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| cabal |
n. secret political plot |
| cabbalah |
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| cabinet |
n. piece of furniture with drawers or shelves for storing
or displaying things |
| cacophony |
n. loud unpleasant mixture of discordant sounds |
| cadaverous |
adj. looking like a corpse; very pale and gaunt ; |
| cadence |
n. rhythm in sound |
| cadenza |
n. elaborate passage played by the soloist, usu near
the end of a movement in a concerto |
| caitiff |
Cowardly. |
| cajole |
v. ~ sb(into/out of sth); ~ sb (into/out of doing sth)
persuade sb (to do sth) by flattery or deceit; coax sb |
| calculable |
adj. that can be calculated |
| calculus |
n. branch of mathematics, divided into two parts (differential
calculus and integral calculus), that deals with problems
involving rates of variation |
| callosity |
n. area of hardened skin; callus |
| callow |
adj. immature and inexperienced |
| calorie |
n. unit for measuring a quantity of heat |
| calumny |
n. false statement about sb, made to damage his character |
| calvary |
The place where Christ was crucified. |
| Calvinism |
n. religious teaching of the French Protestant John
Calvin and of his followers , 1509-1564, |
| cameo |
n. small piece of hard stone with a raised design,
esp one with two coloured layers so that the background
is of a different colour from the design |
| campaign |
n. series of military operations with a particular
aim, usu in one area |
| Canaanite |
A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the
land of Canaan, or western Palestine. |
| canary |
n. small yellow songbird, usu kept in a cage as a pet |
| candid |
adj. not hiding one's thoughts; frank and honest |
| candor |
unreserved, honest, or sincere expression:FORTHRIGHTNESS |
| canine |
adj. of, like or relating to dogs |
| cant |
n. insincere talk, esp about religion or morality;
hypocrisy ; |
| cantata |
n. short musical work, often on a religious subject,
sung by soloists and usu a choir, accompanied by an orchestra |
| canto |
n. any of the main divisions of a long poem |
| cantonment |
n. place where soldiers live |
| capacious |
adj. that can hold much; roomy |
| capillary |
n. any of the very narrow blood vessels connecting
arteries and veins in the body |
| capitulate |
v. ~ surrender (to sb), esp on agreed conditions |
| caprice |
n. sudden change in attitude or behaviour with no obvious
cause; whim ; |
| caption |
n. short title or heading of an article in a magazine,
etc , |
| captious |
adj. fond of criticizingor raising objections about
unimportant matters; quibbling ; |
| captivate |
v. fascinate (sb); charm; enchant |
| carcass |
n. dead body of an animal, esp one prepared for cutting
up as meat |
| cardiac |
adj. of or relating to the heart or heart disease |
| cardinal |
adj. most important; chief; fundamental |
| caret |
n. symbol used to show where sth is to be inserted
in written or printed material |
| caricature |
n. picture,description or imitation of sb/sth that
exaggerates certain characteristics in order to amuse
or ridicule |
| carnage |
n. killing of many people |
| carnal |
adj. of the body; sexual or sensual |
| carnivorous |
adj. flesh-eating |
| carouse |
v. drink and be merry with others (at a noisy meal,
party, etc) |
| carrion |
n. dead and decaying flesh |
| cartilage |
n. tough white flexible tissue attached to the bones
of animals; gristle |
| cartridge |
n. tube or case containing explosive (for blasting),
or explosive with a bullet or shot (for firing from a
gun) |
| caste |
n. any of the hereditary Hindu social classes |
| castigate |
n. scold, criticize or punish (sb) severely |
| casual |
adj. happening by chance |
| casualty |
n. person who is killed or injured in war or in an
accident |
| cataclysm |
n. sudden violentchange or disaster, eg a flood, an
earthquake, a revolution or a war |
| cataract |
n. large steep waterfall |
| catastrophe |
n. sudden great disaster or misfortune |
| cathode |
n. negative electrode, by which an electric current
leaves a device such as a battery |
| Catholicism |
n. = Roman Catholicism (Roman) |
| catholicity |
n. universalityor breadth |
| caucus |
n. (meeting of the) parliamentary members of a particular
political party or any other legislature |
| causal |
adj. of or forming a cause; relating to cause and effect
; |
| caustic |
adj. that can burn or destroy things by chemical action |
| cauterize |
burn with hot iron or caustic |
| cede |
v. ~ sth give up one's rights to or possession of sth |
| censor |
n. person authorized toexamine books, films, plays,
letters, etc and remove partswhich are considered indecent,
offensive, politically unacceptable or a threat to security |
| censorious |
adj. tending to find faults in people or things; severely
critical ; |
| census |
n. official counting of a country's population or of
other classes of things, eg traffic, for statistical purposes |
| centenary |
n. 100th anniversary of sth 100 |
| centiliter |
A hundredth of a liter. |
| centimeter |
A length of one hundredth of a meter. |
| centurion |
n. officer commanding a unit of 100 soldiers |
| cereal |
n. any of various types of grass producing edible grains,
eg wheat, rye, oats, barley . |
| ceremonial |
adj. of, used for or involving a ceremony; formal |
| ceremonious |
adj. full of ceremony; very formal ; |
| cessation |
n. action or act of ceasing; pause |
| cession |
n. action of ceding sth, esp land or rights |
| chagrin |
n. feeling of disappointment or annoyance |
| chameleon |
n. any of various types of small lizard that can change
colour according to its surroundings |
| chancery |
n. Lord Chancellor's division of the High Court of
Justice |
| chaos |
n. complete disorder or confusion |
| characteristic |
adj. ~ forming part of the character(1a) of a person
or thing; typical |
| characterize |
To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities. |
| charlatan |
n. person who falsely claims to have special knowledge
or skill, esp in medicine |
| chasm |
n. deep opening in the ground; abyss; gorge ; |
| chasten |
v. punish in order to correct or improve; discipline
; |
| chastise |
v. punish (sb) severely, esp by beating |
| chastity |
n. being chaste (1 |
| chateau |
n. castle or large country house in France |
| chattel |
n. sb's goods and chattels |
| check |
v. ~ (up) make sure of sth by examining or investigating
it |
| chiffon |
n. thin, almost transparent fabric made of silk, nylon,
etc |
| chivalry |
n. (in the Middle Ages) ideal qualities expected of
a knight, such as courage, honour, courtesy and concern
for the weak and helpless |
| cholera |
n. infectious and often fatal disease causing severe
diarrhoea and vomiting, common in hot countries |
| choleric |
adj. easily angered; bad-tempered ; |
| choral |
adj. of, composed for or sung by a choir |
| Christ |
n. the founder of the Christian religion |
| christen |
v. receive into the Christian Church by sprinkling
water on his head and giving him a name |
| Christendom |
n. all Christian people throughout the world |
| chromatic |
adj. of colour |
| chronology |
n. science of fixing the dates of historical events |
| chronometer |
n. instrument that keeps very accurate time, used esp
for navigating at sea |
| cipher |
n. (method of) secret writing in which a set of letters
or symbols is used to represent others; code |
| circulate |
v. (cause sth to) go round continuously |
| circumference |
n. line that marks out a circle or other curved figure1(2b) |
| circumlocution |
n. use of many words to say sth that could be said
in a few words |
| circumnavigate |
v. sail round (esp the world) |
| circumscribe |
v. restrict (sth) within limits; confine |
| circumspect |
adj. considering everything carefully before acting;
cautious; wary ; |
| citadel |
fortress |
| cite |
quote; commend |
| claimant |
n. person who makes a claim |
| clairvoyance |
n. supposedpower of seeing in the mind either future
events or things that exist or are happening out of sight |
| clamorous |
adj. making loud demands or protests |
| clan |
n. group of families, esp in Scotland, descended from
a common ancestor |
| clandestine |
adj. done secretly; kept secret; surreptitious |
| clangor |
make a loud resonant noise |
| clarify |
v. (cause sth to) become clear or easier to understand |
| clarion |
adj. loud, clear and rousing |
| classify |
v. (a)arrange (sth) systematically in classes or groups |
| clearance |
n. clearing, removing or tidying sth |
| clemency |
n. mildness (esp of weather) |
| clement |
adj. (esp of weather) mild |
| close-hauled |
adj. (of a sailing-ship) with the sails set for sailing
as nearly as possible in the direction from which the
wind is blowing |
| clothier |
One who makes or sells cloth or clothing. |
| clumsy |
adj. awkward and ungraceful in movement or shape |
| coagulant |
something that produces coagulation |
| coagulate |
v. change from a liquid to a thick and semi-solid state;
clot |
| coalition |
n. action of uniting into one body or group |
| coddle |
v. treat with great care and tenderness |
| codicil |
n. later addition to a will, esp one that changes part
of it |
| coerce |
v. ~ sb (fml ) make sb do sth by using force or threats;
compel sb to do sth |
| coercion |
n. coercing or being coerced |
| coercive |
adj. using force or threats |
| cogent |
adj. convincing; strong |
| cognate |
adj. ~ (linguistics ) (of a word or language) having
the same source or origin as another one |
| cognizant |
adj. ~ of sth having knowledge of sth; aware of sth
; |
| cohere |
v. stick together in a mass or group |
| cohesion |
n. tendency to stick together; unity |
| cohesive |
adj. tending to stick together |
| coincide |
v. ~ (of events) occur at the same time or occupy the
same period of time as sth else |
| coincidence |
n. occurrence of similar events or circumstances at
the same time by chance |
| coincident |
adj. happening at the same time by chance |
| collaborate |
v. ~ (on sth) work together (with sb), esp to create
or produce sth |
| collapse |
v. fall down or in suddenly |
| colleague |
n. person with whom one works, esp in a profession
or business |
| collective |
adj. of, by or relating to a group or society as a
whole; joint; shared |
| collector |
n. person who collects (collect 4) things |
| collegian |
A college student. |
| collide |
v. ~ (of moving objects or people) strike violently
against sth or each other |
| collier |
n. coal-miner |
| collision |
n. ~ ~ (between A and B) (instance of) one object or
person striking against another; (instance of) colliding;
crash |
| colloquial |
adj. belonging to or suitable for normal conversation
but not formal speech or writing |
| colloquialism |
n. colloquial word or phrase |
| colloquy |
n. conversation |
| collusion |
n. ~ ~ (between sb and sb) (fml ) secret agreement
or co-operation between two or more people with the aim
of deceiving or cheating others |
| colossus |
n. statue much larger than life size |
| comely |
having a pleasing appearance:not homely or plain |
| comestible |
something fit to be eaten |
| comical |
adj. amusing |
| commemorate |
v. keep (a great person, event, etc) in people's memories |
| commentary |
n. ~ spoken description of an event asit happens |
| commingle |
mingle together |
| commissariat |
The department of an army charged with the provision
of its food and water and daily needs. |
| commission |
n. ~ action, task or piece of work given to sb to do |
| commitment |
n. ~ committing or being committed (commit |
| committal |
n. action of committing (commit 2), esp to prison |
| commodity |
n. thing bought in a shop and put to use, esp in the
home |
| commotion |
n. noisy confusion or excitement |
| commute |
v. travel regularly by bus, train or car between one's
place of work and one's home (usu at a distance) |
| comparable |
adj. ~ able or suitable to be compared |
| comparative |
adj. involving comparison or comparing |
| comparison |
n. comparing |
| compensate |
v. ~ for sth give (sb) sth good to balance or lessen
the bad effect of damage, loss, injury, etc; recompense |
| competence |
n. ~ ~ (in doing sth/to do sth) being competent; ability |
| competent |
adj. ~ ~ (to do sth) (of people) having the necessary
ability, authority, skill, knowledge, etc |
| competitive |
adj. of or involving competition |
| competitor |
n. person who competes |
| complacence |
Satisfaction with one's acts or surroundings. |
| complacent |
adj. ~ (usu derog ) calmly satisfied with oneself,
one's work, etc |
| complaisance |
n. willingness to do what pleases others |
| complaisant |
adj. ready to please; obliging |
| complement |
n. ~ thing that goes well or suitably with sth else,
or makes it complete |
| complex |
adj. made up of (usu several) closely connected parts |
| compliant |
adj. ~ (usu derog ) (too) willing to comply (with other
people, with rules, etc) |
| complicate |
v. make more difficult to do, understand or deal with |
| complication |
n. state of being complex, intricate or difficult;
involved condition |
| complicity |
n. ~ action of taking part with another person (in
a crime or some other wrongdoing); shared responsibility |
| compliment |
n. ~ expression of praise, admiration, approval, etc |
| component |
n. any of the parts of which sth is made |
| comport |
v. ~ oneself with sth conduct oneself in the specified
way; behave |
| composure |
n. state of being calm in mind or behaviour |
| comprehensible |
adj. ~ that can be understood fully |
| comprehension |
n. understanding |
| comprehensive |
adj. that includes everything |
| compress |
v. ~ sth press sth together; force sth into a small(er)
space |
| compressible |
Capable of being pressed into smaller compass. |
| compression |
n. compressing or being compressed |
| comprise |
v. have as parts or members; be made up of |
| compulsion |
n. ~ compelling or being compelled |
| compulsory |
adj. that must be done; required by the rules, etc;
obligatory |
| compunction |
n. ~ (fml ) (usu in negative sentences ) feeling of
guilt or regret for one's action |
| compute |
v. ~ sth calculate sth with a computer |
| concede |
v. ~ sth admit that sth is true, valid, proper, etc |
| conceit |
n. excessive pride in oneself or in one's powers, abilities,
etc |
| conceive |
v. become pregnant |
| concerto |
n. musical composition for one or more solo instruments
and an orchestra |
| concession |
n. ~ conceding |
| conciliate |
v. make less angry or more friendly (esp by being pleasant
or making some concessions) |
| conclusive |
adj. convincing; ending doubt |
| concord |
n. harmony between people; lack of quarrelling and
unfriendliness |
| concordance |
n. alphabeticalindex of the words used by an author
or in a book |
| concur |
v. (fml ) ~ (with sb/sth) (in sth) agree; express agreement |
| concurrence |
n. agreement |
| concurrent |
adj. ~ existing, happening or done at the same time |
| concussion |
n. injury to the brain caused by a blow, violent shaking,
etc, resulting in temporary unconsciousness |
| condensation |
n. condensing or being condensed |
| condense |
v. ~ (into/to sth) (cause sth to) become thicker or
more concentrated |
| condescend |
v. do sth that one regards as undignified or below
one's level of importance |
| condolence |
n. sympathy |
| conduce |
v. ~ to/towards sth help to bring sth about |
| conducive |
adj. ~ to sth allowing or helping sth to happen |
| conduit |
n. large pipe through which liquids flow |
| confectionery |
n. sweets, chocolates, cakes, etc |
| confederacy |
n. alliance or league, esp of states |
| confederate |
adj. joined together by an agreement or a treaty |
| confer |
v. ~ (with sb) (on/about sth) have discussions (esp
in order to exchange opinions or get advice) |
| conferee |
A person with whom another confers. |
| confessor |
n. priest who hears confessions |
| confidant |
n. trusted person to whom one speaks about one's private
affairs or secrets |
| confide |
v. ~ sth to sb tell (a secret) to sb |
| confidence |
n. ~ (in sb/sth) firm trust (in sb, in sb's ability,
or in what is said, reported, etc) |
| confident |
adj. ~ feeling or showing trust in oneself or one's
ability |
| confinement |
n. being confined; imprisonment |
| confiscate |
v. take possession of by authority, without payment
or compensation |
| conflagration |
n. great and destructive fire |
| confluence |
n. place where two rivers flow together and become
one |
| confluent |
adj. flowing or coming together; uniting ; |
| conformable |
Harmonious. |
| conformance |
The act or state or conforming. |
| conformation |
n. way in which sth is formed; structure ; |
| conformity |
n. ~ (fml ) (behaviour, etc) conforming to established
rules, customs, etc , |
| confront |
v. ~ sb with sb/sth make sb face or consider sb/sth
unpleasant, difficult, etc |
| congeal |
v. (cause to) become thick or solid, esp by cooling |
| congenial |
adj. pleasing because of similarities in temperament,
interests,etc |
| congest |
become or cause to become obstructed |
| congregate |
v. come together in a crowd |
| conjecture |
v. ~ (fml ) form (and express) an opinion not based
on firm evidence; guess |
| conjoin |
v. (cause people or things to) join together; unite
; |
| conjugal |
adj. of marriage or the relationship between a husband
and a wife |
| conjugate |
v. give the different forms of (a verb), as they vary
according to number, tense, etc |
| conjugation |
n. conjugating |
| conjunction |
n. word that joins words, phrases or sentences, eg
and, but, or , and but or |
| connive |
v. ~ at sth disregard or seem to allow (a wrong action) |
| connoisseur |
n. person with good judgement on matters in which appreciation
of fineness or beauty is needed, esp the fine arts |
| connote |
v. suggest (sth) in addition to the main meaning |
| connubial |
adj. of marriage; of husband and wife |
| conquer |
v. take possession of (sth) by force |
| consanguineous |
adj. Descended from the same parent or ancestor. |
| conscience |
n. person's awareness of right and wrong with regard
to his own thoughts and actions |
| conscientious |
adj. careful to do what one ought to do, and do it
as well as one can |
| conscious |
adj. knowing what is going on around one because one
is able to use bodily senses and mental powers; awake |
| conscript |
v. ~ sb force sb by law to serve in the armed forces |
| consecrate |
v. bring into religious use or (sb) into a religious
office by a special ceremony |
| consecutive |
adj. coming one after the other without interruption;
following continuously |
| consensus |
n. ~ agreement in opinion; collective opinion |
| conservatism |
n. tendency to resist great or sudden change |
| conservative |
adj. opposed to great or sudden change |
| conservatory |
n. room with glass walls and roof used to protect plants
from cold, built against an outside wall of a house, and
with a door into the house . |
| consign |
v. ~ sb/sth to sb/sth hand over sb/sth to sb/sth; give
sb/sth up to sb/sth |
| consignee |
n. person to whom sth is consigned |
| consistency |
n. (approv ) quality of being consistent(1) |
| console |
v. ~ sb give comfort or sympathy to (sb who is unhappy,
disappointed, etc) |
| consolidate |
v. become more solid, secure, or strong |
| consonance |
n. harmony |
| consonant |
n. speech sound produced by completely or partially
obstructing the air being breathed out through the mouth |
| consort |
n. husband or wife, esp of a ruler |
| conspicuous |
adj. ~ easily seen; noticeable; remarkable |
| conspirator |
n. person who conspires |
| conspire |
v. ~ (against sb); ~ (together) (against sb) make secret
plans (with others), esp to do wrong |
| constable |
n. = police constable (police) |
| constellation |
n. named group of stars |
| consternation |
n. surprise and anxiety; great dismay |
| constituency |
n. (body of voters living in a) district having its
own elected representative in parliament |
| constituent |
adj. forming or helping to make a whole |
| constrict |
v. make tight, smaller or narrower |
| consul |
n. official appointed by a state to live in a foreign
city in order to help people from his own country who
are travelling or living there, and protect their interests |
| consulate |
n. offices of a consul |
| consummate |
adj. highly skilled; perfect |
| consumption |
n. using up of food, energy, resources, etc |
| consumptive |
adj. suffering or tending to suffer from consumption(2) |
| contagion |
n. spreadingof disease by being close to or touching
other people |
| contagious |
adj. (of a disease) spreading by contact |
| contaminate |
v. ~ sth/sb make sth/sb impure by adding dangerous
or disease-carrying substances |
| contemplate |
v. look at or consider (sth) thoughtfully |
| contemporaneous |
adj. ~ (fml ) existing or happening at the same time |
| contemporary |
adj. ~ of the time or period being referred to; belonging
to the same time |
| contemptible |
adj. deserving contempt; despicable |
| contemptuous |
adj. ~ feeling or showing contempt |
| contender |
n. person who tries to win sth in competition with
others |
| contiguity |
n. being contiguous |
| contiguous |
adj. ~ (fml ) touching; neighbouring; near |
| continence |
n. control of one's feelings, esp in sexual matters |
| contingency |
n. event that may or may not occur; event that happens
by chance |
| contingent |
adj. ~ on/upon sth dependent on sth that may or may
not happen |
| continuance |
n. continuing existence; remaining; staying |
| continuation |
n. carrying sth on beyond a certain point without stopping;
prolongation |
| continuity |
n. state of being continuous |
| continuous |
adj. going on without stopping or being interrupted |
| contort |
v. ~ (with sth) (cause sth to) twist out of its natural
shape |
| contraband |
n. goods brought into or taken out of a country illegally |
| contradiction |
n. contradicting |
| contradictory |
adj. contradicting |
| contraposition |
A placing opposite. |
| contravene |
v. act or be contrary to (a law, etc); break |
| contribution |
n. ~ action of contributing |
| contrite |
adj. filled with or showing deep regret for having
done wrong; repentant |
| contrivance |
n. ~ device or tool, esp one made by an individual
for a particular purpose |
| contrive |
v. plan (sth) cleverly or deceitfully; invent; design |
| control |
n. ~ power or authority to direct, order or limit |
| controller |
n. person who controls or directs sth, esp a department
or division of a large organization |
| contumacious |
adj. obstinate and disobedient |
| contumacy |
n. obstinate resistance or disobedience |
| contusion |
n. bruise |
| convalesce |
v. regain one's health and strength after an illness |
| convalescence |
n. gradual recovery of health and strength . convalescent
n, adj (person who is) recovering from illness |
| convene |
v. summon to come together; arrange (a meeting, etc) |
| convenience |
n. quality of being convenient or suitable; freedom
from trouble or difficulty |
| converge |
v. ~ ~ (at sth) (of lines, moving objects, etc) (come
towards each other and) meet at a point |
| convergent |
tending to move toward one point or to approach each
other:CONVERGING |
| conversant |
adj. ~ with sth having knowledge of sth; familiar with
sth |
| conversion |
n. ~ (into/to sth) converting or being converted |
| convertible |
adj. ~ that can be converted |
| convex |
adj. with a curved surface like the outside of a ball |
| conveyance |
n. conveying |
| convivial |
adj. cheerful and sociable; fond of being with others |
| convolution |
n. coil; twist |
| convolve |
To move with a circling or winding motion. |
| convoy |
n. group of vehicles or ships travelling together |
| convulse |
v. cause to make sudden violent uncontrollable movements |
| convulsion |
n. sudden violent uncontrollable body movement, caused
by contraction of muscles |
| copious |
adj. plentiful; abundant |
| coquette |
n. girl or woman who flirts |
| cornice |
n. ornamental moulding, eg in plaster, round the walls
of a room, just below the ceiling . |
| cornucopia |
n. ornamental animal's horn shown in art as overflowing
with flowers, fruit and corn, symbolizing abundance , |
| corollary |
n. ~ (fml ) natural consequence or result; thing that
logically must be so, once sth else has been established |
| coronation |
n. ceremony of crowning a king, a queen or some other
sovereign ruler |
| coronet |
n. small crown worn by a peer or peeress |
| corporal |
adj. of the human body |
| corporate |
adj. of or shared by all the members of a group; collective |
| corporeal |
adj. of or for the body; bodily |
| corps |
n. military force made up of two or more divisions |
| corpse |
n. dead body |
| corpulent |
adj. (of a person or his body) fat |
| corpuscle |
n. any of the red or white cells in the blood |
| correlate |
v. ~ ~ A and/with B have a mutual relation or connection,
esp of affecting or depending on each other; (try to)
show such a relation or connection between sth and sth
else |
| correlative |
adj. having or showing a relation to sth else |
| corrigible |
Capable of reformation. |
| corroborate |
v. confirm or give support to |
| corrode |
v. ~ (away) be destroyed or destroy (sth) slowly, esp
by chemical action |
| corrosion |
n. corroding or being corroded; corroded area or part |
| corrosive |
n, adj that corrodes |
| corruption |
n. corrupting or being corrupted |
| cosmetic |
n. substance for putting on the body, esp the face,
to make it beautiful |
| cosmic |
adj. of the whole universe or cosmos |
| cosmogony |
n. theory of the origin and development of the universe |
| cosmography |
The science that describes the universe, including
astronomy, geography, and geology. |
| cosmology |
n. scientific study of the universe and its origin
and development |
| cosmopolitan |
adj. containing people from all over the world |
| cosmopolitanism |
A cosmopolitan character. |
| cosmos |
the cosmos n the universe, ie all space, seen as a
well-ordered system |
| counteract |
v. act against and reduce the force or effect of |
| counterbalance |
n. ~ weight or force that balances another |
| counterfeit |
n, adj made or done so that it is very similar to another
thing, in order to deceive; fake |
| counterpart |
n. person or thing that corresponds to or has the same
function as sb or sth else |
| countervail |
counterbalance |
| countryman |
n. person living in or born in the same country(1a)
as sb else |
| courageous |
adj. brave; fearless |
| course |
n. forward movement in time |
| courser |
A fleet and spirited horse. |
| courtesy |
n. courteous behaviour; good manners |
| covenant |
n. formal agreement that is legally binding |
| covert |
adj. concealed; not open; secret |
| covey |
n. small flock of partridges |
| cower |
v. crouch down or move backwards in fear or distress |
| coxswain |
n. man in charge of a ship's rowing-boat and its crew |
| crag |
n. high, steep or rugged mass of rock |
| cranium |
n. (anatomy ) bony part of the head enclosing the brain;
skull ; |
| crass |
adj. (fml derog , ) complete; very great; utter |
| creak |
v. make a harsh sound like that of an unoiled door-hinge,
or badly-fitting floor-boards when trodden on |
| creamery |
n. place where milk, cream, butter, etc are sold |
| credence |
n. attach/give credence to sth (fml ) believe (gossip,
reports, etc) |
| credible |
adj. that can be believed; believable |
| credulous |
adj. too ready to believe things |
| creed |
n. system of beliefs or opinions, esp religious beliefs |
| crematory |
A place for cremating dead bodies. |
| crevasse |
n. deep open crack in the ice of a glacier |
| crevice |
n. narrow opening or crack in a rock, wall, etc , |
| criterion |
n. standard by which sth is judged |
| critique |
n. critical analysis |
| crockery |
n. cups, plates, dishes, etc made of baked clay , |
| crucible |
n. pot in which metals are melted |
| crusade |
n. any one of the military expeditions by the European
Christian countries to recover the Holy Land from the
Muslims in the Middle Ages |
| crustacean |
n. any of various types of animal that have a hard
outer shell and live mostly in water; shellfish ; |
| crustaceous |
Having a crust-like shell. |
| cryptogram |
n. message written in code |
| crystallize |
To bring together or give fixed shape to. |
| cudgel |
n. short thick stick or club |
| culinary |
adj. of or for cooking |
| cull |
v. kill (a certain number of usu weaker animals) in
a herd, in order to reduce its size |
| culpable |
adj. ~ deserving blame; blameworthy |
| culprit |
n. person who has done sth wrong; offender |
| culvert |
n. drain that crosses beneath a road, railway, etc;
underground channel for electrical cables ; |
| cupidity |
n. greed, esp for money or possessions |
| curable |
adj. that can be cured |
| curator |
n. person in charge of a museum, an art gallery, etc |
| curio |
n. small object that is quite rare or unusual |
| cursive |
adj. with letters rounded and joined together |
| cursory |
adj. done quickly and not thoroughly; (too) hurried |
| curt |
adj. (of a speaker, his manner, what he says) rudely
brief; abrupt |
| curtail |
v. make shorter or less; reduce |
| curtsy |
A downward movement of the body by bending the knees. |
| cycloid |
Like a circle. |
| cygnet |
n. young swan |
| cynical |
adj. of or like a cynic |
| cynicism |
n. cynical attitude |
| cynosure |
n. person or thing that attracts everybody's attention
or admiration; centre of attraction |
