| A | B |
| cimcumambulate | v-to walk around or to pace |
| circumcise | v-to cut around, to cut off skin from male sex organ |
| circumference | n-distance around a circle, perimeter |
| circumflex | n-an accent mark indicating a wave of the voice; v-to curve or to bend |
| curcumfuse | v-to pour or spread a liquid around |
| curcuitous | adj-roundabout, winding, devious |
| circumlocution | n-evasive language |
| circumscribe | v-to draw a line around, to limit |
| circumspect | adj-cautious, watchful on all sides |
| circumvent | v-to go around, to outwit, to catch in a trap |
| circumvolve | to revolve, to put in a circular motion |
| circa | adv- about or around as in dates |
| contraband | n-illegal goods or commerce |
| contraceptive | n-device to prevent pregnancy |
| contradiction | n-verbal opposition |
| contradistinction | n-distinction by opposite qualities |
| contravene | n-to oppose, as in a law; to contradict |
| counteract | v-to neutralize, to act directly against |
| counterbalance | v-to offset, weight against weight |
| counterclaim | v-to claim against; n-an opposing claim, as by a defendant against a plaintiff |
| countermand | v-to cancel or revoke a command or order |
| counterpart | n-a person or thing corresponding or resembling another in another area |
| counterplot | to defeat a plot with another plot |