Quizlet Sungwoo's GRE Vocabulary (Barron's): C

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  1. cabal: small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
  2. cache: hiding place; V.
  3. cacophonous: discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
  4. cadaver: corpse; dead human body
  5. cadaverous: like a corpse; pale
  6. cadence: rhythmic rise and fall ; beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
  7. cajole: persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle
  8. calamity: disaster; misery
  9. calculated: deliberately planned; likely
  10. caldron: large kettle
  11. caliber: ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber
  12. calligraphy: beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
  13. callous: hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind
  14. callow: youthful; immature; inexperienced
  15. calorific: heat-producing; N. calorie
  16. calumny: malicious misrepresentation; slander
  17. camaraderie: good-fellowship; CF. comrade
  18. cameo: shell or jewel carved in relief; star"s special appearance in a minor role in a film
  19. canard: unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report
  20. candor: frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid
  21. canine: related to dogs; doglike
  22. canker: any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
  23. canny: shrewd in money matters; thrifty
  24. cant: insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people
  25. cantankerous: ill-humored; irritable
  26. cantata: story set to music to be sung by a chorus
  27. canter: slow gallop; V. CF. trot
  28. canto: division of a long poem
  29. canvass: determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.
  30. capacious: spacious
  31. capacity: mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president
  32. capillary: having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity
  33. capitulate: surrender; give up all resistance
  34. caprice: whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
  35. capricious: unpredictable; fickle
  36. caption: title; chapter heading; text under illustration
  37. captious: faultfinding; too critical
  38. carafe: glass water bottle; decanter
  39. carapace: shell covering the back
  40. carat: unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold
  41. carcinogenic: causing cancer; N. carcinogen
  42. cardinal: chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather than order
  43. cardiologist: doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
  44. careen: lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
  45. carefree: free from worries; having no problems
  46. caricature: distortion; burlesque
  47. carillon: a set of bells capable of being played
  48. carnage: destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals
  49. carnal: fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body
  50. carnivorous: meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore
  51. carousal: drunken revel; V. carouse
  52. carping: petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble
  53. carrion: rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture
  54. cartographer: map-maker
  55. cascade: small waterfall
  56. caste: one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige
  57. castigation: punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
  58. casualty: serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle
  59. cataclysm: deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
  60. catalyst: agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis
  61. catapult: slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult
  62. cataract: great waterfall; eye abnormality
  63. catastrophe: calamity ; disaster
  64. catcall: shout of disapproval or displeasure ; boo; V.
  65. catechism: book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize
  66. categorical: without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute
  67. catharsis: purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art
  68. cathartic: purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.
  69. catholic: universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes
  70. caucus: private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
  71. caulk: make watertight
  72. causal: implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality
  73. caustic: burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless
  74. cauterize: burn with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
  75. cavalcade: procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry
  76. cavalier: casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight
  77. cavil: quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
  78. cede: yield to ; surrender formally; N. cession
  79. celerity: speed; rapidity
  80. celestial: heavenly
  81. celibate: abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy
  82. censor: overseer of morals ; person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V.
  83. censorious: severely critical
  84. censure: blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval
  85. centaur: mythical figure, half man and half horse
  86. centigrade: denoting a widely used temperature scale
  87. centrifugal: radiating; departing from the center
  88. centrifuge: machine that separates substances by whirling them
  89. centripetal: tending toward the center
  90. centurion: Roman army officer
  91. cerebral: pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum
  92. cerebration: thought; working of the brain
  93. ceremonious: marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy
  94. certitude: certainty
  95. cessation: stoppage
  96. cession: yielding to another; ceding
  97. chafe: warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.
  98. chaff: worthless products of an endeavor; husk separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff
  99. chaffing: bantering; joking
  100. chagrin: annoyance and disappointment; vexation
  101. chalice: goblet; consecrated cup
  102. chameleon: lizard that changes color in different situations
  103. champion: support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly
  104. chaotic: in utter disorder
  105. chapel: small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)
  106. chaplain: clergyman attached to a chapel
  107. charisma: divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism
  108. charlatan: quack; pretender to knowledge
  109. chary: cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold
  110. chase: ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch
  111. chasm: abyss; very deep crack
  112. chassis: framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached
  113. chaste: morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple ; not highly decorated; austere
  114. chasten: discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate
  115. chastise: punish as by beating; criticize severely
  116. chauvinist: blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin
  117. check: stop motion; curb or restrain
  118. checkered: marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortune; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares
  119. cherubic: angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order
  120. chicanery: trickery; deception
  121. chide: scold; rebuke
  122. chimerical: fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature
  123. chisel: swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting
  124. chivalrous: courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry
  125. choleric: hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera
  126. choreography: art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
  127. chortle: chuckle with delight; N.
  128. chronic: long established as a disease
  129. chronicle: report; record
  130. churlish: boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo
  131. ciliated: having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash
  132. cipher: nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.
  133. circlet: small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc.
  134. circuitous: roundabout
  135. circumlocution: indirect or roundabout expression
  136. circumscribe: limit; confine; draw a line around
  137. circumspect: prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought
  138. circumvent: outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around
  139. cistern: reservoir or water tank
  140. citadel: fortress
  141. cite: quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record
  142. civil: having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic
  143. clairvoyant: having foresight; fortune teller; N. clairvoyance
  144. clamber: climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble
  145. clamor: loud continuous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous
  146. clandestine: secret
  147. clangor: loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging
  148. clapper: striker of a bell
  149. clarion: shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times
  150. claustrophobia: fear of being locked in
  151. clavicle: collarbone
  152. cleave: split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven
  153. cleft: split
  154. clemency: disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
  155. cliche: phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. cliched
  156. clientele: body of customers
  157. climactic: relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic
  158. clime: climate
  159. clique: small exclusive group of people
  160. cloister: monastery or convent
  161. clout: great influence ; hard blow with fist
  162. cloying: distasteful ; excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
  163. coagulate: congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant
  164. coalesce: combine; fuse; N. coalescence
  165. coalition: partnership; league; union of separate political parties
  166. coda: concluding section of a musical or literary composition
  167. coddle: treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
  168. codicil: supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
  169. codify: arrange as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs
  170. coercion: use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce
  171. coeval: living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age
  172. cog: tooth projecting from a wheel
  173. cogent: convincing
  174. cogitate: think over; ponder
  175. cognate: having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.
  176. cognitive: having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing
  177. cognizance: knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware
  178. cohabit: live together
  179. cohere: stick together
  180. cohesion: tendency to keep together
  181. cohorts: group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander
  182. coiffure: hairstyle
  183. coin: make coins; invent or fabricate ; N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented
  184. coincidence: the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; CF. coincident; CF. coincidental
  185. colander: utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
  186. collaborate: work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy
  187. collage: work of art put together from fragments
  188. collate: examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
  189. collateral: security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters
  190. collation: a light meal; collating
  191. colloquial: pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression
  192. colloquy: informal discussion; conversation
  193. collusion: conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude
  194. colossal: huge
  195. colossus: gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance
  196. comatose: in a coma; extremely sleepy
  197. combustible: easily burned; N. CF. combustion
  198. comely: attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance
  199. comestible: something fit to be eaten
  200. comeuppance: deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke
  201. comity: courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations
  202. commandeer: take for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes
  203. commemorative: remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp
  204. commensurate: equal in extent; of the same size
  205. commiserate: feel or express pity or sympathy for
  206. commodious: spacious and comfortable
  207. communal: held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune
  208. compact: agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement
  209. compassion: sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate
  210. compatible: harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together
  211. compelling: overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel
  212. compendium: brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious
  213. compensatory: making up for; repaying
  214. compilation: listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling
  215. compile: assemble; gather; accumulate; make from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary
  216. complacency: self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent
  217. complaisant: trying to please; obliging; willing to please others
  218. complement: complete; consummate; make perfect; N.
  219. complementary: serving to complete something
  220. compliance: conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply
  221. compliant: readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; conforming to requirements
  222. complicity: participation; involvement
  223. component: element; ingredient
  224. comport: bear one's self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment
  225. composure: mental calmness
  226. compound: combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex
  227. comprehensive: broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive
  228. compress: force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc.
  229. comprise: include; consist of
  230. compromise: adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position; Ex. compromise one's principle; N.
  231. compunction: remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt
  232. compute: reckon; calculate
  233. concatenate: link as in a chain
  234. concave: hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex
  235. concede: admit; acknowledge as being true ; yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal
  236. conceit: vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor
  237. concentric: having a common center
  238. conception: beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception
  239. concerted: mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together
  240. concession: an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionaire
  241. conciliatory: reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings
  242. concise: brief and compact
  243. conclave: private secret meeting
  244. conclusive: decisive; ending all debate
  245. concoct: prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction
  246. concomitant: that which accompanies; Ex. Deafness is a frequent concomitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else
  247. concord: harmony; accord
  248. concur: agree; coincide; happen at the same time
  249. concurrent: happening at the same time; in agreement
  250. condescend: bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior
  251. condign: adequate; severe and well deserved
  252. condiments: seasonings; spices
  253. condole: express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow
  254. condone: overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
  255. conducive: helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
  256. conduit: aqueduct; passageway for fluids
  257. confidant: trusted friend
  258. confine: shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement
  259. confiscate: seize; take possession of by official order ; commandeer
  260. conflagration: great fire
  261. confluence: flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together
  262. conformity: harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance
  263. confound: confuse; puzzle
  264. congeal: freeze; coagulate
  265. congenial: pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather
  266. congenital: existing at birth
  267. conglomeration: mass of material sticking together
  268. congruence: correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity
  269. congruent: in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous
  270. conifer: pine tree ; cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen
  271. conjecture: surmise; guess; V.
  272. conjugal: pertaining to marriage
  273. conjure: cause to appear by magic; summon by magical power; practice magic ; evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.
  274. connivance: pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance ; cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire
  275. connoisseur: person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. ; a lover of an art
  276. connotation: suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote
  277. connubial: pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
  278. consanguinity: kinship; relationship by birth
  279. conscientious: scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker
  280. conscript: draftee; person forced into military service; V.
  281. consecrate: dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor
  282. consensus: general agreement; opinion reached by a group
  283. consequential: self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent
  284. conservatory: school of the fine arts ; glass-enclosed area; CF. conservancy
  285. consign: send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart ; N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee
  286. consistency: absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous
  287. console: lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
  288. consolidation: unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen
  289. consonance: harmony; agreement
  290. consort: associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife
  291. conspiracy: treacherous plot; secret plan against the law
  292. constituent: supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component
  293. constraint: restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison
  294. construe: explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
  295. consummate: complete; V.
  296. contagion: infection ; ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air
  297. contaminate: pollute
  298. contempt: scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible
  299. contend: struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
  300. contention: assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
  301. contentious: quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments
  302. contest: dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.
  303. context: writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
  304. contiguous: adjacent to; touching upon
  305. continence: self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
  306. contingent: dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
  307. contortions: twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist
  308. contraband: illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.
  309. contravene: contradict; oppose; violate ; N. contravention
  310. contrite: penitent; repentant; N. contrition
  311. contrived: unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; Ex. The ending was rather contrived.
  312. controvert: oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy
  313. contumacious: stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority
  314. contusion: bruise
  315. conundrum: riddle; difficult problem
  316. convene: come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council
  317. convention: social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement
  318. conventional: ordinary; typical; not nuclear; Ex. conventional weapons
  319. converge: approach; tend to meet; come together
  320. conversant: familiar with; having knowledge of
  321. converse: opposite; ADJ.
  322. convert: one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; adopt a particular religion or belief
  323. convex: curving outward
  324. conveyance: vehicle; transfer; act of conveying; Ex. public conveyance
  325. conviction: judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
  326. convivial: pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial
  327. convoke: call together; Ex. convoke Parliament; N. convocation
  328. convoluted: coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain
  329. copious: plentiful
  330. coquette: flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.
  331. cordial: warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome
  332. cordon: extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; V.
  333. cornice: projecting molding on building
  334. cornucopia: horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
  335. corollary: natural consequence
  336. coroner: public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes
  337. corporeal: bodily ; of a bodily form; material; tangible
  338. corpulent: very fat; N. corpulence
  339. correlation: mutual relationship
  340. corroborate: confirm; support; strengthen
  341. corrode: destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action
  342. corrosive: eating away by chemicals or disease; fierce
  343. corrugated: wrinkled; ridged
  344. cosmic: pertaining to the universe; vast
  345. coterie: group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
  346. countenance: approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance
  347. countermand: cancel; revoke
  348. counterpart: thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system
  349. coup: highly successful action or sudden attack; coup d"etat; CF. coup de grace: deathblow or shot which kills
  350. couple: join; unite; OP. uncouple
  351. courier: messenger
  352. court: attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster
  353. covenant: binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise
  354. covert: secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt
  355. covetous: avaricious; desirous of ; V. covet: desire eagerly
  356. cow: terrorize; intimidate
  357. cower: shrink quivering as from fear; cringe
  358. coy: shy ; showing a lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer
  359. cozen: cheat; hoodwink; swindle
  360. crabbed: sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting
  361. crass: very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior
  362. craven: cowardly
  363. credence: belief
  364. credo: creed
  365. credulity: belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete; ADJ. credulous
  366. creed: system of religious or ethical belief
  367. crescendo: increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent
  368. crestfallen: dejected; dispirited
  369. crevice: crack; fissure
  370. cringe: shrink back as if in fear; cower
  371. criteria: standards used in judging; CF. criterion
  372. crone: hag; ugly old woman
  373. crotchety: eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion
  374. crux: essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance
  375. crypt: secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room
  376. cryptic: mysterious; hidden; secret
  377. cubicle: small chamber used for sleeping or work
  378. cuisine: style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine
  379. culinary: relating to cooking or kitchen
  380. cull: pick out from others ; reject; select; collect ; N.
  381. culmination: highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war
  382. culpable: deserving blame; blameworthy
  383. culvert: artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road
  384. cumbersome: heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform
  385. cumulative: growing by addition; accumulative
  386. cupidity: greed ; CF. cupid; CF. Cupid
  387. curator: superintendent; manager
  388. curb: chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain
  389. curmudgeon: churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person
  390. cursive: flowing; running; having the successive letters joined
  391. cursory: casual; hastily done with little attention to detail
  392. curtail: shorten; reduce
  393. cynical: skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness
  394. cynosure: object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor