| A | B |
|---|
| canto | division of a long poem |
| canvass | determine votes; etc |
| capaciou | spacious |
| capacity | mental or physical ability |
| capitulate | surrender |
| caprice | sudden, unexpected fancy |
| caption | title; chapter heading |
| captivate | charm or enthrall |
| carat | unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold |
| cardinal | chief |
| careen | lurch |
| caricature | exaggerated picture or description; distortion |
| carnage | destruction of life |
| carnal | fleshy |
| carnivorous | meat eating |
| cartographer | map-maker |
| cascade | small water fall |
| castigate | criticize severely; punish |
| casualty | serious or fatal accident |
| cataclysm | violent upheaval; deluge |
| catalyst | agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged |
| catapult | slingshot; a hurling machine |
| cataract | great waterfall; eye abnormality |
| catastrophe | calamity; disaster |
| catcall | shout of disapproval;boo |
| catechism | book for religiousinstruction; instruction by question and answer |
| categorical | without exceptions; unqualified |
| cater to | supply something desired |
| cartharsis | purging or cleansing of any passage of the body |
| catholic | broadly sympathetic; liberal |
| caucus | private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy |
| caulk | make water tight by filling in cracks |
| causal | implying a cause and effect relationship |
| caustic | burning |
| cavalcade | procession; parade |
| cavalier | offhand or casual; haughty |
| cavil | make frivolous objections |
| cede | yield to; surrender formally |
| celebrated | famous; well known |
| celerity | speed; rapidity |
| celetial | heavenly; relating to the sky |
| celibate | unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse |
| censor | overseer of morals; person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks |
| centigrade | measure of temperature used widely in Europe |
| centrifugal | radiating; departing from center |
| centripetal | tending toward the center |
| centurion | roman army officer |
| cerebral | pertaining to the brain or intellect |
| cerebration | thought |
| ceremonious | marked by formality |
| cessation | stoppage |
| cession | yielding to another; ceding |
| chafe | warm by rubbing; make sore |
| chaff | worthless products of an endeavor |
| chaffing | bantering; joking |
| chagrin | vexation; disappointment |
| chalice | goblet; conserated cup |
| chameleon | lizard that changes color in different situations |
