| A | B |
| cavort | to frolic; to leap; to prance; to have boisterous fun |
| chastise | to criticize, to scold |
| choreographed (CHOREO dance + GRAPH write) | arranged, as in dance |
| clairvoyant (CLAIR clear + VOY see) | one who is able to see things that others cannot (e.g., spirits, the future, etc.) |
| clandestine | kept or done in secret |
| claustrophobia | an abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces |
| coalesce (CO together) | to combine different things into one |
| codicil | any supplement or addition; generally used to refer to additions made to legal documents, such as a will |
| cogent (COGN know) | intelligent, sensible; reasonable |
| collusion (CO together + LUC light) | a conspiracy; a secret agreement among people of the same mindset |
| commodious (COM with + MOD measure/space + OUS full of) | spacious, roomy |
| complicit (COM together or with + PLI bend) | being an accomplice in a wrongful act |
| conciliatory (CON together) | agreeable, friendly |
| conduit (CON together or with + DUCT lead) | a pipe, passage, channel |
| confluence (CON together + FLU flow) | a convergence; a coming together |
| congeal (CON together + gel) | to go from a soft fluid state to a solid one; to coagulate |
| contusion | bruise, injury |
| convalescence (CON with + VAL worth) | the gradual return to health after an illness |
| copious (COPY + OUS full of) | abundant; plentiful |
| corpuscle (CORP body) | a minute particle of matter. |
| corrigible (correct + ABLE; antonym: incorrigible) | capable of being corrected or reformed |
| cull (e.g., to cull the brightest minds) | to pick out or select from the rest |
| cupidity (think Cupid, whose arrows raised immediate desire) | excessive desire; excessive greed or wanting |
| curio (related to curiosity) | any unusual or interesting object; often things put on shelves to attract attention |
| daft | insane, foolish |