Chapter Cabal to Camarilla of C by Soule's Synonymes

Cackle, n. Prattle, twaddle, idle talk, small talk. See prate.

Cacoethes, n. [L.]

1. Bad habit, bad custom, diseased propensity.

2. (Med.) Incurable ulcer.

Cacophonous, a. Harsh, grating, discordant, cacophonic (al), cacophonious.

Cacophony, n.

1. Discord, jarring, jar, harsh sound.

2. (Rhet.) Inharmonious phraseology, discordant diction.

Cadaver, n. Corpse, dead body, body, remains, subject (for dissection).

Cadaverous, a. Pale, pallid, wan, ghastly, death-like.

Caddice, Caddis, n. Case-worm, cade-worm, caddy, cadew, cad-bait, cod-bait, cad-bate.

Caddice-fly, Caddis-fly, n. May-fly.

Cadence, n

1. Fall of the voice.

2. Tone, intonation, modulation of the voice.

Cade-worm, n. See caddice.

Caduceous, n. [L.] Mercury’s rod, Mercury’s staff.

Caducity, n.

1. Tendency to decay, tendency to fall.

2. Decadence, decline, senility, dotage.

Caducous, a.

1. Tending to decay, decaying, declining, decadent, dropping, falling.

2. (Bot. and Zool.) Dropping off early, deciduous, non-persistent, temporary, transient.