48. cajole s: hoax, entice She was able to cajole him into helping her move. 49. caliber s: quality, ability The construction work is of very high caliber. 50. callous s: heartless, unfeeling a: warm-hearted The teacher is very sensitive but the principle is rather callous 51. camouflage s: disguise, hide a: reveal The white of the fur camouflages the polar bear in the snow. 52. candid s: frank, honest a: guarded The coach spoke candidly with the athlete about his mistakes. 53. capable s: able, competent a: incapable If you believe in yourself you are capable of accomplishing anything. 54. capacious s: spacious, roomy a: crammed The capacious ball room was perfect for the large wedding. 55. capricious s: impulsive, whimsical a: predictable Her capricious attitude kept her from finding a stable job. 56. captive s: imprisoned, confined a: free The terrorist held the passenger captive on the train. 57. captivate s: enthrall, fascinate a: bore The magician captivate the audience with his amazing tricks but the clown bored them. 58. cardinal s: basic, essential The cardinal rule in her house is to always be polite. 59. cascade s: hang, flow Her long hair cascaded down her back. 60. cataclysm s: disaster, catastrophe The tsunami was a terrible cataclysm that affected thousands of people. 61. categorize s: classify, label Students were categorized as beginner, intermediate or advanced. 62.catharsis s: emotional release, purification, purging Listening to a sad song and crying out loud provides a catharsis. 63. caustic s: sarcastic, harsh, scathing a: mild You caustic remark hurts my feeling 64. cavalier s: careless, off-hand, casual a: considerate His cavalier attitude is going to get him into trouble. 65. chronic s: ongoing, constant a: acute There are two types of back pain chronic pain lasts for years and a acute pain comes on suddenly. 66. chronicle s: report, record The writer chronicled her journey from Russia to the United States. 67. chronological s: sequential, arranged in time order The chapters were arranged chronologically beginning with ancient times and leading up to the present day. 68. clamor s: demand noisily The citizens clamor for the attention of their leaders. 69. clandestine s: secret, furtive a: open They had a clandestine love affair that they hid from their spouses. 70. cognizant s: aware of, mindful a: unaware The counselor told the man that it is important to be cognizant of his true motives. 71. commemorate s: honor, celebrate a: ignore Thanksgiving is a holiday that commemorates the arrival of the pilgrims. 72. compatible s: matching, harmonious a: incompatible Freedom of speech is incompatible with censorship. 73. concede s: give in, forfeit a: maintain He conceded that he'd made a mistake. 74. concept s: idea, theory The concept equality is important in our society, The concept 75. condescend s: Look down upon, patronize The judge did not like the lawyer's condescending tone. 76. condition s: train, get used to The dog had been conditioned to eat its dinner at 8 p.m. 77. condone s: allow, pardon a: disallow, prohibit I will not condone such an offensive. remarks. 78. conduct s: behavior. manner The employee's conduct was inappropriate. 79.confide s: disclose, confess Good friends are easy to confide in. 80. conjugal s: marital. matrimonial Conjugal visits are allowed between prisoners and their spouses. 81. conscious s: deliberate. intentional You must make a conscious effort to improve your health. 82. consecutive s: directly following, successive a: alternative You must take this classes in consecutive order. 83. constrict s: tighten, compress a: loosen The corset constricted the woman's breathing. 84. contend s: assert, argue The researchers contend that smoking causes cancer. 85. contiguous s: adjourning, adjacent a: distant The empty lot is contiguous to my backyard. 86. contingent s: dependent upon a: independent upon The raise is contingent upon an increase in your productivity. 87. contort s: twist, bend The acrobat contorted himself into a pretzel shape. 88. convene s: assemble, call together a: dispel The meeting will convene at 3 p.m. 88. corporate s: business, company Corporate sponsorship is common in professional sport. 90. corpse s: dead body, cadaver The corpse was unburied in a garbage dump. 91. corpulent s: fat, fleshy a: slim Due to steady diet of meat and ale the man had grown corpulent. 92. corrupt s: dishonest, crooked, fraudulent a: honest The corrupt business leader was finally exposed. 93. courier s: messenger I will send the documents over by courier. 94. course s: flow, gush a: trickle Desire coursed through his veins every time he saw her.