C - High Frequency GRE Words

1. Cabalism (n) - Superstitious devotion to one’s religion

2. Cacophony (n) - A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones

3. Caitiff (adj.)-Cowardly

4. Cajole (v) - To impose on or dupe by flattering speech

5. Callosity (n) - The state of being hard and insensible

6. Callow (adj.) - Without experience of the world

7. Calumny (n) - Slander

8. Candid (adj.) - Straightforward

9. Candor (n) - The quality of frankness or outspokenness

10. Canon (n) -Any rule or law

11. Caprice (n) - A whim

12. Captious (adj.) - Hypercritical

13. Carnage (n) - Massacre

14. Castigate (v) - To punish

15. Catastrophe (n) - Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity

16. Caustic (adj.) - Sarcastic and sever

17. Chagrin (n) - Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one’s failures or errors

18. Choleric (adj.) - Easily provoked to anger

19. Clairvoyance (n) - Intuitive sagacity or perception

20. Clamorous (adj.) - Urgent in complaint or demand

21. Clandestine (adj) - Surreptitious

22. Clement (adj.) - Compassionate

23. Cognizant (adj.) - Taking notice

24. Complacent (adj.) - Pleased or satisfied with oneself

25. Complaisant (adj.) - Agreeable

26. Compunction (n) - Remorseful feeling

27. Conciliate (v) - To obtain the friendship of

28. Condescend (v) - To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors

29. Conducive (adj.) - Contributing to an end

30. Confidant (n) - One to whom secrets are entrusted

31. Confiscate (v) - To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury

32. Conformable (adj.) - Harmonious

33. Congenial (adj.) - Having kindred character or tastes

34. Conjecture (n) - A guess

35. Connive (v) - To be in collusion

36. Consign (v) - To entrust

37. Contiguity (n) - Proximity

38. Contingent (adj.) - Not predictable

39. Contrite (adj.) - Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin

40. Contumacious (adj.) - Rebellious

41. Convalesce (v) - To recover after a sickness.

42. Convivial (adj.) - Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking

43. Copious (adj.) - Plenteous

44. Corrigible (adj.) - Capable of reformation

45. Culpable (adj.) - Guilty

46. Cynical (adj.) - Exhibiting moral skepticism.

A collection of some tough GRE words

1. Candor - honesty or openness
2. Cavort - Jump or run about playfully
3. Chipper- cheerful and lively
4. Chuffed - very pleased
5. Clement - pleasantly mild an dry
6. Coltish - energetic and out of control
7. Consecrate - officially declared holy
8. Convivial - pleasant friendly and relaxed
9. Churn - feel sick
10. Churning - moving about violently
11. Circuitous - complicated
12. Clammy- unpleasantly sticky
13. Clandestine - kept secret
14. Claustrophobic - uncomfortable and

unhappy

1. Cloying - unpleasant; too sentimental
2. Clunky - heavy and rather awkward
3. Coarsen - to become less polite
4. Concussed - loose consciousness or become

sick

1. Consternation - feeling of anxiety or fear
2. Crabby-bad tempered and unpleasant
3. Cranky-strange and eccentric
4. Crummy- of poor quality
5. Calamitous - very unfortunate or serious
6. Callous - very cruel
7. Carouse- behave very noisily
8. Cataclysmic - unpleasant
9. Catastrophic - disasters
10. Catatonic - unable to move or respond
11. Caustic - extremely critical or cruel
12. Chaotic - disorderly and confusingly
13. Chapped - dry cracked and sore
14. Chauvinistic - pompous, self satisfied
15. Cheeky - slightly rude or disrespectful
16. Chubby - rather fat
17. Chic - fashionable and sophisticated
18. Chivalrous - polite, kind and unselfish
19. Choreographed - natural but arranged
20. Clustered - friendly, close, dissatisfaction
21. Cocooned - isolated and protected
22. Cogent - Convincing
23. Cognitive - able to know or perceive
24. Commiserate - to show sympathy of pity
25. Coruscating - lively intelligent and impressive
26. Cosset - pamper and protect of strong.
27. Capricious - changeable
28. Castigate - to speak angrily, criticize
29. Cavil - criticize and object
30. Chafe - feel annoyed
31. Chagrined - disappointed and annoyed
32. Chastening - punishing, disciplining
33. Choleric - easily angered
34. Churlish - unfriendly, bad-tempered
35. Circumvent - evade, disobey
36. Clamorous - loud, confused, noisy
37. Clannish - unfriendly
38. Cliquey - unfriendly
39. Cloistered - sheltered, secluded
40. Cot - not genuine
41. Coercive - compelling
42. Crass - stupid and non considerate
43. Cringe - feel embarrassed and disgusted
44. Curt-reply in a brief rude manner
45. Cutesy-to dislike someone
46. Circumscribed - restricted
47. Concatenation - one after another
48. Concomitant - happen at the same time
49. Conflate - made one by joining
50. Contrite - feel sorry
51. Coquettish - playful and attractive
52. Cower - frightened and uncomfortable
53. Crepuscular- twilight
54. Callow - inexperienced
55. Capacious - spacious
56. Categorical - definite and firm
57. Cathartic - laxative
58. Cerebral - intellectual rather than emotional
59. Certitude - certainly
60. Chary - cautious
61. Coddle - cherish and protect carefully
62. Cogitate - think deeply
63. Cognizant-aware
64. Coherent- connected
65. Cohesive - united
66. Cachinnate - to laugh loudly
67. Catholicon - a universal remedy
68. Cheverel - pliable, yielding
69. Cicerone - a guide who gives information to

Sight seers

Clerisy - learned people as a body; scholars
2. Coalesce - to form one whole
3. Coetaneous- contemporary, simultaneous
4. Coeval- of the same age
5. Colloquium - an academic conference or

seminar

1. Conquistador- a conqueror