| Term | Definition |
|---|
| canto | (n) division of a long poem |
| canvass | (v) determine voters, etc. |
| capacious | (adj) spacious |
| capacity | (n) mental or physical ability; role; ability to accommodate |
| capitulate | (v) surrender |
| caprice | (n) sudden, unexpected fancy; whim |
| capricious | (adj) unpredictable; fickle |
| caption | (n) title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
| captivate | (v) charm or enthrall |
| cardinal | (adj) chief |
| cardiologist | (n) doctor specializing in the heart |
| careen | (v) lurch; sway from side to side |
| caricature | (n) exaggerated picture or description; distortion |
| carnage | (n) destruction of life |
| carnal | (adj) fleshly |
| carnivorous | (adj) meat-eating |
| carping | (adj) finding fault |
| cartographer | (n) map-maker |
| cascade | (n) small waterfall |
| castigate | (v) criticize severely; punish |
| casualty | (n) serious or fatal accident |
| cataclysm | (n) violent upheaval; deluge |
| catalyst | (n) agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged |
| catapult | (n) slingshot; a hurling machine |
| cataract | (n) great waterfall; eye abnormality |
| catastrophe | (n) calamity; disaster |
| catcall | (n) shout of disapproval; boo |
| catechism | (n) book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer |
| categorical | (adj) without exceptions; unqualified; absolute |
| cater to | (v) supply something desired (whether good or bad) |
| catharsis | (n) purging or cleansing of any passage of the body |
| catholic | (adj) broadly sympathetic; liberal |
| caucus | (n) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy |
| caulk | (v) make watertight by filling in cracks |
| causal | (adj) implying a cause-and-effect relationship |
| caustic | (adj) burning; sarcastically biting |
| cavalcade | (n) procession; parade |
| cavalier | (adj) offhand or casual; haughty |
| cavil | (v) make frivolous objections |
| cede | (v) yield (title, territory) to; surrender formally |
| celebrated | (adj) famous, well-known |
| celerity | (n) speed; rapidity |
| celestial | (adj) heavenly; relating to the sky |
| celibate | (adj) unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse |
| censor | (n) overseer of morals; person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks |
| censorious | (adj) critical |
| censure | (v) blame; criticize |
| centigrade | (adj) measure of temperature used widely in Europe |
| centrifugal | (adj) radiating; departing from the center |
| centripetal | (adj) tending toward the center |
| centurion | (n) Roman army officer |
| cerebral | (adj) pertaining to the brain or intellect |
| cerebration | (n) thought |
| ceremonious | (adj) marked by formality |
| certitude | (n) certainty |
| cessation | (n) stoppage |
| cession | (n) yielding to another; ceding |
| chafe | (v) warm by rubbing; making sore (by running) |
| chaff | (n) worthless products of an endeavor |
| chaffing | (adj) bantering; joking |
| chagrin | (n) vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment |
| chalice | (n) goblet; consectrated cup |
| chameleon | (n) lizard that changes color in different situations |
Combine with other sets
Share on Facebook
Share on MySpace