catholic:broadly sympathetic; liberal
caustic:burning; sarcastically biting
celestial:heavenly
celibate:unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
centigrade:measure of temperature used widely in Europe
centrifugal:radiating; departing from the center
cerebral:pertaining to the brain of intellect
chaffing:bantering; joking
chaotic:in utter disorder
chary:cautiously watchful
chaste:pure
checkered:marked by changes in fortune
chimerical:fantastic; highly imaginative
choleric:hot-tempered
chronic:long established as a disease
churlish:boorish; rude
ciliated:having minute hairs
circuitous:roundabout
circumspect:prudent; cautious
clairvoyant:having foresight
clandestine:secret
clarion:shrill trumpetlike sound
climactic:relating to the highest point
cogent:convincing
cognate:allied by blood; of the same or kindred nature
coincident:occurring at the same time
colossal:huge
combustible:easily burned
comely:attractive; agreeable
commensurate:equal in extent
commodious:spacious and comfortable
compatible:harmonious; in harmony with
complacent:self-satisfied
complaisant:trying to please; obliging
compliant:yielding
concentric:having a common center
concise:brief and compact
concurrent:happening at the same time
condign:adequate; deservedly severe
congenital:existing at birth
conjugal:pertaining to marriage
connubial:pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state
consummate:complete
contentious:quarrelsome
contiguous:adjacent to; touching upon
contingent:conditional
contrite:penitent
contumacious:disobedient; resisting authority
conversant:familiar with
convivial:festive; gay; characterized by joviality
copious:plentiful
corporeal:bodily; material
corpulent:very fat
corrosive:eating away by chemicals or disease
cosmic:pertaining to the universe; vast
covert:secret; hidden; implied
covetous:avaricious; eagerly desirous of
coy:shy; modest; coquettish
crabbed:sour; peevish
crass:very unrefined; grossly insensible
craven:cowardly
crestfallen:dejected; dispirited
cryptic:mysterious; hidden; secret
culinary:relating to cooking
cursory:casual; hastily done
