cacophony (n)
The beautiful harmony of the symphony was well enjoyed after the cacophony coming from the stage as the orchestra warmed up.
The amateur band created more cacophony than beautiful sound.
unpleasant mixture of sounds; harsh noise; discord
cajole (v)
To cajole the disgruntled employee, Rima coaxed him with lies and sweet talk
The salesman will cajole the couple into buying the stereo.
to deceive by flattery; to coax
candor (n)
In each he makes his points politely but with utter candor.
openness; straight forwardness
cantankerous (adj)
Argus Filch is the cantankerous caretaker at Hogwarts.
hard or irritating to deal with
capacious (adj)
The capacious Great Hall housed all the students and teachers for meals.
able to hold much
capitulate (v)
The Twinstead innings quickly capitulated with the two youngsters bowling at the end.
surrender; yield to an enemy on conditions agreed upon
capricious (adj)
The capricious bride-to-be has a different church in mind for her wedding every few days.
unpredictable; controlled by whims
castigate (v)
The mayor castigated the police chief for the rash of robberies.
punish severly; criticize severely
celerity (n)
The celerity of the concord makes it an exciting ride.
swiftness; fast
censure (v)
His remarks drew the censure of his employers.
A censure of Al Hekma upset Rima.
disapprove; criticize; fault-finding
charlatan (n)
Thecharlatan deceived the townspeople.
It was finally discovered that the charlatan sitting on the throne was not the real king.
a person who pretends to have knowledge; an impostor; fake
chary (adj)
Be chary when driving at night.
The chary man had few friends.
cautious; being sparing in giving
chasten (v)
Nava chastened Armin when he crossed the road himself and went home.
to discipline or punish for the puerpose of making better
chastise (v)
The dean chastised the first-year student for cheating on the exam.
to punish; discipline; admonish
chicanery (n)
Rima was trained in chicanery.
A news broadcast is no place for chicanery.
trickery or deception
choler (n)
The choleric baby was tinted yellow.
anger or ill humor; yellow bile
circumscribe (v)
Even for adult heads of households, freedom was carefully circumscribed.
draw a line around; to confine
circumspect (adj)
A circumspect decision must be made when so many people are involved.
cautious; considering all circumstances
clemency (n)
Sirius was granted clemency too late, as he was already dead.
The Malfoy's were granted clemency for their part in helping Harry during the Final Battle.
mercy; pity; kindness
clique (n)
Al Hekma's cliques start forming already in KG.