Discover a comprehensive list of words starting with the letter ‘C’ to enhance your vocabulary and improve your writing skills.
- Cabal- a secret political faction or intrigue.
- Cache- a collection of items stored in a hidden place.
- Cacophony- a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
- Cajole- persuade by flattery or coaxing.
- Calamity- an event causing great and sudden damage or distress.
- Camaraderie- mutual trust and friendship among people.
- Candid- truthful and straightforward; frank.
- Canine- relating to or resembling a dog.
- Cantankerous- bad-tempered and argumentative.
- Capacious- having a lot of space inside; roomy.
- Capricious- given to sudden changes in mood or behavior.
- Captivate- attract and hold the interest and attention of.
- Carcinogenic- having the potential to cause cancer.
- Cardinal- of prime importance; fundamental.
- Carnivorous- feeding on other animals.
- Cascading- pouring down rapidly and in large quantities.
- Castigate- reprimand (someone) severely.
- Catalyst- a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction.
- Catharsis- the process of releasing strong or repressed emotions.
- Caucus- a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement.
- Caustic- able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action.
- Caveat- a warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations.
- Celestial- positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space.
- Censor- an official who examines materials to suppress parts deemed objectionable.
- Censure- express severe disapproval of (someone or something).
- Ceremony- a formal religious or public occasion.
- Chagrin- distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
- Chameleon- a small lizard known for changing color.
- Chaos- complete disorder and confusion.
- Charismatic- exercising a compelling charm that inspires devotion in others.
- Charlatan- a person falsely claiming to have special knowledge or skill.
- Chastise- rebuke or reprimand severely.
- Chicanery- the use of trickery to achieve political, financial, or legal purpose.
- Chivalrous- courteous and gallant, especially towards women.
- Choleric- bad-tempered or irritable.
- Choreography- the sequence of steps and movements in dance or figure skating.
- Chortle- laugh in a breathy, gleeful way.
- Chronic- persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
- Chronicle- a factual written account of important or historical events.
- Churlish- rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
- Cipher- a secret or disguised way of writing.
- Circumspect- wary and unwilling to take risks.
- Circumvent- find a way around (an obstacle).
- Clairvoyant- a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events.
- Clamor- a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.
- Clandestine- kept secret or done secretively.
- Clarion- a shrill, narrow-tubed war trumpet.
- Clemency- mercy; lenience.
- Cliché- a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
- Climactic- relating to or constituting a climax.
- Clinch- confirm or settle (a contract or bargain).
- Clique- a small group of people with shared interests or other similarities.
- Cloister- a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral.
- Coalesce- come together to form one mass or whole.
- Cobbler- a person who mends shoes as a job.
- Cohabit- live together and have a sexual relationship without being married.
- Coherent- logical and consistent.
- Colloquial- used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal.
- Collusion- secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy.
- Colossal- extremely large or great.
- Combustion- the process of burning something.
- Commence- begin; start.
- Commiserate- express or feel sympathy or pity.
- Commodious- roomy and comfortable (especially of furniture or a building).
- Communal- shared by all members of a community.
- Compact- closely packed together; dense.
- Comparative- perceptible by comparison; relative.
- Complacent- showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
- Complement- a thing that adds new qualities to something in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive.
- Complexion- the natural color, texture, and appearance of a person’s skin.
- Compulsion- the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something.
- Concave- curved inward.
- Concede- admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
- Concise- giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words.
- Conclave- a private meeting, especially one of Roman Catholic cardinals convened to elect a new pope.
- Concomitant- naturally accompanying or associated.
- Concord- agreement or harmony between people or groups.
- Concurrent- existing, happening, or done at the same time.
- Condolence- an expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death.
- Conduit- a channel for conveying water or other fluid.
- Conflagration- an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.
- Conflate- combine into one.
- Congenial- pleasant because of qualities or interests that are similar to one’s own.
- Conglomerate- a number of different things or parts that are put or grouped together to form a whole but remain distinct entities.
- Congruent- in agreement or harmony.
- Conjecture- an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
- Conjure- call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear by means of a magic ritual.
- Connive- secretly allow (something considered immoral, illegal, wrong, or harmful) to occur.
- Connoisseur- an expert judge in matters of taste.
- Consecrate- make or declare (something) sacred.
- Consensus- general agreement.
- Consonant- in agreement or harmony with.
- Conspicuous- standing out so as to be clearly visible.
- Conspiracy- a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
- Constellation- a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern.
- Consternation- feelings of anxiety or dismay.
- Constrain- compel or force (someone) toward a particular course of action.
- Construct- build or make (something, typically a building, road, or machine).
- Consult- seek information or advice.
- Consummate- showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect.
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