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| Word | Definition | Example Usage | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| calumny n. | Showslander; false or malicious statement | Showthe politician's speech was a calumny | |
| candid adj. | Showfrank; transparent | Showhis comments were very candid | |
| cantankerous adj. | Showbad-tempered; quarrelsome; contentious | Showthe professor was became cantankerous when confronted | |
| castigate v. | Showto chastise; to punish; to reprimand | Showthe father will castigate his son for earning a D in algebra | |
| catalyst n. | Showsomething that causes action | Showthe politician's speech was a catalyst for his victory | |
| caustic adj. | Showbiting; sarcastic; critical | Showthe teacher's offhand comment was extremely caustic | |
| censure n. | Showexpression of blame or disapproval | Showthe commentators agreed in their censure of the politician's advertisement | |
| chary adj. | Showcautious; wary; careful | Showhe was chary of signing the contract before reading it | |
| chasten v. | Showto punish in order to improve | Showthe teacher will chasten any wayward child | |
| chicanery n. | Showdeception by trickery; sophistry | Showthe politician used considerable chicanery to win election | |
| churl n. | Showrude person | Showhe was a churl | |
| clamor n. | Showloud outcry or uproar | Showthe clamor of the people drowned out the police | |
| clinch v. | Showto fix or secure | Showthe good interview will help to clinch the job | |
| cling v. | Showto hold fast; to grasp | Showthe climber will cling to the rope | |
| cloture n. | Showclosing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting | Show60 senators must vote for cloture to end debate | |
| coagulate v. | Showto transform from a fluid to to a thick and solid state | Showtime and cold temperatures will coagulate the water | |
| coalesce v. | Showto grow together; to fuse | Showthe two disparate plans eventually will coalesce into one | |
| coax v. | Showto persuade; to cajole | Showthe student tried to coax his teacher into ending class early | |
| coddle v. | Showto treat with care and tenderness | Showthe mother must coddle the young child | |
| coerce v. | Showto force; to compel by intimidation or threat | Showthe father sought to coerce his son into studying | |
| coeval adj. | Showexisting during the same period of time | Showthe scientist found that the new artifact is coeval with other artifacts | |
| cogent adj. | Showforcibly convincing | Showhis argument was cogent | |
| cogitate v. | Showto mediate; to ponder | Showthe police must cogitate about the evidence to solve the crime | |
| cognizant adj. | Showbeing fully informed | Showthe student was cognizant of the difficult of the test | |
| cohort n. | Showa group or band of people | Showthe student traveled with his cohort | |
| colander n. | Showbowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water | Showhe used the colander to drain the water off the pasta | |
| collusion n. | Showsecret agreement for a deceitful purpose | Showthe banks were in collusion in order to achieve the best interest rate | |
| commemorate v. | Showto honor the memory of | Showthe speech was designed to commemorate the soldier's death | |
| commodious adj. | Showspacious; roomy | Showthe house was commodious | |
| complaisant adj. | Showagreeable; compliant | Showthe child was complaisant after being given some ice cream | |