Vocabulary English-English With C Part 2
Cell (noun)
a small compartment, cavity, or bounded space
- In the country's Muslim south, the police arrested three men they said were members of a terrorist cell that was planning to attack embassies and entertainment spots.
Cellulose (noun)
the chief substance composing the cell walls or fibers of all plant tissue
- Starch and cellulose are complex carbohydrates.
Cement (verb)
to join or unite or as with cement
- It began in the early 1970s, when lesbian and gay couples applied for marriage licenses, asked courts to allow one partner to adopt the other, and took other steps to legally cement their relationship.
Cemetery (noun)
a place for the burial of the dead; a graveyard
- Many of the soldiers killed while fighting in Vietnam have been buried in a cemetery in Washington D.C.
Centrist (adjective)
moderate, not extreme
- The Senate bill was centrist enough for Republican Leader Frist and Democratic Leader Tom Daschle to support it.
Certified (adjective)
to confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine
- A laboratory certified clarity rating of SI2 represents the point at which inclusions in a diamond are technically not apparent to the average naked eye.
Chameleon (noun)
any of the various American lizards capable of changing their color
- Usually, the green anole lizard is sold in pet shops as a chameleon, but actually the true chameleon and the green anole are different animals.
Championing (noun)
to aid the cause by approving or favoring
- His speeches and writings (especially a newspaper series signed "Novanglus" in 1775) articulating the colonial cause and his brilliant championing of American rights in Congress caused Thomas Jefferson to call him the "Colossus of Independence."
Charm (noun)
the power or quality or attracting
- And whereas a lot of eastern and San Francisco investors lost money, this has become one of the enduring charms of Death Valley, adding a human dimension to the natural mystique.
Cherish (verb)
the recognize the value of; to have the highest regard for
- Americans cherish the freedom of owning a car.
Chivalry (noun)
respectful attention, especially toward women
- Cervantes's book was read as a parody of novels of chivalry until the Romantics revealed its true importance as a novel.
Chlorophyll (noun)
green pigment found in plant cells
- Many types of seaweed and other plants that do not appear to be green also have chlorophyll and therefore can convert the sun's energy into food.
Chronicle (verb)
a recounting of past events
- The Titanic, though largely a fictional romance movie, is believed to chronicle some historical events of the doomed ship.
Cipher (noun)
a totally insignificant person
- Dead due to the extreme cold, a cipher’s body was found in the snow just outside of town.
Circle (noun)
a group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
- An electronic funds transfer system called E.F.T. in banking circles is replacing the paperwork in banking processes.
Circuit (noun)
a course, process, or journey that ends where it began or repeats itself
- The radio talk show host is going a public speaking circuit for the next months.
Circulated (adjective)
something which is passed out
- The New York Times is one of the most widely circulated US newspapers.
Civilian (noun)
one not on active duty in a military, police, or fire fighting force; outsider
- Scientists and privacy experts who already have seen the use of face recognition technologies at a Super Bowl and monitoring cameras in London are concerned about the potential impact of the emerging technologies if they are applied to civilians by commercial or government agencies outside the Pentagon.
Clad (adjective)
being covered or clothed with
- The park, with its glacier-clad mountains and rich growth of trees and flowers, is often called America's "last frontier."
Clairvoyance (noun)
the supposed ability to perceive things that are not in sight or that cannot be seen
- Cervantes's work, a keen critique of the literature of his time, presented the clash between reality and the ideals which Don Quixote sought to revive, and at the same time originated the theme of the clairvoyance of insanity.
Clarity (noun)
the condition of being clean and free of contaminants
- The value of a diamond is determined by its exact quality as defined by the 4C's: Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat Weight.
Clash (verb)
to fail to be in agreement with
- Larry clashed with his professor over the grade he had received on his research paper.
Claw (noun)
pointed horny nail on an animal’s foot
- With its razor sharp claws and powerful jaw, the bear is one of the most dangerous predators in a forest.
Clearing (noun)
the act of removing the wood and brush from a tract of land
- Unaware of the dangers of deforestation, early settlers made clearings, after which they could plant crops and build settlements.
Clump (verb)
to move heavily; to be of an irregular shape or of an indefinite size
- We can imagine a cloud of weakly interacting massive particles clumped around our galaxy, with the solar system sweeping through this cloud as we orbit the center of the Milky Way.
Clumsiness (noun)
the act of lacking skillfulness in the use of the hands and the body and grace in physical movement
- Despite the slowness and clumsiness of porcupines on the ground, they are good climbers because they have long, curving claws on all four paws.
Cluster (noun)
a number of entities making up or considered a unit
- Amphibians lay clusters of eggs in bushes in close proximity to ponds.
Cocoon (noun)
a shell-like container
- We'd all be a lot kinder and gentler if the driver's seat were lashed to the front bumper instead of encased in a padded steel cocoon.
Cognition (noun)
the process of knowing in the broadest sense
- Welcome to today’s seminar about the Cognition and Perception Program offered through the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan.
Coherent (adjective) logically connected, consistent
- The planning stage of writing requires one to put his ideas into a coherent, purposeful order appropriate to his readers.
Cold-shoulder (verb)
to give intentionally cold or unsympathetic treatment
- Asked if he would repeat his anti-Bush message in person, Mandela replied: "You assume that he is going to meet me. I wouldn't make that assumption. I have said what I wanted to say and I don't have to repeat it." It was unclear who would cold-shoulder whom.
Collaborate (verb)
to work together toward a common end
- Quincy Jones' first major success as a pop music producer came in the early 1960's when he collaborated with Lesley Gore to create a dozen pop hits including It's My Party and Judy's Turn to Cry.
Collapse (noun)
an abrupt, disastrous failure
- The balance of fusion reactions versus gravitational collapse which occurred in this little cloud is fondly referred to as a star, and this story is about the birth and life of the closest star to Earth, the Sun.
Collectively (adverb)
the manner of gathering something into a whole; characteristic of a group acting together
- Collectively, these frozen archives give scientists unprecedented views of global climate over the eons.
Collide (verb)
to come together or come up against with force
- Particles within the cloud's center (core) became so densely packed that they often collided and stuck (fused) together.
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