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C words
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carousal | drunken revel |
| Checkered | calamity |
| Chronicle | report; record (in chronological order) |
| Chauvinist | blindly devoted patriot |
| Check | stop motion; curb or restrain |
| Cherubic | angelic; innocent-looking |
| Castigation | punishment; severe criticism |
| Cascade | small waterfall |
| Chronic | long established, as a disease |
| Chortle | chuckle with delight |
| Chivalrous | courteous; faithful; brave |
| Chisel | wedgelike tool for cutting |
| Choreography | art of dancing |
| Chassis | framework and working parts of an automobile |
| Churlish | boorish; rude |
| Centurion | roman army officer |
| Circumspect | prudent; cautious |
| Clairvoyant | having foresight; fortuneteller |
| Claustrophobia | fear of being locked in |
| Catharsis | purging or cleansing of any passage of the body |
| Censure | blame; criticize |
| Causal | implying a cause-and-effect relationship |
| Chary | cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
| Centaur | mythical figure, half man and half horse |
| Celerity | speed; rapidity |
| Caricature | distortion; burlesque |
| Carillon | set of bells capable of being played |
| Careen | lurch; sway from side to side |
| Cardiologist | doctor specializing in ailments of the heart |
| Carapace | shell covering the back |
| Carat | unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold |
| Carnal | fleshly |
| Caprice | whim |
| Certitude | certainty |
| Chastened | humbled; subdued; rebuked |
| Canker | any ulcerous sore; any evil |
| Carafe | glass water bottle; decanter |
| Circlet | small ring; band |
| Champion | support militantly |
| Capillary | having a very fine bore |
| Censorious | critical |
| Cavalcade | procession; parade |
| Caustic | burning; sarcastically biting |
| Capacity | mental or physical ability; role; ability to accommodate |
| Cavalier | casual and offhand; arrogant |
| Canine | related to dogs; doglike |
| Camaraderie | good-fellowship |
| Cavil | make frivolous objections |
| Calumny | malicious misrepresentation |
| Civil | having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite |
| Camouflage | disguise; conceal |
| Carping | petty criticism; fault-finding |
| Cede | transfer; yield title to |
| Centripetal | tending toward the center |
| Centrifuge | machine that separates substances by whirling them |
| Circuitous | roundabout |
| Clangor | loud, resounding noise |
| Ciliated | having minute hairs |
| chaff | worthless products of an endeavor |