501. carnivorous : meat-eating
* The lion is a carnivorous animal.
504. carrion : rotting flesh of a dead body
* Buzzards are nature's scavengers; they eat the carrion left behind by other predators.
506. cascade : small waterfall
* We could not appreciate the beauty of the many cascades as we made detours around each of them to avoid getting wet.
509. casualty : serious or fatal accident
* The number of automotive casualties on this holiday weekend was high.
510. cataclysm : deluge; upheaval
* A cataclysm such as the French Revolution affects all countries.
511. catalyst : agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
* Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a catalyst.
512. catapult : slingshot; hurling machine
* Airplanes are sometimes launched from battleships by catapults.
513. cataract : great waterfall; eye abnormality
* She gazed with awe at the mighty cataract known as Niagara Falls.
514. catastrophe : calamity
* The Johnstown flood was a catastrophe.
524. cauterize : burn with hot iron or caustic
* In order to prevent infection, the doctor cauterized the wound.
526. cavalier : casual and offhand; arrogant
* Sensitive about having her ideas taken lightly, Marcia felt insulted by Mark's cavalier dismissal of her suggestion.
528. cede : transfer; yield title to
* I intend to cede this property to the city.
529. celerity : speed; rapidity
* Hamlet resented his mother's celerity in remarrying within a month after his father's death.
534. censure : blame; criticize
* He was censured for his inappropriate behavior.
536. centigrade : denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
* On the centigrade thermometer, the freezing point of water is zero degrees
537. centrifugal : radiating; departing from the center
* Many automatic drying machines remove excess moisture from clothing by centrifugal force.
539. centripetal : tending toward the center
* Does centripetal force or the force of gravity bring orbiting bodies to the earth's surface?
544. cessation : stopping
* The workers threatened a cessation of all activities if their demands were not met.
545. cession : yielding to another; ceding
* The cession of Alaska to the United States is discussed in this chapter.
552. champion : support militantly
* Martin Luther King, Jr., won the Nobel Peace Prize because he championed the oppressed in their struggle for equality.
573. chronic : long established, as a disease
* The doctors were finally able to attribute his chronic headaches and nausea a to traces of formaldehyde gas in his apartment.
574. chronicle : report; record (in chronological order)
* The gossip columnist was paid to chronicle the latest escapades of the socially prominent celebrities.
580. circuitous : roundabout
* Because of the traffic congestion on the main highways, she took a circuitous route.
581. circumlocution : indirect or roundabout expression
* He was afraid to call spade a spade and resorted to circumlocutions to avoid direct reference to his subject.
582. circumscribe : limit; confine
* Although I do not wish to circumscribe your activities, I must insist that you complete this assignment before you start anything else.
583. circumspect : prudent; cautious
* Investigating before acting, she tried always to be circumspect.
584. circumvent : outwit; baffle
* In order to circumvent the enemy, we will make two preliminary attacks in other sections before starting our major campaign.
586. cite : quote; commend
* She could cite passages in the Bible from memory.
590. clamor : noise
* The clamor of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap.
595. claustrophobia : fear of being locked in
* His fellow classmates laughed at his claustrophobia and often threatened to lock him in his room.
609. coalesce : combine; fuse
* The brooks coalesce into one large river.
615. coeval : living at the same time as; contemporary
* coeval with the dinosaur, the pterodactyl flourished during the Mesozoic era.
617. cogent : convincing
* She presented cogent arguments to the jury.
618. cogitate : think over
* cogitate on this problem; the solution will come.
619. cognate : related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
* The English word \mother\ cognate to the Latin word \mater,\ whose influence is visible in the words \maternal\ and \maternity.\
620. cognitive : having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental precesses
* Though Jack was emotionally immature, his cognitive development was admirable; he was very advanced intellectually.
621. cognizance : knowledge
* During the election campaign, the two candidates were kept in full cognizance of the international situation.
622. cohere : stick together
* Solids have a greater tendency to cohere than liquids.
623. cohesion : tendency to keep together
* A firm believer in the maxim \Divide and conquer,\ the emperor, by lies and trickery, sought to disrupt the cohesion of the free nations.
626. coincident : occurring at the same time
* Some people find the coincident events in Hardy's novels annoyingly improbable.
628. collaborate : work together
* Two writers collaborated in preparing this book.
630. collate : examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
* They collated the newly found manuscripts to determine their age.
631. collateral : security given for loan
* The sum you wish to borrow is so large that it must be secured by collateral.
633. colloquial : pertaining to conversational or common speech
* Your use of colloquial expressions in a formal essay such as the one you have presented spoils the effect you hope to achieve.
634. colloquy : informal discussion
* I enjoy our colloquies but I sometimes wish that they could be made more formal and more searching.
635. collusion : conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
* The swindlers were found guilty of collusion.
646. commensurate : equal in extent
* Your reward will be commensurate with your effort.
* The lion is a carnivorous animal.
504. carrion : rotting flesh of a dead body
* Buzzards are nature's scavengers; they eat the carrion left behind by other predators.
506. cascade : small waterfall
* We could not appreciate the beauty of the many cascades as we made detours around each of them to avoid getting wet.
509. casualty : serious or fatal accident
* The number of automotive casualties on this holiday weekend was high.
510. cataclysm : deluge; upheaval
* A cataclysm such as the French Revolution affects all countries.
511. catalyst : agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
* Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a catalyst.
512. catapult : slingshot; hurling machine
* Airplanes are sometimes launched from battleships by catapults.
513. cataract : great waterfall; eye abnormality
* She gazed with awe at the mighty cataract known as Niagara Falls.
514. catastrophe : calamity
* The Johnstown flood was a catastrophe.
524. cauterize : burn with hot iron or caustic
* In order to prevent infection, the doctor cauterized the wound.
526. cavalier : casual and offhand; arrogant
* Sensitive about having her ideas taken lightly, Marcia felt insulted by Mark's cavalier dismissal of her suggestion.
528. cede : transfer; yield title to
* I intend to cede this property to the city.
529. celerity : speed; rapidity
* Hamlet resented his mother's celerity in remarrying within a month after his father's death.
534. censure : blame; criticize
* He was censured for his inappropriate behavior.
536. centigrade : denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
* On the centigrade thermometer, the freezing point of water is zero degrees
537. centrifugal : radiating; departing from the center
* Many automatic drying machines remove excess moisture from clothing by centrifugal force.
539. centripetal : tending toward the center
* Does centripetal force or the force of gravity bring orbiting bodies to the earth's surface?
544. cessation : stopping
* The workers threatened a cessation of all activities if their demands were not met.
545. cession : yielding to another; ceding
* The cession of Alaska to the United States is discussed in this chapter.
552. champion : support militantly
* Martin Luther King, Jr., won the Nobel Peace Prize because he championed the oppressed in their struggle for equality.
573. chronic : long established, as a disease
* The doctors were finally able to attribute his chronic headaches and nausea a to traces of formaldehyde gas in his apartment.
574. chronicle : report; record (in chronological order)
* The gossip columnist was paid to chronicle the latest escapades of the socially prominent celebrities.
580. circuitous : roundabout
* Because of the traffic congestion on the main highways, she took a circuitous route.
581. circumlocution : indirect or roundabout expression
* He was afraid to call spade a spade and resorted to circumlocutions to avoid direct reference to his subject.
582. circumscribe : limit; confine
* Although I do not wish to circumscribe your activities, I must insist that you complete this assignment before you start anything else.
583. circumspect : prudent; cautious
* Investigating before acting, she tried always to be circumspect.
584. circumvent : outwit; baffle
* In order to circumvent the enemy, we will make two preliminary attacks in other sections before starting our major campaign.
586. cite : quote; commend
* She could cite passages in the Bible from memory.
590. clamor : noise
* The clamor of the children at play outside made it impossible for her to take a nap.
595. claustrophobia : fear of being locked in
* His fellow classmates laughed at his claustrophobia and often threatened to lock him in his room.
609. coalesce : combine; fuse
* The brooks coalesce into one large river.
615. coeval : living at the same time as; contemporary
* coeval with the dinosaur, the pterodactyl flourished during the Mesozoic era.
617. cogent : convincing
* She presented cogent arguments to the jury.
618. cogitate : think over
* cogitate on this problem; the solution will come.
619. cognate : related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature
* The English word \mother\ cognate to the Latin word \mater,\ whose influence is visible in the words \maternal\ and \maternity.\
620. cognitive : having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental precesses
* Though Jack was emotionally immature, his cognitive development was admirable; he was very advanced intellectually.
621. cognizance : knowledge
* During the election campaign, the two candidates were kept in full cognizance of the international situation.
622. cohere : stick together
* Solids have a greater tendency to cohere than liquids.
623. cohesion : tendency to keep together
* A firm believer in the maxim \Divide and conquer,\ the emperor, by lies and trickery, sought to disrupt the cohesion of the free nations.
626. coincident : occurring at the same time
* Some people find the coincident events in Hardy's novels annoyingly improbable.
628. collaborate : work together
* Two writers collaborated in preparing this book.
630. collate : examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
* They collated the newly found manuscripts to determine their age.
631. collateral : security given for loan
* The sum you wish to borrow is so large that it must be secured by collateral.
633. colloquial : pertaining to conversational or common speech
* Your use of colloquial expressions in a formal essay such as the one you have presented spoils the effect you hope to achieve.
634. colloquy : informal discussion
* I enjoy our colloquies but I sometimes wish that they could be made more formal and more searching.
635. collusion : conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
* The swindlers were found guilty of collusion.
646. commensurate : equal in extent
* Your reward will be commensurate with your effort.