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Cabal – clique, faction, coterie, sect
Cache- reserve, arsenal
Cacophonous- raucous, loud, noisy, discordant, dissonant
Cadaver- corpse, dead body, remains, carcass
Cadence- rhythm, tempo, meter, beat, pulse
Cahoots- league, colluding, conspiracy
Calamitous- disastrous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating
Callous- heartless, unfeeling, uncaring, hard
Opp- kind, compassionate
Callow – immature, inexperienced, juvenile, adolescent
Opp: Mature
Calumny- mud slinging, traducement, abuse, vilification
Candid- frank, outspoken, forthright, blunt, honest
Opp- guarded
Canonize- beatify, glorify, acclaim
Caprice- whim, whimsy, vagary, fancy, fickleness
Carbuncle- boil, ulcer, sore, abscess, wen
Carcass- corpse, remains
Cardinal- fundamental, basic, main, chief, primary
Opp: unimportant
Carnage- slaughter, murder, butchery
Castigate- rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid
Opp: praise, commend
Casuistry- sophistry, specious
Cataclysm- disaster, catastrophe, calamity
Cataract- waterfall, cascade, falls, rapids
Catastrophe- disaster, calamity, cataclysm
Catharsis- final tragedy, purging, purification, cleansing
Caucus- meeting, assembly, gathering, congress, conference
Cavalcade- procession, parade
Caveat- warning, caution, admonition, proviso
Cavernous- vast, huge, large, immense, spacious, roomy
Opp: small
Cavort – skip, dance, romp
Certitude- certainty, confidence, positive ness, conviction
Opp: doubt
Cessation- stop, end, ending, termination, halting, finish, stoppage
Opp: start, resumption
Chagrin- vexation, annoyance, irritation, exasperation
Opp: delight
Chaos- disorder, disarray, disorganization, confusion
Opp- order
Chasm- gorge, ravine, gully, gulf
Chastise-scold, upbraid, berate, reprimand
Opp: praise
Cheeky- boorish, dense, rude, impertinent, insolent
Opp: respectful, polite
Chicanery- treachery, trickery, deception, monkey business
Chide- scold, chastise, upbraid
Opp: praise
Chivalrous- well mannered, gallant, respectful, honorable
Opp: rude, cowardly
Circumlocution- cursiveness, prolixity, rapaciousness
Circumscribe- restrict, limit
Circumspect- cautious, wary, careful, cagey
Opp: unguarded
Cliché- platitude, hackneyed, trite
Clout- smack, slap, thump, punch, glow, hit, cuff
Cloy- sicken, disgust
Clumsy- awkward, uncoordinated, ungainly, graceless
Opp: graceful, elegant, tactful
Coalesce- merge, unit, join, combine
Cocky- conceited, overconfident
Opp: modest
Comatose- sleepy, unconscious, insensible
Combative- aggressive, quarrelsome, hostile, truculent
Opp: conciliatory
Commiserate- condole, sympathy, comfort, console
Compelling- enthralling, captivating, gripping, conclusive
Opp: boring, weak
Competent – adept, complete, excellent
Opp: inadequate, unfit
Complacent- smug, heimer, cat, satisfied
Comply – confirm, glowing, favorable
Opp: ignore, disobey
Condescend – patronize, descend, deign, stoop
Confess- admit, acknowledge, reveal, disclose, divulge
Opp: deny
Conflict – battle, fight, tax, war
Opp: agreement, peace
Conform- conform, abide, stick to, agree with
Opp: flout, rebel
Congeal- clog, thicken, inspissate
Confute- dispute, refuse, deny, debunk
Opp: prove
Conjure- materialize, summon, recreate, evoke
Connive- attachment, interdependence, bond, colleague
Consecrate- sanctify, make sacred, devote, anoint
Opp: desecrate
Contemptuous- disdainful, scoffing, snide, mocking, sneered
Opp: respectful
Contort- warp, distort, buckle, deform
Contrive- orchestrate, fabricate, concoct
Convivial- amiable, clubbable, gregarious, congenial
Coquettish- kittenish, seductive, flirty, vampish
Cortege – motorcade, parade, retinue, companion
Counterfeit- bogus, spurious, substitute, ersatz
Opp: genuine
Covetous – acquisitive, desirous, greedy, envious

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