GRE WORDS

captious = fond of finding fault in others
carafe = bottle
cardinal=chief
carrion = decaying flesh
cascade = small waterfall
casuistry = clever argument to trick people
caute rize (BRITISH = cauterise) = to sear
chafe = abrade
chaste = pure, virgin
chasten = castigate
ciphe r = zero
cleft = split
clique = a small group
cloven = split
codicil = supplement to a will
cogitate = ponder
cognizant = aware
cohere = To stick together
cohort = an associate
comport = to conduct oneself
conch = spiral shell
concordat = Agreement
condescend = patronize, talk down to, to treat someone as though you are better
condiment = seasoning
condolence = sympathy for the family or friends of a person who has recently died
coniferous = bearing cones
consort = spouse
contagion = infectious agent
contingent = conditional
contort = twist
controve rt = dispute
cordon = bond, chain
corollary = consequence
corpulent = fat
cortege = procession
coruscate = sparkle
covenant = agreement, pact
crestfallen = dejected
crevice = crack
cruet = small bottle
cull = pick out, select
culve rt = drain
curry = seek favor by flattery
cynosure = celebrity
dank = damp
dauntless = courageous
deadpan = expressionless
debonair = sophisticated, affable
decant = pour
decrepitude = enfeeblement
defamation = slander
deflect = turn aside