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chary

(adj) suspiciously reluctant to do something

chasm

(n) deep crack in earth; a difference

chaste

(adj) abstaining from sex

chasten

(v) to discipline with punishment

chastise

(v) to scold harshly

check

(v) to slow down

cherubic

(adj) baby-angel-like

chicanery

(n) use of trickery to achieve something

chide

(v) to scold

chimerical

(adj) imaginary, not realistic

chisel

(v) to cheat or deceive

chivalrous

(adj) respectful to women

choleric

(adj) bad-tempered

chortle

(v) (n) happy laugh

chronicle

(v) (n) a record of historical events in chronological order

churlish

(adj) rude and mean

circu(m) (root)

around

circuitous

(adj) not direct (route)

circumlocution

(n) use of excess words to be vague

circumspect

(adj) cautious

circumvent

(v) to bypass or overcome

clairvoyant

(n) (adj) (person) able to see the future

clamber

(v) to climb or crawl awkwardly

clandestine

(adj) secret

clangor

(n) a continuous loud banging sound

cleave

(v) to split

cleft

(adj) split, divided

clemency

(n) mercy

cliché

(adj) overused (idea)

climatic

(adj) relating to climate

clique

(n) small group of friends (negative)

clout

(n) influence or power

cloying

(adj) sickeningly sweet

coagulate

(v) (fluid) change to solid

coalesce

(v) coming together to form a whole

coalition

(n) an alliance

coddle

(v) to overprotect

codify

(v) to arrange into a systematic code

coercion

(n) forcing someone to do something by threatening

cog (root)

learn, know

cogent

(adj) clear, logical, and convincing

cogitate

(v) to think or reflect deeply

cognate

(adj) (n) same or connected (language)

cognizance

(n) knowledge or awareness

coherent

(adj) logical; uniting to form a whole

coiffure

(n) hairstyle

coin

(v) to invent (new word)

colander

(n) bowl with holes