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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 canto | division of a long poem |
| canvass | determine or seek opinions, votes, etc |
| capacious | spacious |
| capacity | mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate; role |
| capillary | having a very fine bore |
| capitulate | surrender |
| caprice | whim (sudden idea) |
| capricious | unpredictable; fickle |
| caption | title; chapter heading; text under illustration |
| captious | faultfinding |
| carafe | glass water bottle; decanter |
| carapace | shell covering the back( of a turtle, crab. e.t.c) |
| carat | unit of weight for precious stone; measure of gold's fineness |
| carcinogenic |  causing cancer |
| cardinal | chief |
| cardiologist | doctor specializing in ailments of the heart |
| careen | lurch; sway from side to side |
| caricature | distortion; burlesque |
| carillon | set of bells capable of being played |
| carnage | destruction of life |
| carnal | fleshly |
| carnivorous | meat-eating |
| carousal | drunken level |
| carping | petty criticism; fault-finding |
| carrion |  rotting flesh of dead body |
| cartographer | map-maker |
| cascade | small waterfall |
| caste | one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society, social stratification; prestige |
| castigation | punishment; severe criticism |
| casualty | serious or fatal accident |
| cataclysm | deluge; upheaval |
| catalyst | agent that influence the pace of a chemical reaction while it remains unaffected and unchanged |
| catapult | slingshot; hurling machine |
| cataract | great waterfall; eye abnormality |
| catastrophe | calamity; disaster |
| catcall | shout of disapproval; boo |
| catechism | book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer |
| categorical | without exceptions; unqualified; absolute |
| catharsis |  purging or cleansing of any passage of the body |
| cathartic | purgative |
| catholic | universal; wide-ranging liberal |
| caucus | a private meeting of members of a political party to select officers or determine policy |
| caulk | to make water tight ( by plugging seams) |
| causal | implying a cause-and-effect relationship |
| caustic | burning; sarcastically biting |
| cauterize | burn with hot iron or caustic |
| cavalcade |  procession; parade |
| cavalier | casual and offhand; arrogant |
| cavil | make frivolous objections |
| cede | yield (title, territory) to: surrender formally |
| celerity |  speed; rapidity |
| celestial | heavenly |
| celibate | abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried |
| censor | overseer of morals; person who eliminate inappropriate matter |
| censorious | critical |
| censure |  blame; criticize |
| centaur | mythical figure, half man and half horse |
| centigrade | denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius) |
| centrifugal | radiating; departing from the center |
| centrifuge | machine that separates substances by whirling them |
| centripetal | tending toward the center |
| centurion | Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers) |
| cerebral | pertaining to the brain or intellect |
| cerebration | thought |
| ceremonious | marked by formality |
| certitude | certainty |
| cessation | stoppage |
| cession | yielding ( something) to another; ceding |
| chafe | warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing |
| chaff | worthless product of an endeavor |
| chaffing | bantering; joking |
| chagrin | vexation ( caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment |
| chalice | goblet; consecrated cup |
| chameleon | lizard that changes color in different situations |
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