| A | B |
|---|
| casus belli (CAUSE + BELL war) | cause for war |
| celestial | astronomical, holy, heavenly |
| chronic (CHRON time) | lasting (there all the time) |
| circumlocution (CIRCUM circle + LOCU/LOQU talk/speech) | to talk in circles--never getting to the answer or solution (usually by design) |
| circumvent (CIRCUM circle + VEN come) | to come around, or to find a way to get around some obstacle |
| cloistered | protected; isolated |
| cognizant (COGN know) | aware, or knowledgeable, about what is going on |
| cognoscenti (COGN know + SCI know + I plural) | those who know |
| collateral (CO/COL together + LAT side) | side by side; things that go together with, or alongside, other events |
| colloquy (COL together/with + LOQU talk) | a conversation |
| commensurate (COM together/with + MENS measure) | of like or similar measure |
| complacency (COM with + PLACE) | self-satisfied; content with one's place or position such that they make no further effort to change or improve |
| comport (COM together/with + PORT carry) | the way in which one carries himself, as in one's actions or behaviors (e.g., Leadership requires one to comport oneself with dignity.) |
| concord (CON together or with + COR heart) | an agreement |
| condescend (CON together + DE down + CEND climb) | to look down at others; lowering yourself down to speak with those who you think are inferior to you |
| congenital (CON with/together + GEN birth/origin) | present at birth (some diseases are congenital--present at birth--others are acquired later in life) |
| congregate (CON together + GREG group) | people coming together |
| consanguineous (CON together or with + SANGUI blood) | descended from the same parent or ancestor. |
| contravene (CONTRA against + VEN come) | to prevent or obstruct the operation of |
| cosmology (COSMOS world/universe + LOGY study) | study of the universe |
| credible (CRED believe + ABLE) | able to believe or have trust in |
| cryptic (CRYPT hidden) | having hidden meaning |
| cryptologist (CRYPT hidden + LOGY study + IST one who) | a code-breaker; one who specializes in breaking hidden codes |
| cryptozologist (CRYPT hidden + ZO animal + LOGY + IST) | one who studies the possibility of hidden or unknown animals (e.g., big foot, lake monsters, etc.) |
| cursory (CURS run) | rapid; often used to describe an excessively quick-- or superficial--reading |
