent, unsophisticated.