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  1. caboose
    a car on a freight train for use of the train crew
  2. cadenza
    a solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music
  3. cadet
    a military trainee (as at a military academy)
  4. calorimetric
    of or relating to the measurement of heat
  5. cameraman
    a photographer who operates a movie camera
  6. cancel
    declare null and void
  7. candidate
    someone who is considered for something
  8. canopy
    a covering (usually of cloth) that shelters an area
  9. capitalist
    of an economic system based on private ownership
  10. capsize
    overturn accidentally
  11. captain
    the leader of a group of people
  12. carbonate
    treat with carbon dioxide
  13. carnage
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  14. carrier
    a person or firm transporting people or goods or messages
  15. cask
    a cylindrical container that holds liquids
  16. casualty
    someone injured or killed in an accident
  17. catalytic
    relating to or causing or involving catalysis
  18. cataract
    disease that involves the clouding of the lens of the eye
  19. catastrophe
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  20. catch
    take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of
  21. cavity
    a space that is enclosed or surrounded by something
  22. celluloid
    flammable substance used in motion-picture and X-ray film
  23. census
    a periodic count of the population
  24. centralization
    the act of gathering or bringing to one place
  25. century
    a period of 100 years
  26. cereal
    grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat
  27. champion
    someone who has won first place in a competition
  28. chapel
    a place of worship that has its own altar
  29. charm
    attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
  30. chase
    go after with the intent to catch
  31. check off
    put a check mark on or near or next to
  32. cheek
    either side of the face below the eyes
  33. chef
    a professional cook
  34. chessman
    any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  35. child
    a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
  36. choker
    a high tight collar
  37. chronology
    an arrangement of events in time
  38. circulate
    move through a system and return to the starting point
  39. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state
  40. civics
    the study of the duties and rights of citizenship
  41. clarinet
    a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
  42. climatologist
    an expert in long-term weather patterns
  43. clumsy
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  44. cluster
    a grouping of a number of similar things
  45. cobweb
    a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web
  46. cockatoo
    a white or light-colored crested parrot often kept as a pet
  47. cognate
    related by blood
  48. collapse
    break down, literally or metaphorically
  49. collision
    an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object
  50. colonel
    a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
  51. colonial
    relating to a body of people who settle far from home
  52. colony
    a group of organisms of the same type living together
  53. colorless
    weak in color; not colorful
  54. commando
    an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
  55. commonwealth
    a political system in which power lies in a body of citizens
  56. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  57. condor
    the largest flying bird in the western hemisphere
  58. confection
    a food rich in sugar
  59. confrontation
    discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
  60. congealed
    congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling
  61. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  62. constitutional
    existing as an essential characteristic
  63. contamination
    the state of being corrupted by contact or association
  64. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  65. controversy
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  66. convention
    the act of meeting formally
  67. convoy
    the act of escorting while in transit
  68. convulsion
    a violent uncontrollable contraction of muscles
  69. copper nose
    enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
  70. correspond
    take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
  71. corrupt
    dishonest or immoral or evasive
  72. cortex
    the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure
  73. cosmetic
    serving a decorative rather than a useful purpose
  74. cotton
    a bushy mallow plant bearing bolls with fibers used to make fabric
  75. counterattack
    an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
  76. couple
    two items of the same kind
  77. cowcatcher
    an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
  78. credentials
    a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
  79. credo
    any system of principles or beliefs
  80. creel
    a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish
  81. crock
    an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
  82. crocodile
    a large aquatic reptile with a long snout and sharp teeth
  83. croon
    sing softly
  84. crossover
    a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
  85. cruiser
    a large fast warship
  86. cruse
    small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)
  87. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  88. cubic
    having three dimensions
  89. cult
    a system of religious beliefs and rituals
  90. cupid
    a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow
  91. curfew
    an order that after a certain time activities are prohibited
  92. curling
    a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
  93. curtain
    hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
  94. cushy
    not burdensome or demanding
  95. wall
    an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
  96. walrus
    either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
  97. wampum
    small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
  98. warlord
    a military leader who controls a region or territory
  99. warp
    bend or twist out of shape
  100. weapon
    any instrument used in fighting or hunting
  101. weird
    strikingly odd or unusual
  102. whisk
    a mixer incorporating a coil of wires
  103. whiteout
    a weather condition where snow makes it hard to see
  104. wholesome
    characteristic of physical or moral well-being
  105. wicked
    having committed unrighteous acts
  106. wicker
    flexible branches or twigs that can be woven together
  107. wimple
    a headdress of cloth
Created on 三月 4, 2011 (updated 三月 4, 2011)

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