GRE Words Starting With C

A harsh mixture of discordant sounds; loud, confused, and unharmonious noise

Involving or causing a calamity; disastrous

Truthful and straightforward; frank

To surrender or give in, often after resisting

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

To criticize or reprimand severely

A person or thing that precipitates an event or change

Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering

Including a wide variety of things; all-embracing; universal in extent

To express severe disapproval of someone or something, especially in a formal statement

To make sore by rubbing; to feel irritation or impatience

Worthless husks of grain; anything worthless; to tease good-naturedly

To vigorously support or defend the cause of

Complete disorder and confusion

Compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others

To rebuke or reprimand severely; to punish

(verb) To restrain or control; to stop the progress of

The use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose

Using many words where fewer would do; roundabout in expression

Wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious

Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

To split or sever; OR to cling firmly to (has opposite meanings)

A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought

Secluded from the world; sheltered from outside influences

Unwilling to spend money; miserly

Clear, logical, and convincing

Having knowledge or being aware of

Logical and consistent; able to speak clearly and logically

Characterized by or causing unity and togetherness

(verb) To invent or devise a new word or phrase

To praise formally or officially; to recommend

Containing a lot of information in a concise form; comprehensive yet brief

Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

Willing to please others; obliging; agreeable

Something that completes or makes perfect; to complete or enhance

An expression of praise or admiration; to praise or express admiration

Having one's feelings and expression under control; calm

Complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects

Giving a lot of information clearly and in few words; brief but comprehensive

Serving to prove a case; decisive or convincing

Existing in a material or physical form; specific rather than general

To be of the same opinion; agree

Made denser or more concentrated; shortened or abridged

Having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority

Making a situation or outcome more likely or possible

A person who conforms to accepted behavior or established practices

An expert judge in matters of taste, especially in fine arts or food

Wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work properly

General agreement among a group

Standing out so as to be clearly visible; attracting notice

A feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected

Living or occurring at the same time; modern or current

The feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn

Showing contempt; scornful; disdainful

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed

To change or cause to change in form, character, or function

Abundant in supply or quantity

To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding

An advisory, deliberative, or legislative body of people

Advice, especially that given formally; a lawyer or legal advice

Made in imitation with intent to deceive; forged; fake

Not openly acknowledged or displayed; secret

Able to be believed; convincing; trustworthy

Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things

Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

Rudely brief or abrupt in speech or manner

To reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on

Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity