cajole (v)-flatter, wheedle, inveigle; beguile, blandish; coax

The experienced business man was able to cajole others into funding his plans for the new beach casino.

calumny (n)-slander High school can be a tough time for some

because they can become a victim of slander.

chameleon (n)-turncoat, renegade, changeable

Lilly can sometimes be described as a chameleon because her moods can change like the wind.

charlatan (n)-quack, pretender, fraud, mountebank

I would never take

advice on how to make

a salad from this

woman because she

looks like a charlatan

to me!

chastise (v)-chasten, castigate, discipline, punish

Little Billy was chastised so much by the other children that he literally broke down and started crying.

chivalrous (adj)-knightly, gallant, noble, courteous, brave, honor

Knights were expected to

display chivalrous behavior

at all times which includes

a moral system which went

beyond rules of combat.

chronological - (adj) dated, sequential, in sequence.

Please line up in chronological order using your birthday. The youngest person should be in front.

clandestine (adj)-secret, furtive, sly, undercover, veiled, illicit, fraudulent

Jenny’s clandestine

personality kept her

mother guessing most

of the time.

cliché (n)- stereotype, truism, commonplace, platitude, banality

Saying “God bless you” is a

common cliché that people

use often after one sneezes.

cryptic (adj)-hidden, secret, occult

There is a cryptic entrance

to the old palace in the

middle of nowhere.