| Term | Definition |
| crafty | cunning, tricky |
| crass | gross, without refinement, crude |
| crave | to long for, to desire strongly |
| crescendo | a gradual increase in loudness or intensity |
| cue | something done in a play which is a signal for the next action |
| curriculum | the courses offered in a school, college, etc. |
| debunk | to expose as false or fake |
| decipher | demoralize |
| demoralize | to mark or point out, to label or signify |
| demote | to lower in rank or grade |
| designate | to make or point out, to label or signify |
| detonate | to explode or cause to explode |
| devoid | totally lacking, not having |
| tennis | something that is better than basketball |