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Cacophonous – Harsh or discordant sound.
Cadaver – Dead body
Caduceus – Emblem of medical profession and US army medical corps.
Caliber – Diameter of bore of gun – degree of merit.
Calligraphy – Beautiful writing
Calorimeter – An instrument used for measuring quantities of heat.
Canon – Church law body of principles.
carburettor – a device in an internal combustion engine for mixing air with a fine spray of liquid fuel.
Cardiac – Pertaining to the heart
Cardinal – Of prime importance
Cardiograph – A medical instrument for tracing heat movements.
Caries – Dental decay
Carniology – Describe the habits, merits and demerits of a man by seeing his skull carniologist.
Carnivore – Flesh eater – dogs – cats – lions etc
Carnivorous – an animal feeding on other animals.
Carrion – Dead and putrifying flesh
Catastrophe – Denotes the last stage of a tradegy.
Celibate – One who resolved not to marry.
Centipede – An insect with many legs.
Cervine – Of deers or the deer family – Deerlike.
Chagrin – Vexation from humiliation or disappointment.
Chemotherapy – Controls of infections by chemicals.
Chiarascuro – Distribution of light and shade in a picture.
Chiromanchy – Fortune telling through palm reading – palmistry.
Chronology – Arrangements of events according to dates or times of occurrence.
Chronological – (of a record of events) following the order in which they occurred.
Chronometer – An instrument kept on board ship for measuring accurate time.
Cinematography – the art of photography and camerawork in film-making.
Circumlocution – A round about way of speaking.
Clarify – Make clear.
Classic – That which is acclaimed as an excellent work.
Clio – Greek muse of history.
Coalesce – Grow into one – Blend – unite – fuse.
Coercion – Intimidation by threat or duress – forceful – compulsion.
Coeval – Of the same age or duration – Contemporary with.
Cognomen – Surname or nickname.
Colleague – Those who work in the same department.
colliery – a coal mine and the buildings and equipment associated with it.
Comatose – In a coma – Lacking energy – Lethargic.
Comely – Pleasing in appearance – fair – pretty.
Commutator – Device for reversing direction of electrical current.
Compensation – Money given for requisitioned property.
concatenate – Linked together
concentric – Having the same center.
conflagration – an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.
connoisseur – Me who is well versed in any subject a critical judge of any art particularly fine arts.
Connoisseur – Expert in art – the fine arts.
Contagious Disease – A disease which spreads by contact.
Contemporary – A man living in the same age with another.
Contemporary – One who lives at the same time of another
Continent – Restrained in regard to desires or passion – especially to sexual desires.
Convalescence – The gradual recovery from illness.
Converge – To meet in a point (Rays & illness).
Cooper – Maker of casks or barrels.
Copy-right – Exclusive right to publish a book.
Coral reef – are underwater ecosystems formed by corals.
Cosmopolitan – One who is free from national limitations.
castigate – Correct by punishing.
Creditor – One to whom a debt is owing.
Credulity – Trust without proper evidence readiness to believe.
Credulous – A person who readily believes others.
Credulous – Too ready to believe
Crescograph – Instrument used for measuring the growth of plants.
crescendo – Gradual increase in force – volume – loudness.
Crisis – Turning point of danger or disease.
Cryogenies – Branch of physics dealing with very low temparature.
Cryptograph – Secret writing.
Crystallography – Science of crystallization.
Cygnet – Young swan.
cynosure – Centre of interest – something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance.
Cytogenetics – Cell formation.
Cytology – Dealing with cells.
One Word – Sentence
Debacle – Sudden collapse – general break-up – violent rush.
Debtor – One who owes money to another.
Decalogue – Ten commandments.
Decelerate – Slow down.
Defendant – One who is sued by the plaintiff.
Deism – Got birth and followed principles in a particular caste but telling, he is not god.
Deist – One who believes in the existence of god.
Delettante – An admirer by the people
Deliquisic – Become liquide by absorbing moisture from the air – Melt away.
Delittante – One who takes up an art – dabbler – a lover of fine arts.
Deluge – Anything that overwhelms like a flood – great flood – rain.
Democracy – The gout formed by the people.
Demography – Science of vital and social statistics.
Demonology – Relating to devils – ghost and other terror things.
Depilate – Remove hair from.
Dermatologist – One who treated skin diseases.
Desiccate – Dry thoroughly – Remove moisture from.
Despondent – High – Spirited – Overflowing with enthusiasm – boiling up.
Despotism – Is a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power.
Detente – the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.