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captivate v- to fascinate; to enchant; to enrapture
carcinogenic adj- causing cancer
cardinal adj. most important; chief
careen v. to swerve; to move rapidly without control; to lean to one side
cartography n. the art of making maps and charts
cascade n. a waterfall; anything resembling a waterfall
cataclysm n. a violent upheaval; an earthquake; a horrible flood
caucus n. a meeting of the members of a political party or political faction; a political group whose members have common interests or goals
cavalier adj. arrogant; haughty; carefree; casual
cavil v. to quibble; to raise trivial objections
chaff n. worthless stuff
chameleon n. a highly changeable person
champion v. to defend; to support
channel v. to direct; to cause to follow a certain path
chaste adj. pure and unadorned; abstaining from sex
cherub n. a supercute chubby-cheeked child; a kind of angel
chortle v. to chuckle with glee
churl n. a rude person; a boar
chutzpah n. brazenness; audacity
cipher n. zero; a nobody; a code; the solution to a code
circumnavigate v. to sail or travel all the way around
citadel n. a fortress defending a city; a stronghold; a bulwark
clandestine adj. concealed or secret, usually for an evil or subversive purpose
classic adj. top-notch; of the highest quality; serving as a standard or model
cleave v. to cling; to split
climatic adj. having to do with the climate
cloister n. a covered walk, with columns on one side, that runs along the perimeter of a courtyard, especially in a convent or monastery; a tranquil secluded place
clone n. an exact duplicate; an organism genetically identical to another
clout n. a blow; influence
cloy v. to cause to feel too full, especially when indulging in something overly sweet; to become wearisome through excess
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