C Set1

cabal	n. secret political plot
cache	n. place for hiding food, treasure or weapons
cacophonous	(adj.) sounding jarring
cacophony	n. loud unpleasant mixture of discordant sounds
cadaver	n. dead body of a person; corpse ;
cadaverous	adj. looking like a corpse; very pale and gaunt ;
cadence	n. rhythm in sound
cadet	n. young person training to become a policeman or an officer in the armed forces
cajole	v. ~ sb(into/out of sth); ~ sb (into/out of doing sth) persuade sb (to do sth) by flattery or deceit; coax sb
calamity	n. serious misfortune or disaster
calculated	undertaken after considering the likelihood of success or failure
caldron	= cauldron
caliber	ability; capacity
calligraphy	n. beautiful handwriting
callous	adj. cruelly insensitive or unsympathetic
callow	adj. immature and inexperienced
callus	n. area of thick hardened skin
calorific	adj. of or producing heat
calumny	n. false statement about sb, made to damage his character
camaraderie	n. friendship and mutual trust; comradeship ;
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
camp	n. place where people (eg holiday-makers, Scouts or explorers) live temporarily in tents or huts
canard	n. false report or rumour
candor	unreserved, honest, or sincere expression:FORTHRIGHTNESS
canine	adj. of, like or relating to dogs
canker	n. disease that destroys the wood of plants and trees
canny	adj. shrewd and careful, esp in business matters
cant	n. insincere talk, esp about religion or morality; hypocrisy ;
cantankerous	adj. bad-tempered; quarrelsome ;
cantata	n. short musical work, often on a religious subject, sung by soloists and usu a choir, accompanied by an orchestra
canter	n. (of a horse) movement that is faster than a trot but slower than a gallop
canto	n. any of the main divisions of a long poem
canvass	v. ~ (for sth) go around an area asking (people) for (political support)
capacious	adj. that can hold much; roomy
capacity	n. ability to hold or contain sth
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 ;
capricious	adj. characterized by sudden changes in attitude or behaviour; unpredictable; impulsive
capsize	v. overturn or be overturned
caption	n. short title or heading of an article in a magazine, etc ,
captious	adj. fond of criticizingor raising objections about unimportant matters; quibbling ;
carafe	n. glass container in which wine or water are served at meals .
carapace	n. shell on the back of a tortoise or crustacean
carat	n. unit of weight (
carcinogenic	[ carcinogen: ] "carcino'genic adjective
cardinal	adj. most important; chief; fundamental
cardiologist	n.
careen	v. turn on its side (esp for cleaning or repairing)
career	n. profession or occupation with opportunities for advancement or promotion
carefree	adj. without responsibilities or worries; cheerful