| Term | Definition |
| Chronological | arranged in order of time |
| Circuitous | roundabout |
| circumlocution | indirect and wordy language |
| circumscribed | marked off, bounded |
| circumspect | cautious |
| circumvent | to get around |
| clairvoyant | able to percieve things that normal people cannot |
| clamor | loud noise, to loudly insisr |
| clandestine | secret |
| cleave | to divide into parts, to stick together firmly |
| clemency | mercy |
| clergy | members of Christian holy orders |
| cloying | sickeningly sweet |
| coagulate | to thicken, clot |
| coalesce | to fuse into a whole |
| cobbler | a person who makes or reparis shoes |
| coerce | to make somebody do someting by force or threat |
| cogent | intellectually convincing |
| cognizant | aware, mindful |
| coherent | logically, consistent, intelligible |
| collateral | secondary |
| colloquial | characteristics of informal conversation |
| collusion | secret agreement, conspiracy |
| colossus | a gigantic statue or thing |
| combustion | the act or process of burning |
| commendation | a notice of approval or recognition |
| commensurate | corresponding in size or amount |
| commodious | roomy |
| concise | breif and direct in expression |
| conoct | to fabricate, make up |
| concomitant | accompanying in a subordinate fashion |
| concord | harmonious agreement |
| condolence | an expression of sympathy in sorrow |
| condone | to pardon, deliberately overlook |
| condult | a pipe or channel through which something passes |
| confection | a sweet, fancy food |
| confidant | a person entrusted with secrets |