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Cabal
n. a secret club or clique that uses artifice and intrigue to seek power
Cabalism
n. a quality unique to or relating to a cabal
Cabinet
n. a cupboard usually having doors and shelves and drawers that is often used for storage
Cacophony
n. dissonance; harsh or strident noise
Cadaverous
adj. relating to a corpse; very thin, bony or gaunt
Cadence
n. the rhythmic flow of sounds in a spoken verse
Cadenza
n. a brilliant, technically complex, often improvised solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music
Caitiff
adj. cowardly; despicable
Cajole
v. to coax; to persuade with gentle urging or flattery
Cajolery
n. the act of cajoling
Calculable
adj. capable of being calculated
Calculus
n. a mathematical method that involves use of special notation and is concerned with limits and the integration and differentiation of functions
Callosity
n. callousness, hardheartedness; a patch of skin that is thick and hard due to continual pressure or friction
Callow
adj. immature; lacking in sophistication
Calorie
n. the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius at one atmospheric pressure
Calumny
n. a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions intended to harm that person's reputation
Calvary
n. a hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus Christ was buried
Calvinism
n. a theological system based on the teachings and observations of John Calvin that emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the doctrine of predestination and the depravity of humankind
Calvinize
v. to convert to Calvinism
Came
n. a slim grooved lead rod used to hold panes of glass together, as in a stained glass window
Cameo
n. a carving or engraving of a profiled head in low relief on a stone or shell
Campaign
n. a series of actions or operations designed to achieve a particular goal
Canaanite
n. one of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was claimed by the Israelites
Canary
adj. having a moderate yellow color
Candid
adj. fair; free from prejudice or bias
Candor
n. unreserved sincerity; fairness; kindliness
Canine
adj. relating to dogs
Canon
n. a rule, set of principles or dogma decreed by a church or philosophical council
Cant
v. to tilt or pitch to one side
Cantata
n. a musical piece comprised of vocal solos, duets and choruses that is sung to an instrumental accompaniment
Canto
n. one of the major divisions of a lengthy poem
Cantonment
n. temporary living quarters for military troops
Capacious
adj. roomy; spacious
Capillary
n. any of the tiniest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules within the body
Capitulate
v. to surrender to an enemy; to acquiesce; to comply
Caprice
n. an impulsive and seemingly unmotivated desire, idea or action
Caption
n. a brief, explanatory description or explanation accompanying an illustration or a motion picture frame
Captious
adj. tending to call attention to trivial faults in an attempt to confuse or entangle in argument
Captivate
v. to attract; to capture by use of some irresistible charm or trait
Carcass
n. the corpse of an animal
Cardiac
adj. relating to the heart organ
Cardinal
adj. of grave importance
Caret
n. a wedge-shaped mark used to indicate where something should be inserted in the text of a written work
Caricature
n. a portrait of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
Carnage
n. a bloody slaughter
Carnal
adj. crude, animal; marked by the appetites of the body
Carnivorous
adj. subsisting on animal tissues; meat eating
Carouse
v. to engage in drunken, boisterous behavior
Carrion
n. rotting flesh
Cartilage
n. tough, somewhat elastic tissue that is mostly converted to bone in adults
Cartridge
n. a container designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment
Caste
n. a social position conferred upon someone within a society which determines that person's social class
Castigate
v. to punish or chastise severely
Casual
adj. occurring by chance; marked by nonchalance; routine or ordinary
Casualty
n. a fatal accident; a victim
Cataclysm
n. a geographical or social catastrophe; a flood or earthquake
Cataract
n. a clouding of the natural lens of the eye that obstructs the passage of light
Catastrophe
n. an extreme and often irremediable tragic event resulting in great loss or misfortune
Cathode
n. the negatively-charged electrode of a diode
Catholicism
n. the practice of Catholic Christianity
Catholicity
n. universality; liberality of sentiments
Cat-o-nine-tails
n. a whipping device comprised of nine knotted cords fastened to a handle
Caucus
n. a political meeting composed of people belonging to the same political party or faction
Causal
adj. causing; involving cause
Caustic
adj. corrosive in chemical nature or tone; harsh or biting
Cauterize
v. to sear by burning or freezing; to deaden
Cede
v. to yield, concede or surrender
Censor
n. someone who supervises, maintains or condemns conduct and morals
Censorious
adj. severely critical
Census
n. a periodic population count
Centenary
adj. relating to a period of 100 years
Centiliter
n. metrically, one-hundredth of a liter (volume)
Centimeter
n. metrically, one-hundredth of a meter (length)
Centurion
n. in Rome, a military leader commanding 100 soldiers
Cereal
adj. relating to grain
Ceremonial
adj. relating to ceremony
Ceremonious
adj. relating to pomp and ceremony
Cessation
n. a pause, ceasing or stopping
Cession
n. concession; the act of yielding to another
Chagrin
n. a distress of mind induced by humiliation or shame
Chameleon
adj. characterized by frequent and inconsistent changes of appearance, ideas or character
Chancery
n. an office housing public or ecclesiastical records
Chaos
n. a state of extreme disorder and confusion
Characteristic
n. a prominent or distinguishing feature, trait or quality
Characterize
v. to qualify; to describe the peculiarities of
Charlatan
n. a fraud, quack or swindler who attracts customers with flamboyant tricks
Chasm
n. a gorge; a vast opening in a planetary surface
Chasten
v. to purify; to discipline through punishment and suffering
Chastise
v. to scold or punish severely; to castigate
Chastity
n. virtue; abstention from sexual relations; purity of mind and body
Chateau
n. a large, impressive country house or mansion
Chattel
n. mobile and tangible personal property; slaves
Check
v. to reprimand; to restrain or slow the development of; to investigate
Chiffon
n. a sheer silk or rayon fabric
Chivalry
n. the spirit of gentlemanly conduct
Cholera
n. an intestinal infection marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms caused by contaminated food or water
Choleric
adj. easy to anger
Choral
adj. relating to a singing group or choir
Christ
n. Jesus; a messiah, savior or expected deliverer
Christen
v. to baptize; to name
Christendom
n. Christianity
Chromatic
adj. characterized by hue or color
Chronology
n. a placement of events in time
Chronometer
n. a highly accurate timepiece
Cipher
v. to calculate arithmetically
Circulate
v. to circle or orbit; to follow a course that leads back to the starting point; to distribute
Circumference
n. the perimeter of a circle
Circumlocution
n. the act of indirectly expressing oneself; making a point in a roundabout way
Circumnavigate
v. to travel completely around a place via plane or ship; to bypass
Circumscribe
v. to restrict or confine a range or activity
Circumspect
adj. prudent; cautious; aware of all potential consequences
Citadel
n. a fortress or stronghold used as a command post and a shelter
Cite
v. to refer to or commend
Claimant
n. someone who claims a right or title
Clairvoyance
n. the ability to perceive things not ordinarily or readily accessible to the senses
Clamorous
adj. tumultuous; offensively noisy and insistent
Clan
n. a family or tribe; a group of people united by kinship or common interest
Clandestine
adj. conducted with secrecy
Clangor
n. a harshly loud, resounding noise
Clarify
v. to make clear or understandable
Clarion
n. a medieval trumpet noted for producing shrill, clear tones
Classify
v. to assign to a class or category
Clearance
n. official authorization allowing one to proceed with one's business
Clemency
n. leniency; mercy; mildness in disposition or temperature
Clement
adj. mild; inclined to be lenient or merciful
Close-hauled
adj. having a ship's sails set for sailing as close to the wind as the vessel will allow
Clothier
n. a maker and seller of clothes
Clumsy
adj. awkward, unwieldy; lacking grace or elegance; tactless
Coagulant
adj. a substance that produces coagulation
Coagulate
v. to curdle or clot; to thicken liquid; to form a group or mass
Coalescence
n. the fusion of diverse substances or entities into a whole
Coalition
n. an alliance of people or parties for the purpose of joint action
Coddle
v. to pamper; to indulge excessively
Codicil
n. a legal supplement to a will
Coerce
v. to compel by authoritative force
Coercion
n. the act of coercing
Coercive
adj. intended to coerce
Cogent
adj. convincing; appealing to reason; pertinent
Cognate
adj. related or similar in nature
Cognizant
adj. mindful of something; aware
Cohere
v. to adhere or cling to
Cohesion
n. unity; union; the act of sticking together
Cohesive
adj. producing cohesion
Coincide
v. to concur; to occur simultaneously; to correspond in nature
Coincidence
n. an occurrence in which events happen at the same time by accident but seem to have been arranged
Coincident
adj. harmonious or similar in nature; contemporary
Collaborate
v. to cooperate or work together in order to achieve a common goal
Collapse
v. to disintegrate; to cave in; to fall in a jumbled mass
Collapsible
adj. capable of folding in on itself for the sake of storage
Colleague
n. a professional associate or coworker
Collective
adj. aggregated; relating to being a group of individuals
Collector
n. someone who collects
Collegian
n. a college student or graduate
Collide
v. to clash together violently
Collier
n. a coal miner
Collision
n. a clash; a conflict of opposing ideas, attitudes or goals
Colloquial
adj. conversational; informal
Colloquialism
n. a colloquial expression
Colloquy
n. a dialogue or conversation
Collusion
n. a secret operation or agreement
Colossus
n. a gigantic person or thing
Comely
adj. lovely; becoming; pleasing to the eye or senses
Comestible
adj. edible
Comical
adj. relating to comedy; amusing
Commemorate
v. to distinguish by ceremony; to memorialize
Commentary
n. an ongoing series of interpretive remarks and explanations
Commingle
v. to combine or blend
Commissariat
n. an army food supply system
Commission
v. to assign a task
Commitment
n. a promise or obligation to perform a task in the future
Committal
n. a criminal act; consignment
Commodity
n. a valuable economic product
Commotion
n. a disruptive disturbance; civil unrest
Commute
v. to travel between two distinct places regularly
Comparable
adj. similar; inviting comparison
Comparative
adj. constituting a degree of comparison; relative
Comparison
n. the process of comparing, or examining two or more similar items to establish points of agreement and disagreement between them
Compensate
v. to make monetary payments to; to offset a defect or error
Competence
n. the quality of having the necessary skills or experience to perform a specific function; a degree of sufficiency
Competent
adj. properly pertinent; adequately capable of performing specific functions
Competitive
adj. inclined to compete
Competitor
n. a rival
Complacence
n. the quality of being content with one's present circumstances
Complacent
adj. satisfied with one's lot
Complaisance
n. the inclination to comply
Complaisant
adj. tending to comply with others' decisions or desires; eager to please
Complement
v. to contribute or add to
Complex
adj. complicated; composed of intricate parts
Compliant
adj. submissive; willing to conform
Complicate
v. to make complex or involved
Complication
n. an additional factor that introduces difficulty into an otherwise straightforward plan
Complicity
n. participation in a criminal act
Compliment
v. to offer a token of affection, respect or esteem
Component
n. an ingredient; a part of the whole
Comport
v. to behave in an appropriate manner
Composure
n. self-assurance; calmness of mind and bearing
Comprehensible
adj. capable of being understood or comprehended
Comprehension
n. the act of understanding or processing knowledge
Comprehensive
adj. inclusive; broadly applicable
Compress
v. to reduce in relative size by squeezing; to contract
Compressible
adj. capable of being compressed
Compression
n. the process of being compressed
Comprise
v. to be composed of; to include
Compulsion
n. an immediate, irresistible impulse to perform an action
Compulsory
adj. coerced; mandatory
Compunction
n. mental distress arising from one's conscience
Compute
v. to calculate
Concede
v. to acknowledge reluctantly; to yield
Conceit
n. a singular opinion; an elaborate metaphor
Conceive
v. to originate; to imagine
Concerto
n. a musical piece written for soloists and orchestra
Concession
n. the act of acknowledging an argumentative point
Conciliate
v. to reconcile
Conciliatory
adj. characterized by the inclination to reconcile
Conclusive
adj. irrefutable; relating to a conclusion or ending
Concord
n. harmony; agreeableness
Concordance
n. concord; agreement
Concur
v. to agree or approve; to coincide
Concurrence
n. cooperation; a simultaneous and often coincidental occurrence of events
Concurrent
adj. occurring simultaneously; convergent or parallel
Concussion
n. a brain injury resulting from a hard blow or collision
Condensation
n. the process by which vapor (such as water vapor) transforms into liquid (such as rain)
Condense
v. to contract; to make denser
Condescend
v. to belittle; to look down on; to flaunt one's assumed superiority in front of
Condolence
n. pity; an expression of sympathy for another's troubles
Conduce
v. to direct towards a desirable result
Conducive
adj. tending to aid or promote
Conductible
adj. capable of conducting, guiding, leading or conveying
Conduit
n. a channel such as a pipe or tube designed to convey something such as electricity or fluid
Confectionery
n. a sweet candy or delight
Confederacy
n. a political or military alliance established to achieve a common goal
Confederate
n. an ally or accomplice
Confer
v. to consult
Conferee
n. someone participating in a conference
Confessor
n. one that confesses; a priest charged with hearing confessions
Confidant
n. an intimate; someone who is entrusted with secrets
Confide
v. to impart secrets to; to trust; to have confidence in
Confidence
n. the quality of having faith in oneself; the state of being certain; a communication made in secret
Confident
adj. self-assured; certain; trustful
Confinement
n. the state of being limited or imprisoned
Confiscate
v. to authoritatively seize
Conflagration
n. fire; conflict
Confluence
n. a gathering, meeting or coming together or individuals, parties or substances
Confluent
n. a stream that flows into a larger stream or river
Conformable
adj. inclined to comply
Conformance
n. conformity; correspondence in form or manner
Conformation
n. adaptation; the process of conforming
Conformity
n. correspondence in form or manner; conformance
Confront
v. to meet face-to-face; to challenge or oppose
Congeal
v. to coagulate; to morph from a liquid into a solid
Congenial
adj. similar in disposition; existing together agreeably; pleasant
Congest
v. to clog; to accumulate in a small, narrow space
Congregate
v. to assemble; to gather into a group or crowd
Coniferous
adj. relating to evergreen trees or shrubs sporting needle-shaped leaves and cones
Conjecture
n. an inference or supposition based on incomplete evidence and guesswork
Conjoin
v. to join together
Conjugal
adj. relating to the state of marriage
Conjugate
adj. coupled; joined together in pairs
Conjugation
n. the act of being joined together or coupled
Conjunction
n. combination; concurrence; a linguistic form that combines words, clauses, phrases or sentences
Connive
v. to conspire; to cooperate secretly
Connoisseur
n. an expert who takes great pleasure in the esoteric subtleties of his particular art
Connote
v. to imply or convey implicitly
Connubial
adj. nuptial; relating to the married state
Conquer
v. to acquire by force; to vanquish militarily
Consanguineous
adj. sharing an ancestral origin
Conscience
n. an awareness of the morality of one's conduct, intentions or character
Conscientious
adj. scrupulous; careful; mindful of one's conscience
Conscious
adj. awake; able to perceive with a degree of controlled observation
Conscript
v. to draft or compel to enroll into service
Consecrate
v. to formally induct someone into a religious office
Consecutive
adj. successive; one after the other
Consensus
n. collective agreement; unanimity
Conservatism
n. the quality of preferring traditional beliefs and methods to innovative ideas or approaches
Conservative
adj. tending to uphold tradition in the face of change
Conservatory
n. a greenhouse; an educational institution dedicated to the fine arts
Consign
v. to transfer something or someone into another's care
Consignee
n. the recipient of a consigned individual or material good
Consignor
n. one that consigns something
Consistency
n. harmony of conduct, quality or features; persistency; degree of firmness, density or viscosity
Console
v. to comfort; to relieve one's grief
Consolidate
v. to unite; to strengthen or secure
Consonance
n. syllabic harmony or agreement in a string of words
Consonant
adj. marked by harmony or agreement; free from discord
Consort
n. spouse; companion
Conspicuous
adj. strikingly obvious; attracting attention
Conspirator
n. plotter; one that plots or conspires
Conspire
v. to secretly scheme, plot or contrive to do a harmful act that is unlawful in part because of the secret nature of the scheming, etc.
Constable
n. a police officer ranking below the sergeant; a small town public officer responsible for keeping the peace
Constellation
n. a distinct configuration of stars
Consternation
n. dismal confusion
Constituency
n. the registered voters that inhabit an electoral district
Constituent
n. any member of a constituency; an essential component or element
Constrict
v. to physically compress or squeeze; to inhibit
Consul
n. an appointed government official residing in a foreign country to represent the commercial interests of the appointing country's citizens
Consulate
n. the jurisdiction or office of a consul
Consummate
v. to complete or finalize a union or business deal
Consumption
n. the process of consuming or absorbing
Consumptive
adj. inclined to consume
Contagion
n. a poison; a corrupting contact or influence; a contagious disease
Contagious
adj. catching; communicable via contact; carrying a contagious disease
Contaminate
v. to corrupt, soil or infect by association
Contemplate
v. to meditate on; to consider or ponder
Contemporaneous
adj. occurring simultaneously
Contemporary
adj. contemporaneous; sharing a time period; modern
Contemptible
adj. pitiable; despicable; scurvy
Contemptuous
adj. expressing contempt
Contender
n. one that strives in a contest against difficulties
Contiguity
n. proximity
Contiguous
adj. adjacent; connected along a boundary; close to in time or sequence
Continence
n. self-restraint, especially regarding sexual intercourse
Contingency
n. a possible occurrence or outcome
Contingent
adj. dependent on another occurrence or circumstance; possible but not certain or necessary
Continuance
n. continuation; endurance
Continuation
n. the act of continuing or being prolonged in space or time
Continuity
n. an uninterrupted continuation or duration
Continuous
adj. characterized by an uninterrupted continuation through space or time
Contort
v. to deform; to distort or twist into an unnatural expression or shape
Contraband
n. smuggling; illegal transfer of goods
Contradiction
n. an assertion of the simultaneous truth and falsity of something; a logical impossibility
Contradictory
adj. constituting a contradiction
Contraposition
n. a logical process in which one contradicts both subject and predicate terms and then interchanges them
Contravene
v. to act contrarily; to contradict; to violate;
Contribution
n. a tribute given to a group or cause
Contributor
n. someone who gives a contribution
Contrite
adj. experiencing feelings of remorse or sorrow
Contrivance
n. an artificial arrangement, development or mechanism
Contrive
v. to devise or plan; to create in an ingenuous manner
Control
v. to regulate or exert influence over; to rule
Controller
n. one that controls a process, mechanism or system
Contumacious
adj. rebellious
Contumacy
n. stubbornly disobedient or resistant to authority
Contuse
v. to bruise
Contusion
n. a bruise
Convalesce
v. to gradually recover one's health or strength after a period of illness or weakness
Convalescence
n. gradual healing or recovery following a period of illness or weakness
Convalescent
adj. one that is in the process of gradual healing or recovery after a period of illness of weakness
Convene
v. to assemble or come together
Convenience
n. a service or appliance that promotes comfort and ease
Converge
v. to come together at a designated point; to unite over a common interest
Convergent
adj. tending to move towards each other or one central point
Conversant
adj. having familiarity with
Conversion
n. the process of being converted; the experience of adopting a religion
Convertible
adj. open to being converted
Convex
adj. rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere
Conveyance
n. the process of conveying, or conducting/communicating from one place or person to another
Convivial
adj. relating to feasting, drinking and merrymaking
Convolution
n. a distortion or complication of form or structure
Convolve
v. to writhe; to roll together
Convoy
n. an individual or group serving as a protective escort
Convulse
v. to spasm or shake violently
Convulsion
n. a violent fit or contraction
Copious
adj. plentiful, abundant; exuberant in expression
Coquette
n. a flirtatious woman who seeks the admiration of men
Cornice
n. a projecting horizontal band that crowns an architectural structure
Cornucopia
n. abundance
Corollary
n. a naturally occurring result
Coronation
n. a crowning (as for a king)
Coronet
n. a small decorative wreath or crown sometimes worn by women during formal occasions
Corporal
adj. relating to the physical body
Corporate
adj. relating to a corporation, or a body of individuals recognized under law as a single entity
Corporeal
adj. relating to the physical body; not spiritual; corporal
Corps
n. a tactical military unit consisting of auxiliary arms and services and a few divisions
Corpse
n. a dead body
Corpulent
adj. obese
Corpuscle
n. an infinitesimal particle or living biological cell
Correlate
v. to establish or demonstrate a relationship between
Correlative
adj. related or corresponding
Corrigible
adj. correctable; reparable; capable of being disciplined or set right
Corroborate
v. to bolster with evidence
Corroboration
n. the act of supporting a contention or supposition with evidence or authority
Corrode
v. to wear away gradually by physical gnawing or chemical action; to undermine
Corrosion
n. to process or product of corroding
Corrosive
n. a substance capable of corroding
Corruptible
adj. someone or something capable of being corrupted
Corruption
n. physical decay or decomposition; the process of being morally tainted or debased
Cosmetic
adj. relating to beauty; performed for the sake of one's physical appearance
Cosmic
adj. relating to the cosmos; concerned with spiritual or metaphysical concepts; characterized by significant comprehensiveness and intensity
Cosmogony
n. the theory concerning the origin or creation of the universe
Cosmography
n. a description and exploration of the world, universe or the whole of nature
Cosmology
n. a branch of astronomy and metaphysics concerned with the nature of the universe
Cosmopolitan
adj. sophisticated; worldly
Cosmopolitanism
n. something uniquely characteristic of a cosmopolitan and worldly perspective
Cosmos
n. the universe
Counteract
v. to neutralize the effects of by use of an opposite action or influence
Counterbalance
v. to balance with an equivalent force or weight
Countercharge
v. as an accused person, to charge the accuser
Counter-claim
n. an opposing claim, especially a legal claim brought by a defendant against a plaintiff
Counterfeit
adj. forged material; feigned
Counterpart
n. a duplicate; something that compliments or completes something else
Countervail
v. to counteract; to compensate for
Counting-house
n. an office used to house business transactions and records
Countryman
n. compatriot or citizen; a rustic individual
Courageous
adj. brave; demonstrating courage
Course
n. a path or direction of travel; a procedure governing the performance of an action
Courser
n. a spirited horse
Courtesy
n. a considerate act; an indulgence
Covenant
n. a binding agreement or contract
Covert
adj. veiled; secret; sheltered or covered
Covey
n. a small flock of birds; a group
Cower
v. to shrink away from a perceived threat; to couch
Coxswain
n. a steersman of a boat who directs the crew
Crag
n. a sharp, rugged cliff
Cranium
n. a skull; a braincase
Crass
adj. stupid; gross; indelicate or undignified
Craving
n. a sudden, intense desire or longing
Creak
n. a grating noise
Creamery
n. a place where butter, cheese, milk and cream are made or sold
Creamy
adj. like cream in texture or color
Credence
n. credibility; something accepted as true
Credible
adj. reasonable or believable
Credulous
adj. inclined to believe something despite a lack of certain evidence
Creed
n. a guiding principle or set of religious beliefs
Crematory
adj. a furnace used for cremating, or transforming dead bodies into ashes through burning
Crevasse
n. a deep fissure
Crevice
n. a narrow opening or fissure resulting from a crack
Criterion
n. a standard on which judgments are based
Critique
n. a critical discussion of a work or presentation
Crockery
n. earthenware; ceramic ware made of fired clay
Crucible
n. a grueling or harsh test
Crusade
n. a quest; an endeavor attempted with enthusiasm
Crustacean
adj. a generally aquatic mandibulate arthropod that has an exoskeleton, a pair of appendages on each segment and two pairs of antennae (i.e. lobsters, crabs, shrimps, etc.)
Crustaceous
adj. relating to crustaceans
Cryptogram
n. a cipher or code communication
Crystallize
v. to assume crystalline form
Cudgel
n. a short heavy club
Culinary
adj. relating to cooking or kitchens
Cull
v. to choose among a group; to decrease the size of a group by removing one or several members of that group
Culpable
adj. worthy of blame or condemnation
Culprit
n. someone accused of or guilty of a crime
Culvert
n. a drain
Cupidity
n. a strong desire for wealth; lust
Curable
adj. capable of being cured
Curator
n. the caretaker or superintendent of a museum, zoo or exhibit hall
Curio
n. a curiosity; a rare or bizarre object
Cursive
adj. flowing, running; easy or impromptu by nature
Cursory
adj. hasty; quickly and superficially produced or performed
Curt
adj. brusque; rudely short or abrupt
Curtail
v. to shorten or lessen by cutting away some part
Curtsy
n. for women, a slight lowering of the body accompanied by bending of the knees that is traditionally taken as a show of respect
Cycloid
adj. prone to alternating high and low moods
Cygnet
n. a young swan
Cynical
adj. characterized by contemptuous distrust of human nature; tending to believe that humans are motivated primarily by self-interest
Cynicism
n. a contemptuous distrust of human nature
Cynosure
n. a guide; the center of attention
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