| A | B |
|---|
| cavil | to raise unnecessary or trivial objections |
| caustic | burning or corrosive characterized by bitter wit |
| celerity | speed; swiftness |
| celibate | refraining for sexual intercourse |
| celibacy | abstinence for sexual intercourse |
| censor | to remove objectionable material |
| censure | to criticize or blame, especially in a public forum |
| cerebration | the process of thinking or reasoning |
| chaos | state of utter confusion |
| chaste | pure; virginal |
| chagrin | embarrassment; dismay |
| charlatan | a person who is a quack or a fraud |
| chicanery | trickery; deception |
| chimerical | unrealistic; fanciful |
| choleric | hot-tempered |
| churlish | rude; boorish; vulgar |
| ciliated | having tiny hairs |
| circumspect | prudent; cautious |
| clemency | leniency toward an enemy or dealing with a criminal |
| cogent | clear; logical |
| cogitate | to think carefully; to ruminate |
| comely | attractive, especially referring to a person not an object |
| comestible | food |
| commensurate | proportionate; appropriate |
| commiserate | to sympathize |
