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| carrefour | a crossroads; a public square |
| carrion | dead and decaying flesh |
| carrot-and-stick | combining a promised reward w/ a threatened penalty "took a c___ approach" |
| cartel | a combination of indie business orgs. formed to regulate production and prices of goods by the members |
| Cartesian | of DesCartes |
| cartography | the art or technique of making maps or charts |
| Casbah | a castle or palace in northern Africa |
| casemate | a fortified enclosure for artillery on a warship |
| casern | a military barracks or garrison |
| cassation | abrogation or anullment by a higher authority |
| cast about | search |
| castigate (2) | to inflict severe punishment on; to criticize severely |
| Castro (prime minister when, and comm. leader when) | Prime Minister from 1959 (year of the overthrow)-76. 1st Sec. of Comm. Party = 76- present. |
| casuistry | specious or excessively subtle reasoning intended to rationalize or mislead |
| casus belli (KAY-siss BELL-ee) | an act or event that provokes or is used to justify war |
| catachresis | the misapplication of a word or phrase, as the use of blatant to mean "flagrant" |
| catalyze | transform "blah c___d the education system" |
| catamite | a boy who has a sexual relationship with a man |
| cataplexy | a sudden loss of muscle tone and strength |
| cataract | a large waterfall |
| catechize | to question or examine closely or methodically |
| catechumen | one who is being taught the principles of Xianity |
| categorical | being w/o exception or qualification, absolute |
| caterwaul | to cry or screech like a cat in heat; to make a shrill sound |
| catharsis | a release of emotional tension, as after an overwhelming experience |
| cathect (cathexis) | to invest emotional energy in |
| cathedra | the bishop's official chair or position, office |
| CATscan = | Computerized Axial Tomography |
| cat's-paw | a person used by another as a dupe or a tool |
| caudate | having a tail |
| cauldron or caldron | a state of great distress or unrest felt to resemble boiling |
| calk or caulk | to make watertight by filling the sealing |
| causality paradox | hypothetical effect that would result if an individual were to travel back in time and cause changesto the circumstances that led to his current actions |
| cause célèbre (cause suh-LEBB) | an issue arousing widespread public controversy or debate |
| causerie | an informal discussion or chat, esp. intellectual |
| causeway | a raised roadway as across water |
| cauterize | to deaden, as to feelings or moral scruples, callous |
| Cavalier | also a Royalist, a supporter of Charles I of England in his struggles against parliament |
| caveat (CAVE-ee-At) | a warning or caution |
| caveat emptor | the principle in commerce that the buyer alone is responsible for assessing the quality of a purchase before buying |
