C Set2

caricature	n. picture,description or imitation of sb/sth that exaggerates certain characteristics in order to amuse or ridicule
carillon	n. set of bells sounded either from a keyboard or mechanically
carnage	n. killing of many people
carnal	adj. of the body; sexual or sensual
carnivorous	adj. flesh-eating
carousal	(noisy party with) drinking and merry-making
carping	adj. tending to make petty complaints; fault-finding
carrion	n. dead and decaying flesh
cartographer	n. person who draws maps and charts
cascade	n. waterfall, esp one of a series forming a large waterfall
caste	n. any of the hereditary Hindu social classes
castigation	severe punishment
castrate	v. remove the testicles of (a male animal or person); geld
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
catalyst	n. substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without itself changing
catapult	n. Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic attached to it, used esp by children for shooting stones .
cataract	n. large steep waterfall
catastrophe	n. sudden great disaster or misfortune
catcall	n. shrill whistle expressing disapproval
catechism	n. summary of the principles of a religion in the form of questions and answers
categorical	adj. unconditional; absolute; explicit
cater	v. ~ (for sth/sb) provide food and services, esp at social functions
catharsis	n. (instance of the) release of strong feelings through the effect of art, esp drama
cathartic	adj. causing catharsis; purgative ; n. purgative drug
catholic	adj. = Roman Catholic (Roman)
caucus	n. (meeting of the) parliamentary members of a particular political party or any other legislature
caulk	v. make (esp a boat) watertight by filling the seams or joints with waterproof material
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
cavalcade	n. procession of people on horseback, in cars, etc
cavalier	n. Cavalier supporter of Charles I in the English Civil War
cavil	v. ~ (at sth) (fml ) make unnecessary complaints (about sth)
cede	v. ~ sth give up one's rights to or possession of sth
celerity	n. quickness
celestial	adj. of the sky
celibate	adj. remaining unmarried, esp for religious reasons
cemetery	n. area of land, not a churchyard, used for burying the dead ,
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 ;
censure	v. ~ sb criticize sb severely; rebuke sb formally
centaur	n. one of a tribe of creatures with a man's head, arms and upper body on a horse's body and legs
centigrade	adj. of or using a temperature scale with the freezing-point of water at 0 and the boiling-point at 100
centrifugal	adj. moving away from the centre or axis
centrifuge	n. rotating machine using centrifugal force to separate substances, eg milk and cream
centripetal	adj. moving towards the centre or axis