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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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