Jessica Parada #21
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
11/18/15
Vocab #2
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
11/18/15
Vocab #2
- Cache: (noun) Hiding place [The boy was putting his candy in a secret cache.]
- Candid: (Adj.) Nice/Open minded [Her opinions were candid.]
- Capricious: (Adj.) To be led by [“The capricious is like the team captain,” said the boy]
- Capacious: (Adj.) Having a lot of [ The store was capacious unlike the other stores.]
- Capsize: (Verb) To turn [You had to capsize to get the candy from the jar.]
- Cascade: (Noun) Waterfall [ The cascade bowl was in the waiting room.]
- Chaff: (Noun) Not important [The paper was chaff.]
- Chastise: (Verb) Disciplined [The children were chastise at school.]
- Citadel: (Noun) Strong/Firm [Their house was citadel during the storm.]
- Clad: (Adj.) dressed up [The children were clad for their picnic.]
- Clarify: (Verb) Making sure [The detectives clarified the situation.]
- Cogent: (Adj.) Clear [The kitchen floor had a cogent pattern.]
- Cogitate: (Verb) Thinking [ During the story the children were cogitating.]
- Cognizant: (Adj.) Being legal [Cats are cognizant in California.]
- Component: (Noun) To be part of [Sugar is a component in the recipe.]
- Confiscate: (Verb) To take away from [The mother confiscated her phone.]
- Connoisseur: (Noun) Judge of something good [There wasn’t a connoisseur at the play.]
- Copious: (Adj.) Big number [There were a copious people at the party.]
- Counterfeit: (Adj.) Fake/Lie [The money given to the man was counterfeit.]
- Covet: (Verb) Won’t do wrong [In the movie there was a covet of people.]