| A | B |
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| couture (koo-tyure) | the busiess of designing and selling highly fashionable clothing to women |
| covey (kuvvy) | a small group of birds; a small group of persons |
| cowlick | the part of your hair that won't sit straight |
| coy | tendig to avoid people and social situations, reserved; affectedly and usu. flirtatiously shy or modest |
| cozen (CUH-zuhn) | to mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud, deceive; to persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling |
| crapulence | sikness caused by excessive eating or drinking; excessive indulgence, in temperance |
| craven | characterized by abject ear, cowardly |
| creature comfort | something, such as food and warmth, that contributes to physical comfort |
| credence | acceptance as true or valid |
| credibility gap | public skepticism about the truth of statements, esp. official claims and pronouncements |
| credulous | a disposition to believe to readily |
| crenelated (2) | having battlements; indented, notched |
| Creole ( | a person of Eur. descent born in the West Indies or spanish america; a person and the dialect of those descended from the original french settlers of the southern U.S. |
| creolized language, a creole | a language derived from a pidgin but more complex in grammar and vocab b/c it has been the native tongue (pidgin is the middle language that people of two diff. languages would use to communicate) |
| crepuscular (crepuscule) | of or like twilight, dim (twilight) |
| cri de coeur (Kree-duh-KOOer) | an impassioned outcry, as of entreaty |
| Crimea (kri-MEE-uh) | is in southern Ukraine |
| crocodile tears | an insincere display of grief, false tears |
| croon | to hum or sing softly |
| crotchety | carpriciously stubborn or eccentric |
| crucible | a severe test, as of patience or belief, a trial; a place, time, or situation characterized by the confluence of powerful intellectual, social, or political forces "macroeconomics...was cast in the crucibe of the depression" |
| crunchy-granola | displaying liberal social attitudes and lifestyles associated with the '60s |
| crus (KROOS) | the section of the leg between the knee and foot |
| cryogenic | of or relating to low temperature |
| crypt | an underground vault, esp. one beneath a church that is used as a burial place |
| cryptic (2) | having hidden meaning, mystifying; secret or occult |
| cuckold (CUCK-ild) | a man married to an unfaithful wife |
| cui bono | utility, advantage, or self-interest considered as the determinant of value or motivation |
| cuirass (kwee-RASS) | a defense or protection "that c____ of art in the 60's" |
| cul-de-sac | a dead-end street, an impasse |
| cull | to pick out from others, select; to remove rejected members or parts from |
| cully | to fool or cheat |
| culturati | people interested in culture and cultural activities |
| culvert | a sewer or drain crossing over a road or embankment; the road passing over this culvert |
| cum laude (KOOM - LOUD-uh) | with honor, used to express academic distinction "graduated c____" |
| cunctation | procastination, delay |
| cupidity | excessive desire, esp. for wealth, covetousness |
| curmudgeon | an ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions |
| curriculum vitae (abbr. CV) (VEE-tee) | a summary of one's education, professional history, and job qualifications for a prospective employer |
| curry favor | to seak or gain favor by fawning or flattery |
