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cachet An official seal A distinguishing mark or feature A sign or expression of approval Superior status; prestige the wafer capsule for pills caduceus The staff carried by Mercury because he was the messenger god The staff used as the emblem of the medical profession and as the insignia for the army corps canard A false or baseless usually derogatory story, report, or rumour A duck intended for cooking One of two small lifting wings on a plane celerity Swiftness; speed chary Cautious or careful; wary Shy; timid Fastidious; choosy Charybdis A whirlpool in the Straight of Messina A daughter of Gaea and Poseidon chattel A movable article of personal property Any article of tangible property other then land, buildings, or things tied to land a slave chiaroscuro The distribution of light and shade in a picture chthonic Of or pertaining to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under earth cincture A belt or girdle Something that surrounds or encompasses as a girdle does A fillet at either end of a shaft To encircle, encompass circadian notice or pertaining to rhythmic biological cycles recurring at approximately 24-hour intervals codicil A supplement to a will containing an addition, explanation, modification, etc. of something in the will Any supplement or appendix coeval Of the same age, date, or duration; equally old Coincident cognoscente Persons who have superior knowledge and understand of a particular field especially in the fine arts, literature and the world of fashion mea culpa Through my fault; my fault nolo contendere A defendant's pleading that does not admit quilt but subjects him or her to punishment as though a quilty plea had been entered non sequitur An inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises a statement containing an illogical conclusion outre' passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre quid pro quo One thing in return for another Something that is given or taken in return for something else; substitute captious Apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please Proceeding from a faultfinding or caviling disposition