Question

— words
a. carnage
b. capacious
c. chagrin
d. caliber
e. choleric
f. caprice
g. cagey
h. cacophony
j. candor
k. capricious
l. caucus
m. chary
— definition matching
a - m 1. crafty
a - m 2. meeting
a - m 3. honesty or directness, whether refreshing or distasteful
a - m 4. cautious
a - m 5. a sudden and impulsive or unexpected change (of mind, the weather, etc.), whim
a - m 6. tending to make sudden and unpredictable changes
a - m 7. a dissonant combination of loud, often jarring, sounds; a meaningless mixture of sounds
a - m 8. able to contain a large quantity
a - m 9. a great destruction of life, great bloodshed
a - m 10. quality
a - m 11. angry
a - m 12. embarrassment

Explanation:

1. "crafty" means sly or cunning, and "cagey" means cautious and not revealing much, so "cagey" (G) matches "crafty".
2. "meeting" can refer to a "caucus" which is a group meeting, so "caucus" (L) matches "meeting".
3. "honesty or directness" is the meaning of "candor", so "candor" (J) matches "honesty or directness".
4. "cautious" is similar in meaning to "chary", so "chary" (M) matches "cautious".
5. "a sudden and impulsive or unexpected change" is a "caprice", so "caprice" (F) matches this definition.
6. "tending to make sudden and unpredictable changes" describes "capricious", so "capricious" (K) matches this.
7. "a dissonant combination of loud, often jarring, sounds; a meaningless mixture of sounds" is "cacophony", so "cacophony" (H) matches this.
8. "able to contain a large quantity" means "capacious", so "capacious" (B) matches this.
9. "a great destruction of life, great bloodshed" is "carnage", so "carnage" (A) matches this.
10. "quality" can refer to "caliber", so "caliber" (D) matches "quality".
11. "angry" is similar to "choleric", so "choleric" (E) matches "angry".
12. "embarrassment" is "chagrin", so "chagrin" (C) matches "embarrassment".

Answer:

1. G. cagey
2. L. caucus
3. J. candor
4. M. chary
5. F. caprice
6. K. capricious
7. H. cacophony
8. B. capacious
9. A. carnage
10. D. caliber
11. E. choleric
12. C. chagrin