Unit 6
caricature
car /·i /·ca /·ture
noun
— exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics; a ludicrous exaggeration of the characteristic features of a subject
— a comic or grotesque imitation
“An artist was doing caricatures in the park.”
“In the film, he played a caricature of a hard-boiled detective.”
“The interview made her into a caricature of a struggling artist.”
car·i·ca·tur·al \ adjective
car·i·ca·tur·ist \ noun
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cessation
ces /·sa /·tion
noun
— a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) stoppage
“Relapses after cessation of treatment are common.”
“The cessation of the storm was a relief.”
— END, CLOSURE, DISCONTINUANCE, ENDING, SHUTDOWN, SHUTOFF, TERMINATION
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charlatan
char·/ la·/ tan
noun
— quack
— one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability, fraud, faker
“The famed faith healer turned out to be a charlatan.”
— impostor, fake, faker, fraud, hoaxer, phony, deceiver, scammer, swindler
char·la·tan·ism \ noun
char·la·tan·ry \ noun
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chastise
chas / tise
verb
— to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)
— to censure severely castigate
“The waiter was chastised for spilling the drink.”
“The coach always chastises the players for minor mistakes.”
— bawl out, berate, call down, scold, chew out, lambaste, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, tongue-lash
chas·tise·ment \ noun
chas·tis·er \ noun
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chauvinism
chau /·vin /·ism
noun
— excessive or blind patriotism — compare jingoism
— undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged
— an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex;
also behavior expressive of such an attitude
“Their chauvinism has blinded them to their country's faults”
— jingoism, nationalism, superpatriotism
chau·vin·ist \ noun or adjective
chau·vin·is·tic \ adjective
chau·vin·is·ti·cal·ly \ adverb
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chicanery
chi /·ca /·nery
noun
— deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry; trickery; trick
“He wasn't above using chicanery to win votes.”
“That candidate only won the election through chicanery”
— trickery, deviousness, foxiness, shadiness, shrewdness, underhandedness; crookedness, deception, deceptiveness, dishonesty, double-dealing, dirty tricks
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choleric
cho /·ler /·ic
adjective
— easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger hot-tempered
— angry, irate
“I get choleric when a telemarketer calls during dinner.”
— irritable, crabby, cranky, cross, grouchy, grumpy, quick-tempered, short-tempered, snappish, snippy, testy
cho·ler·i·cal·ly \ adverb
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circumvent
cir /·cum /·vent
verb
— to make a circuit around
— to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or strategy
“The setup circumvented the red tape.”
“We circumvented the problem by using a different program.”
“He found a way to circumvent the law.”
— bypass, dodge, get around, shortcut, sidestep, skirt
cir·cum·ven·tion \ noun
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civility
ci /·vil /·i /·ty
noun
— civilized conduct; courtesy; politeness ; a polite act or expression
“They greeted each other with the usual civilities.”
— amenity, courtesy, pleasantry, politeness
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clandestine
clan /·des /·tine
adjective
— marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy; surreptitious
“a clandestine love affair “
“I took a clandestine peek at the price tag on the necklace.”
— behind-the-scenes, secret, sneaky surreptitious, undercover
clan·des·tine·ly adverb
clan·des·tine·ness noun
clan·des·tin·i·ty \ noun