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cajole (v)-flatter, wheedle, inveigle; beguile, blandish; coax
The experienced business man was able to cajole others into funding his plans for the new beach casino.
calumny (n)-slander High school can be a tough time for some
because they can become a victim of slander.
chameleon (n)-turncoat, renegade, changeable
Lilly can sometimes be described as a chameleon because her moods can change like the wind.
charlatan (n)-quack, pretender, fraud, mountebank
I would never take
advice on how to make
a salad from this
woman because she
looks like a charlatan
to me!
chastise (v)-chasten, castigate, discipline, punish
Little Billy was chastised so much by the other children that he literally broke down and started crying.
chivalrous (adj)-knightly, gallant, noble, courteous, brave, honor
Knights were expected to
display chivalrous behavior
at all times which includes
a moral system which went
beyond rules of combat.
chronological - (adj) dated, sequential, in sequence.
Please line up in chronological order using your birthday. The youngest person should be in front.
clandestine (adj)-secret, furtive, sly, undercover, veiled, illicit, fraudulent
Jenny’s clandestine
personality kept her
mother guessing most
of the time.
cliché (n)- stereotype, truism, commonplace, platitude, banality
Saying “God bless you” is a
common cliché that people
use often after one sneezes.
cryptic (adj)-hidden, secret, occult
There is a cryptic entrance
to the old palace in the
middle of nowhere.