| A | B |
| cower | to cringe in fear; to shrink away |
| cranny | small opening as in a wall or rock face |
| creditor | a person or entity to whom money is owed |
| cubism | a style of art in which the subject matter is portrayed by geometric forms;especially cubes |
| curtail | to truncate or abridge; to lessen usually by cutting away from |
| damper | one that depresses or restrains; a dulling or deadening influence |
| debacle | a sudden calamitous downfall; collapse or failure |
| deduce | to come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence |
| defame | to slander or take away a good name |
| demonic | having a persistent force or drive; fiendish |