- cabaln.A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose
- cabalismn.Superstitious devotion to one's religion
- cabinetn.The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation
- cacophonyn.A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones
- cadaverousadj.Resembling a corpse
- cadencen.Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops
- cadenzan.An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument
- caitiffadj.Cowardly
- cajolev.To impose on or dupe by flattering speech
- cajoleryn.Delusive speech
- calculableadj.That may be estimated by reckoning
- calculusn.A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness
- callosityn.The state of being hard and insensible
- callowadj.Without experience of the world
- calorien.Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade
- calumnyn.Slander
- Calvaryn.The place where Christ was crucified
- Calvinismn.The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin
- Calvinizev.To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism
- camen.A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows
- cameon.Any small engraved or carved work in relief
- campaignn.A complete series of connected military operations
- Canaaniten.A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine
- canaryadj.Of a bright but delicate yellow
- candidadj.Straightforward
- candorn.The quality of frankness or outspokenness
- canineadj.Characteristic of a dog
- canonn.Any rule or law
- cantv.To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity
- cantatan.A choral composition
- canton.One of the divisions of an extended poem
- cantonmentn.The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered
- capaciousadj.Roomy
- capillaryn.A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells
- capitulatev.To surrender or stipulate terms
- capricen.A whim
- captionn.A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc
- captiousadj.Hypercritical
- captivatev.To fascinate, as by excellence.eloquence, or beauty
- carcassn.The dead body of an animal
- cardiacadj.Pertaining to the heart
- cardinaladj.Of prime or special importance
- caretn.A sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted
- caricaturen.a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted
- carnagen.Massacre
- carnaladj.Sensual
- carnivorousadj.Eating or living on flesh
- carousev.To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner
- carrionn.Dead and putrefying flesh
- cartilagen.An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence
- cartridgen.A charge for a firearm, or for blasting
- casten.The division of society on artificial grounds
- castigatev.To punish
- casualadj.Accidental, by chance
- casualtyn.A fatal or serious accident or disaster
- cataclysmn.Any overwhelming flood of water
- cataractn.Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness
- catastrophen.Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity
- cathoden.The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery
- Catholicismn.The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church
- catholicityn.Universal prevalence or acceptance
- cat-o-nine-tailsn.An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy
- caucusn.A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates
- causaladj.Indicating or expressing a cause
- causticadj.Sarcastic and severe
- cauterizev.To burn or sear as with a heated iron
- cedev.To pass title to
- censorn.An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication
- censoriousadj.Judging severely or harshly
- censusn.An official numbering of the people of a country or district
- centenaryadj.Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years
- centilitern.A hundredth of a liter
- centimetern.A length of one hundredth of a meter
- centurionn.A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army
- cerealadj.Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds
- ceremonialadj.Characterized by outward form or ceremony
- ceremoniousadj.Observant of ritual
- cessationn.Discontinuance, as of action or motion
- cessionn.Surrender, as of possessions or rights
- chagrinn.Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors
- chameleonadj.Changeable in appearance
- chanceryn.A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court
- chaosn.Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion
- characteristicn.A distinctive feature
- characterizev.To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities
- charlatann.A quack
- chasmn.A yawning hollow, as in the earth's surface
- chastenv.To purify by affliction
- chastisev.To subject to punitive measures
- chastityn.Sexual or moral purity
- chateaun.A castle or manor-house
- chatteln.Any article of personal property
- checkv.To hold back
- chiffonn.A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc
- chivalryn.The knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices
- choleran.An acute epidemic disease
- cholericadj.Easily provoked to anger
- choraladj.Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir
- Christn.A title of Jesus
- christenv.To name in baptism
- Christendomn.That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed
- chromaticadj.Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color
- chronologyn.The science that treats of computation of time or of investigation and arrangement of events
- chronometern.A portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision
- cipherv.To calculate arithmetically.(also a noun meaning zero or nothing)
- circulatev.To disseminate
- circumferencen.The boundary-line of a circle
- circumlocutionn.Indirect or roundabout expression
- circumnavigatev.To sail quite around
- circumscribev.To confine within bounds
- circumspectadj.Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration
- citadeln.Any strong fortress
- citev.To refer to specifically
- claimantn.One who makes a claim or demand, as of right
- clairvoyancen.Intuitive sagacity or perception
- clamorousadj.Urgent in complaint or demand
- clann.A tribe
- clandestineadj.Surreptitious
- clangorn.Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor
- clarifyv.To render intelligible
- clarionn.A small shrill trumpet or bugle
- classifyv.To arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblance’s and differences
- clearancen.A certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with the law and may sail
- clemencyn.Mercy
- clementadj.Compassionate
- close-hauledadj.Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible
- clothiern.One who makes or sells cloth or clothing
- clumsyadj.Awkward of movement
- coagulatev.To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment
- coagulantadj.Producing coagulation
- coalescencen.The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination, or product
- coalitionn.Combination in a body or mass
- coddlev.To treat as a baby or an invalid
- codiciln.A supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will
- coercev.To force
- coercionn.Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical
- coerciveadj.Serving or tending to force
- cogentadj.Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience
- cognateadj.Akin
- cognizantadj.Taking notice
- coherev.To stick together
- cohesionn.Consistency
- cohesiveadj.Having the property of consistency
- coincidev.To correspond
- coincidencen.A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident
- coincidentadj.Taking place at the same time
- collaboratev.To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits
- collapsev.To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail
- collapsibleadj.That may or can collapse
- colleaguen.An associate in professional employment
- collectiveadj.Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum
- collectorn.One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like
- collegiann.A college student
- collidev.To meet and strike violently
- colliern.One who works in a coal-mine
- collisionn.Violent contact
- colloquialadj.Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary
- colloquialismn.Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation
- colloquyn.Conversation
- collusionn.A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose
- colossusn.Any strikingly great person or object
- comelyadj.Handsome
- comestibleadj.Fit to be eaten
- comicaladj.Funny
- commemoratev.To serve as a remembrance of
- commentaryn.A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work
- comminglev.To blend
- commissariatn.The department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs
- commissionv.To empower
- commitmentn.The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping
- committaln.The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
- commodityn.Something that is bought and sold
- commotionn.A disturbance or violent agitation
- commutev.To put something, especially something less severe, in place of
- comparableadj.Fit to be compared
- comparativeadj.Relative
- comparisonn.Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness
- compensatev.To remunerate
- competencen.Adequate qualification or capacity
- competentadj.Qualified
- competitiveadj.characterized by rivalry
- competitorn.A rival
- complacencen.Satisfaction with one's acts or surroundings
- complacentadj.Pleased or satisfied with oneself
- complaisancen.Politeness
- complaisantadj.Agreeable
- complementv.To make complete
- complexadj.Complicated
- compliantadj.Yielding
- complicatev.To make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with
- complicationn.An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner
- complicityn.Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer
- complimentv.To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise
- componentn.A constituent element or part
- comportv.To conduct or behave (oneself)
- composuren.Calmness
- comprehensibleadj.Intelligible
- comprehensionn.Ability to know
- comprehensiveadj.Large in scope or content
- compressv.To press together or into smaller space
- compressibleadj.Capable of being pressed into smaller compass
- compressionn.Constraint, as by force or authority
- comprisev.To consist of
- compulsionn.Coercion
- compulsoryadj.Forced
- compunctionn.Remorseful feeling
- computev.To ascertain by mathematical calculation
- concedev.To surrender
- conceitn.Self-flattering opinion
- conceivev.To form an idea, mental image or thought of
- concerton.A musical composition
- concessionn.Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim
- conciliatev.To obtain the friendship of
- conciliatoryadj.Tending to reconcile
- conclusiveadj.Sufficient to convince or decide
- concordn.Harmony
- concordancen.Harmony
- concurv.To agree
- concurrencen.Agreement
- concurrentadj.Occurring or acting together
- concussionn.A violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow
- condensationn.The act or process of making dense or denser
- condensev.To abridge
- condescendv.To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors
- condolencen.Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune
- conducev.To bring about
- conduciveadj.Contributing to an end
- conductibleadj.Capable of being conducted or transmitted
- conduitn.A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid
- confectioneryn.The candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy
- confederacyn.A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid
- confederaten.One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement
- conferv.To bestow
- confereen.A person with whom another confers
- confessorn.A spiritual advisor
- confidantn.One to whom secrets are entrusted
- confidev.To reveal in trust or confidence
- confidencen.The state or feeling of trust in or reliance upon another
- confidentadj.Assured
- confinementn.Restriction within limits or boundaries
- confiscatev.To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury
- conflagrationn.A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like
- confluencen.The place where streams meet
- confluentn.A stream that unites with another
- conformancen.The act or state or conforming
- conformableadj.Harmonious
- conformationn.General structure, form, or outline
- conformityn.Correspondence in form, manner, or use
- confrontv.To encounter, as difficulties or obstacles
- congealv.To coagulate
- congenialadj.Having kindred character or tastes
- congestv.To collect into a mass
- congregatev.To bring together into a crowd
- coniferousadj.Cone-bearing trees
- conjecturen.A guess
- conjoinv.To unite
- conjugaladj.Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons
- conjugateadj.Joined together in pairs
- conjugationn.The state or condition of being joined together
- conjunctionn.The state of being joined together, or the things so joined
- connivev.To be in collusion
- connoisseurn.A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art
- connotev.To mean; signify
- connubialadj.Pertaining to marriage or matrimony
- conquerv.To overcome by force
- consanguineousadj.Descended from the same parent or ancestor
- consciencen.The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct
- conscientiousadj.Governed by moral standard
- consciousadj.Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks
- conscriptv.To force into military service
- consecratev.To set apart as sacred
- consecutiveadj.Following in uninterrupted succession
- consensusn.A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons
- conservatismn.Tendency to adhere to the existing order of things
- conservativeadj.Adhering to the existing order of things
- conservatoryn.An institution for instruction and training in music and declamation
- consignv.To entrust
- consigneen.A person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted
- consignorn.One who entrusts
- consistencyn.A state of permanence
- consolev.To comfort
- consolidatev.To combine into one body or system
- consonancen.The state or quality of being in accord with
- consonantadj.Being in agreement or harmony with
- consortn.A companion or associate
- conspicuousadj.Clearly visible
- conspiratorn.One who agrees with others to cooperate in accomplishing some unlawful purpose
- conspirev.To plot
- constablen.An officer whose duty is to maintain the peace
- constellationn.An arbitrary assemblage or group of stars
- consternationn.Panic
- constituencyn.The inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body
- constituentn.One who has the right to vote at an election
- constrictv.To bind
- consuln.An officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country
- consulaten.The place in which a consul transacts official business
- consummatev.To bring to completion
- consumptionn.Gradual destruction, as by burning, eating, etc., or by using up, wearing out, etc
- consumptiveadj.Designed for gradual destruction
- contagionn.The communication of disease from person to person
- contagiousadj.Transmitting disease
- contaminatev.To pollute
- contemplatev.To consider thoughtfully
- contemporaneousadj.Living, occurring, or existing at the same time
- contemporaryadj.Living or existing at the same time
- contemptibleadj.Worthy of scorn or disdain
- contemptuousadj.Disdainful
- contendern.One who exerts oneself in opposition or rivalry
- contiguityn.Proximity
- contiguousadj.Touching or joining at the edge or boundary
- continencen.Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion
- contingencyn.Possibility of happening
- contingentadj.Not predictable
- continuancen.Permanence
- continuationn.Prolongation
- continuityn.Uninterrupted connection in space, time, operation, or development
- continuousadj.Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence
- contortv.To twist into a misshapen form
- contrabandn.Trade forbidden by law or treaty
- contradictionn.The assertion of the opposite of that which has been said
- contradictoryadj.Inconsistent with itself
- contrapositionn.A placing opposite
- contravenev.To prevent or obstruct the operation of
- contributionn.The act of giving for a common purpose
- contributorn.One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose
- contriteadj.Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin
- contrivancen.The act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose
- contrivev.To manage or carry through by some device or scheme
- controlv.To exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over
- controllern.One who or that which regulates or directs
- contumaciousadj.Rebellious
- contumacyn.Contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority
- contusev.To bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin
- contusionn.A bruise
- convalescev.To recover after a sickness
- convalescencen.The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease
- convalescentadj.Recovering health after sickness
- convenev.To summon or cause to assemble
- conveniencen.Fitness, as of time or place
- convergev.To cause to incline and approach nearer together
- convergentadj.Tending to one point
- conversantadj.Thoroughly informed
- conversionn.Change from one state or position to another, or from one form to another
- convertibleadj.Interchangeable
- convexadj.Curving like the segment of the globe or of the surface of a circle
- conveyancen.That by which anything is transported
- convivialadj.Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking
- convolutionn.A winding motion
- convolvev.To move with a circling or winding motion
- convoyn.A protecting force accompanying property in course of transportation
- convulsev.To cause spasms in
- convulsionn.A violent and abnormal muscular contraction of the body
- copiousadj.Plenteous
- coquetten.A flirt
- cornicen.An ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling
- cornucopian.The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity
- corollaryn.A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration
- coronationn.The act or ceremony of crowning a monarch
- coronetn.Inferior crown denoting, according to its form, various degrees of noble rank less than sovereign
- corporaladj.Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind
- corporateadj.Belonging to a corporation
- corporealadj.Of a material nature; physical
- corpsn.A number or body of persons in some way associated or acting together
- corpsen.A dead body
- corpulentadj.Obese
- corpusclen.A minute particle of matter
- correlatev.To put in some relation of connection or correspondence
- correlativeadj.Mutually involving or implying one another
- corrigibleadj.Capable of reformation
- corroboratev.To strengthen, as proof or conviction
- corroborationn.Confirmation
- corrodev.To ruin or destroy little by little
- corrosionn.Gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration
- corrosiven.That which causes gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration
- corruptibleadj.Open to bribery
- corruptionn.Loss of purity or integrity
- cosmeticadj.Pertaining to the art of beautifying, especially the complexion
- cosmicadj.Pertaining to the universe
- cosmogonyn.A doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe
- cosmographyn.The science that describes the universe, including astronomy, geography, and geology
- cosmologyn.The general science of the universe
- cosmopolitanadj.Common to all the world
- cosmopolitanismn.A cosmopolitan character
- cosmosn.The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement
- counter-claimn.A cross-demand alleged by a defendant in his favor against the plaintiff
- counteractv.To act in opposition to
- counterbalancev.To oppose with an equal force
- counterchargev.To accuse in return
- counterfeitadj.Made to resemble something else
- counterpartn.Something taken with another for the completion of either
- countervailv.To offset
- counting-housen.A house or office used for transacting business, bookkeeping, correspondence, etc
- countrymann.A rustic
- courageousadj.Brave
- coursen.Line of motion or direction
- coursern.A fleet and spirited horse
- courtesyn.Politeness originating in kindness and exercised habitually
- covenantn.An agreement entered into by two or more persons or parties
- covertadj.Concealed, especially for an evil purpose
- coveyn.A flock of quails or partridges
- cowerv.To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame
- coxswainn.One who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew under an officer
- cragn.A rugged, rocky projection on a cliff or ledge
- craniumn.The skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain
- crassadj.Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine
- cravingn.A vehement desire
- creakn.A sharp, harsh, squeaking sound
- creameryn.A butter-making establishment
- creamyadj.Resembling or containing cream
- credencen.Belief
- credibleadj.Believable
- credulousadj.Easily deceived
- creedn.A formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief
- crematoryadj.A place for cremating dead bodies
- crevassen.A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier
- crevicen.A small fissure, as between two contiguous surfaces
- criterionn.A standard by which to determine the correctness of a judgment or conclusion
- critiquen.A criticism or critical review
- crockeryn.Earthenware made from baked clay
- cruciblen.A trying and purifying test or agency
- crusaden.Any concerted movement, vigorously prosecuted, in behalf of an idea or principle
- crustaceanadj.Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc
- crustaceousadj.Having a crust-like shell
- cryptogramn.Anything written in characters that are secret or so arranged as to have hidden meaning
- crystallizev.To bring together or give fixed shape to
- cudgeln.A short thick stick used as a club
- culinaryadj.Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen
- cullv.To pick or sort out from the rest
- culpableadj.Guilty
- culpritn.A guilty person
- culvertn.Any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or under a road, canal
- cupidityn.Avarice
- curableadj.Capable of being remedied or corrected
- curatorn.A person having charge as of a library or museum
- curion.A piece of bric-a-brac
- cursiveadj.Writing in which the letters are joined together
- cursoryadj.Rapid and superficial
- curtadj.Concise, compressed, and abrupt in act or expression
- curtailv.To cut off or cut short
- curtsyn.A downward movement of the body by bending the knees
- cycloidadj.Like a circle
- cygnetn.A young swan
- cynicaladj.Exhibiting moral skepticism
- cynicismn.Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value
- cynosuren.That to which general interest or attention is directed