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cache
a hiding place
--the pirates cache was under the rock in the middle of the island.
cacophony
nasty harsh souds
--the first time I played my trumpet, it was a cacophony.
--everyday when i come home on the bus it is a cacophony that gives me a headache.
cadaver
A dead body; a corpse
--There were many cadevers found on the side of paths during the holocaust.
cajole
trying to get your own way
-- my sister is always cajoling in order to get the best of everything.
calumnious
things that defame
--Walking next to my sister is calumnitous when she misbehaves.
cantankerous
disagreeable
--i have met many cantankerous people in my life, but none are as bad as him.
capacious
spacious
--When we take the back seats of the odysey and fold them backwards, the back half is capacious
capitulate
to give up
--I just wish that the terrorists would capitulate and leave us alone.
capricous
unpredictable
--The capricous moves of the terrorists make it hard to eliminate all of them.
captious
a person who finds fault in others.
--I am sometimes called captious because i find fault in my sister, but it is very hard not to especially since she faults all the time.
catatonic
periods of stupor
celerity
swiftness
--My car finished the race with celerity and finshed the track in 2.5 seconds.
chagrined
embarrassed
--The boy was chagrined when his car finished in last place.
chastice
scold
--The student was chasticed on the bus for fighhting another person.
clamor
outburt of loud and annoying sound.
--The clamor on the bus sometimes makes it hard to focus.
--The clamor at the party forced the people to go outside for a while
clandestine
sneaky hidden
--The clandastine meetings took place in the back alley so that the cops wouldn't notice.
coddle
to pamper and treat gently
--The private school was so used to being coddled and supported that when he went to a public school he had to drop out.
coerce
being pushed or forced into doeng something.
--I was coerced into going to the outlet mall for 6 hours doing nothing.
complacent
self-satisfied
--While the other students strived for perfection in their cars, i was complacent.
compunction
sence of shame
--The kids compunction didn't let him ruin the other racer's car.
conducive
helpfull to reach a goal
--The oddly shaped projection on the side of the car was not conducive.
conundrum
problem
--The wind conundrum was solved while launching our rockets by launching into th wind.
covert
secretive
--The covert plan to tag the building was sold to the police by one of the members, so the whole team sas busted.
cower
To shrink away in shame or fear.
--The coward was cowering in the corner of the battlefield while everyone else in the game fought hard.
cursory
superficial; not done properly
--The cursory job done by the electrician resulted in a fire.