Everyday Barron's wordlist 651-675
caustic adj. burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless
cauterize V. burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
cavalcade N. procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry
cavalier adj. casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight
cavil V. quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
cede V. yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
celerity N. speed; rapidity
celestial adj. heavenly
hereafter N. life after death
afterlife N. life after death; later part of one's life
celibate adj. abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy
censor N.,V. (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter;
censorious adj. severely critical
censure adj. blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval
centaur N. mythical figure, half man and half horse
centigrade N. denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
centrifugal adj. radiating; departing from the center
centrifuge N. machine that separates substances by whirling them
centripetal adj. tending toward the center
centurion N. Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
cerebral adj. pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum
cerebration N. thought; working of the brain
cenemonious adj. marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy
unceremonious adj. not done politely without due formalities
certitude N. certainty
