courier
3 h: a: q; h: dmessenger) a# p1 O6 H9 c" [& d
court
# R/ j6 e0 B2 M: Yattempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster( Q" J1 e* Q, {) k
covenant
; u- b' m, d; Z! D2 G; h" Zbinding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise
4 p2 e* G. x" O% i: Pcovert & D R/ S( B! E! G& X
secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt: _. |6 t" S) V% I. U
covetous 9 j5 [# v) a- y+ y- M
avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions)
# W0 i4 v$ q5 L& L. A( u& tcow 4 V0 t+ t7 j2 m/ x; b
terrorize; intimidate
( B0 J! }- S( w! @cower 3 I& }3 n3 C! [* H/ O* a
shrink quivering as from fear; cringe( n, L! u, l) V! G1 U0 k
coy 0 E4 j) C: j1 f% b Y. i) b1 w; X2 }( A
shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer
2 X: h; V% B8 k2 {cozen 9 }$ h5 [" F7 {- X1 Q
cheat; hoodwink; swindle& c. F2 `/ O7 {5 @
crabbed
: L; A8 }1 y) c7 n* ~ E, `3 Nsour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting
/ g2 h7 m B4 v* `$ R* n2 a* kcraft + w" w. X/ A& b; G6 z# k M) x
skill (esp. with one's hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning7 U. I+ g" J* D+ x3 L) J
crass
0 \1 @" r: T2 k" N% Avery unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior! a% m- ` X+ t0 V
crave ' u4 g1 E9 S" @0 j6 P/ c. x
desire; want intensely
6 O8 l6 Q* V( qcraven - p# |* S+ n, _
cowardly
5 |% {$ h0 N; ]credence 2 Y2 C. a$ O; V v: B
belief
# l8 e* r! I( e7 m' u0 \ m$ w" Ccredential
( N4 F3 [) \) devidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.
2 G) u: O" P! ^ F& g9 G+ Ecredo
) S1 h" i! |7 {" y" G: tcreed
3 K: U$ Q) V2 {0 |: jcredulity
$ b+ T- u) O4 a1 \5 ^belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous
! a1 ?( L; W2 D* {creed
- |! R) W+ K0 Y5 ~# z0 o$ f3 |system of religious or ethical belief: Q5 g3 u# c- R0 M3 R4 y
creep 9 A7 f) i. |/ J4 S: P
move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.
5 @, S5 B3 W- s u' X g2 jcremate
/ S& q/ K; {- g* z5 E# d& R9 Yincinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium3 Q( @& M6 v q" b9 }1 `( W' R
crescendo * H; t+ ?3 Z) y
increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent l$ z( A, B8 K
crest
" _9 J0 b$ F! N1 M. I9 E0 r' |: Mtop (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird3 a' O) {/ b3 J
crestfallen
2 f2 \. k! `4 y" b+ ~; Ndejected; dispirited5 W9 M% x" f% @ \
crevice 2 [) u8 _# `% d9 U, C# }
crack; fissure# V* `2 Z5 H& Y4 j
cringe # J" Q, K# G3 A4 a
shrink back as if in fear; cower
/ D6 l- I4 j7 @9 A/ M W5 `9 Ocrinkle
; t2 E" Q) A" r7 L' e/ U+ iwrinkle1 b8 V0 R5 m3 U& D
criteria
& _: j( I# J8 q; @/ u+ G" nstandards used in judging; CF. criterion1 D" q3 M$ p' w4 D$ t1 s
crochet
/ J& ~6 A3 y4 S# E) Dmake (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet
4 b; M' {3 U3 Qcrone
# P# t3 q6 X5 Thag; ugly old woman v; @3 [# W0 D1 L, z* T Q- T
cross & I. `$ N$ n/ G: c/ E5 P5 H
bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry
6 \! ~- U! M0 ~, U5 Xcrossbreed 8 D, ^8 }3 Z& e- v F. ], z6 t
hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed
; m& \& S+ k2 V$ j, U: B3 l$ acrotchety : j/ X( o, O z+ X5 {" M; S' z
(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion
9 [& f9 o4 Q9 z- \; s) G! ?crust
, x6 X. e, K( S/ }8 V$ Ehard outer covering (as of earth or snow)
9 g9 y9 J0 l$ J2 C6 Xcrux + {+ w; K) I+ N5 c0 k
essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance
; q" [- W& }, ]0 c3 K. N/ S+ xcrypt
) R' K) O3 Q" e# M) @secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church); d. J: ~1 `" z1 g* O
cryptic / C# V" z& w# o0 ]
mysterious; hidden; secret# f8 q9 X& \( ]+ v
cubicle
) c, M7 w( o" r) ~; _; B9 Ismall chamber used for sleeping or work# v6 K5 M$ j1 g- s' f- L% q. b
cue
0 L( g, Z! V: {8 C2 Lword or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to
2 |+ l+ R. F7 f, q# c7 icuisine
2 @+ ^) t q) Y& u" vstyle of cooking; Ex. French cuisine
; _( `! u D& z4 K. sculinary
* F N% v" A9 F" trelating to cooking or kitchen3 q1 t& C" x' W
cull
6 R8 o. W u, E( q0 ~# J1 o/ Hpick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N.' X* a3 P z- Q" r% `. p
culmination / E& z: F- Z! g
highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war
/ `/ Q! x* a& i( X% c. g1 i+ Iculpable 5 p+ j. {9 ^6 a9 Z% R" L
deserving blame; blameworthy
H4 N' E: a1 q+ k7 pculprit 4 e9 p( s5 y! Q1 N
one guilty of a crime
" }8 O% O# R* y% w1 C% Eculvert . W2 t" b4 s& L& ], ^( L9 a4 S
artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road- v: |" s, k) @! v/ x5 V5 [) Q- X
cumbersome 8 v c( m9 ]& d3 q9 @ p% n
heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform, B2 o: S4 P3 o$ ^4 @9 e9 q4 q
cumulative % u) w5 }: D4 \5 \
growing by addition; accumulative
% n7 q# B! O- z4 V/ xcunning , b- D$ Y* w* f
clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit
6 `$ [' Z1 y& ocupidity ) j" W' i9 h( X4 {9 O e" I
greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid
$ F$ H' e$ p$ ^! {4 a4 Xcurator
& e* e8 E" g; lsuperintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)3 v* C) r( Y- c9 f! A# U* o$ r
curb 2 J) a3 J: G. U
chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain
' G% b6 z5 R5 {4 o+ q& s! Kcurfew
1 A% `9 O+ F8 c! v2 K/ nregulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew+ Z. I" T* \9 G+ D. Z: o8 b
curmudgeon + T$ n( ^4 s$ N
churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person
% O" C% |" I4 _" wcursive
* w0 H# h! R$ _* h, K(of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined
! ~! x! d* x: b* _7 Q" ncursory * Q+ M% U& R9 M$ q. {& \% D
casual; hastily done with little attention to detail( ?' l! s d: `! ?! b+ A" R
curtail
# _0 i; X/ Q, `; K7 H) Y' |shorten; reduce
# K0 S$ p8 }- A, J; `cynical : l5 o- T3 L7 ~. T8 r
skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness
6 W. v; ^, \- M0 S* g0 vcynosure ; ?: b0 q, ?! H+ O# H+ g
object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor |
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