Everyday's Barron's word list 701-725
chide V. scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
chimerical adj. fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic;
N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature
chisel N. swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting
chip V. lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp
chivalrous adj. courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry
choleric adj. hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera
choreography N. art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
chore N. daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task
chortle V. chuckle with delight; N.
chuckle V. laugh quietly
chronic adj. long established as a disease
chronicle N. report; record (in chronological order)
churlish adj. boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo
ciliated adj. having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash
cipher N. nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code;
circlet N. small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration)
circuitous adj. roundabout, long and not direct
circuit N. closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place
circumlocution N. indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)
circumscribe V. limit; confine; draw a line around
circumspect adj. prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought
circumvent V. outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around
cistern N. reservoir or water tank
citadel N. fortress
