SAT Vocabulary Words That Start With C

coax; influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

disaster; an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

handwriting; beautiful handwriting

emotionally insensitive

friendship; the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

honest and direct in speech

honesty; ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

meaningless talk; stock phrases that have become nonsense through repetition

bad tempered and stubborn

impulsive and unpredictable

heading; provide with a caption or title

fascinate; attract; cause to be enamored

exaggerated cartoon; represent in or produce a caricature of

complain; raise trivial objections

chasten; censure severely

chastisement; a severe scolding

a sudden disastrous event

providing emotional release

bitter; any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

stop; put an end to a state or activity

yield; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

ban; forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

critical; harshly critical or expressing censure

express strong disapproval

focused on intellect rather than emotion

stopping; a stopping

waste; be silly or tease one another

mixed up; lacking a visible order or organization

pretender; a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

cautious; characterized by great caution and wariness

scold; censure severely

bigot; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind

deceptive trickery

history; record in chronological order; make a historical record

enclose; draw a line around

careful and cautious

situation; a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

quote; make reference to

psychic; someone who has the power of clairvoyance

secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

clear up; make clear and (more) comprehensible

section; (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate

fear of enclosed spaces; a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space

forgiveness; good weather with comfortable temperatures

commonplace; a trite or obvious remark

high point; the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

exclusive group; an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

become excessive

clot; change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

blend; mix together different elements

combination; an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

concluding section; the closing section of a musical composition

force; the act of compelling by force of authority

convincing; powerfully persuasive

think about; consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

clear and logically connected

occur at the same time or in the same place; go with, fall together

a striking or unlikely combination of events or circumstances

cooperate; work together on a common enterprise

done through working together

fall apart; break down, literally or metaphorically

fellow worker; an associate that one works with

related to foreign settlements; of or relating to a colony

huge; so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

attractive; according with custom or propriety

preserve in memory; mark by some ceremony or observation

begin; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

deserving praise

equivalent; corresponding in size or degree or extent

sympathize; to feel or express sympathy or compassion

goods; articles of commerce

inform; transmit information

similar; able to be compared or worthy of comparison

collection; a publication containing a variety of works

pay back; adjust for

contentedness; the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

overly self satisfied

agreeable; showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

well-matched pair; a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

willing to follow rules or requests

calmness; steadiness of mind under stress

combination; make more intense, stronger, or more marked

pack together; make more compact by or as if by pressing

include; be composed of

a settlement reached by concession

hide or keep secret

admit; admit to a wrongdoing

understand; have the idea for

focus; make denser, stronger, or purer

seeking to appease

brief but clearly expressed

decide; decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

decisive and ending doubt

combine; make a concoction (of) by mixing

harmony or agreement

agree; be in accord; be in agreement

simultaneous; occurring or operating at the same time

express strong disapproval

lower oneself; behave in a patronizing and condescending manner

dependent on certain requirements

comfort; express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death

forgive or overlook wrongdoing

discuss; have a conference in order to talk something over

limit; place limits on extent or access

a large destructive fire

adapt; be similar, be in line with

agreement with rules or norms

confuse; be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

conflict; a bold challenge

disorder; disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

solidify; become gelatinous

friendly; suitable to your needs

join together

a person with expert taste

suggestion; what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

careful and thorough

declare sacred

general agreement among a group

agreement; permission to do something

following; following or accompanying as a consequence

important; having important issues or results

one who protects the environment

important; large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

hand over or assign

not varying; (sometimes followed by with?) in agreement or consistent or reliable

comfort; give moral or emotional strength to

combine; unite into one

combination; combining into a solid mass

obvious; obvious to the eye or mind

component; one of the individual parts of a composite entity

hold back; hold back

restriction; the state of being physically constrained

build; make by combining materials and parts

use; eat or drink immoderately

infection; any disease easily transmitted by contact

strong disrespect or dislike

showing strong scorn

argue or struggle against

argument; a point asserted as part of an argument

quarrelsome; inclined to dispute, even to engage in law suits

sharing a common border

depending on; a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

distortion; the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

differ; be in contradiction with

opposite to; very opposed in nature or character

remorseful; feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

a public disagreement or debate

riddle; a difficult problem

meet; meet formally

following traditional customs or norms

move toward a meeting point; be adjacent or come together

opposite; carry on a conversation

strong belief; an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

change someone's opinion or belief

friendly and sociable

very complex and confusing

work together toward a goal

organize; bring order and organization to

warm and friendly

confirm; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

wear away; cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

hurtful; of a substance, especially a strong acid

related to the universe; pertaining to the cosmos or universe

worldly and culturally diverse

having opposite effect

secret; a flock of coots

greedy; showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

rude; (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

coward; lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

believable and trustworthy

gullibility; tendency to believe readily

a professional judge of works

essential; of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

mysterious; of an obscure nature

related to cooking; of or relating to or used in cooking

gather; remove something that has been rejected

high point; a final climactic stage

blameful; deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious

awkward; difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

having healing properties

casual; hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

cut back; place restrictions on

distrustful; believing the worst of human nature and motives