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cavalcade
a procession
cynic
person who distrusts the motives of others
curt
abrupt, blunt
cursory
hastily done, superficial
curator
caretaker and overseer of an exhibition, esp. in a museum
culprit
guilty person
culpable
guilty, responsible for wrong
cryptic
puzzling
criterion
standard for judging, rule for testing
creed
statement of belief or principle
credence
acceptance of something as true or real
crass
crude, unrefined
cower
to cringe in fear
coven
group of witches
countervail
to counteract, exert force against
countermand
to annul, cancel, make a contrary order
countenance
to favor, support
cosmopolitan
sophisticated, free from local prejudices
cosmography
science that deals with the nature of the universe
corrugate
to mold in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges
corrode
to weaken or destroy
corpulence
obesity, fatness, bulkiness
cornucopia
abundence
convoke
to call together, summon
convivial
sociable; fond of eating, drinking, and people
convalescence
gradual recovery after an illness
contusion
buise
contravene
to contradict, deny, act contrary to
continence
self-control, self-restrint
constraint
something that forces or compels; someting that restrains or confines
constrained
forced, compelled; confined, restrained
consonant
consistent with, in agreement with
consign
to commit, entrust
consequential
important
consanguineous
of the same origin; related by blood
conjure
to evoke a spirit, cast a spel
congruity
correspondence, harmony, agreement
congress
formal meeting or assembly
conglomerate
collected group of varied things
congenial
similar in tastes and habits
congeal
to become thick or solid, as a liquid freezing
confluence
meeting place; meeting of two streams
conflagration
big, destructive fire
confection
something sweet to eat
concord
agreement
concomitant
accompanying something
conciliatory
overcoming distrust or hostility
conceptualize
to envision, imagine
concatenate
linked together
compunctious
feeling guilty or having misgivings
compunction
feeling guilty or having misgivings
composure
a calm manner or appearance
complicity
knowing partnership in wrongdoing
complacent
self-satisfied, smug, affable
commute
to change a penalty to a less severe one
commodious
roomy, spacious
colloquy
dialog or conversaation, conference
collected
acting calm and composed
collateral
accompanying
collate
to arrange in an order
cognomen
family name; any name, especially a nickname
cognate
related, similar, akin
cloister
to confine, seclude
clemency
merciful leniency
clairvoyant
having ESP, psychic
citadel
fortress or stronghold
circumscribe
to encircle; set limits on, confine
circumnavigate
to sail completely around
circumlocution
roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
circuitous
roundabout
churlish
rude
chortle
to chuckle
choleric
easily angered, short-tempered
chimerical
fanciful, imaginary, visionary; impossible
chide
to scold, express disapproval
cherubic
sweet, innocent, resembling a cherub angel
cheeky
lacking prudence or discretion
chattel
piece of personal property
chastise
to punish, discipline, scold
chary
watchful, cautious, extremely shy
charlatan
quack, fake
champ
chew noisily
chalice
goblet, cup
cession
act of surrendering something
cessation
temporary or complete halt
certitude
assurance, certainty
censorious
severely critical
cavort
to frolik, frisk
cavalier
carefree, happy; with lordly disdain
caulk
to make watertight
caucus
smaller group within an organization; a meeting of such a group
catharsis
purification, cleansing
cataclysmic
disastrous
cast
to fling, to throw
cast
copy, replica
carp
to find fault, complain constantly
carom
to strike and rebound
careen
to lean to one side
capitulate
to submit completely, surrender
capacious
large, roomy; extensive
canvass
to examine thoroughly; conduct a poll
canonize
to declare a person a saint; raise to highest honors
canny
smart; founded on common sense
callow
immature, lacking sophistication
calamitous
disastrous, catastrophic
cajole
to flatter, coax, persuade
cadence
rhythmic flow of poetry; marching beat
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