WORD LIST: c
call
to give a name to (“I call myself John.”); to ask for or request (“They called for an end to the fighting.”)
calm
quiet; peaceful; opposite tense
camel
a large animal used in desert countries to carry people and things
camera
a device for taking pictures
camp
a place with temporary housing
can
to be able to; to have the right to
can
a container used to hold liquid or food, usually made of metal
cancel
to end; to stop
cancer
a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body
candidate
a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor
capital
the official center of a government; the city where a country’s government is
capital
the large letters used at the beginning of names or to begin a sentence in writing
capture
to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by force; to get control of
car
a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; an automobile; a part of a train
care
to like; to protect; to feel worry or interest
carry
to take something or someone from one place to another
case
(court) a legal action; (medical) an incident of disease (“There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.”); an example of something (“It was a case of a wrong decision”); a box-shaped container used for transporting things; in case: conj. to guard against the possibility that.. (“I will come in case you need me”).
cassette
a small container that has recording tape in it
cat
a small animal that often lives with humans
catch
to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the hands
cause
to make happen
cause
the thing or person that produces a result
celebrate
to honor a person or event with special activities
cell
a small mass of living material that is part of all plants and animals
cent
a small unit of money in many countries, such as the US (100 cents = 1 dollar)
center
the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is the main point of an activity
century
one hundred years
ceremony
an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition
champion
the best; the winner
chance
a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen
change
to make different; to become different
chapter
one of the parts into which a book is divided
character
the particular mix of qualities that make someone a particular kind of person, “She has a pleasant character.”; a person in a book, play, film, etc.
charge
to accuse someone of something, usually a crime
charge
a statement in which someone is accused of something
chase
to run or go after someone or something
cheat
to get by a trick; to steal from, to be dishonest against someone who trusts you
cheer
to shout approval or praise
chemicals
elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry
chemistry
the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances
chest
part of the body, see diagram
chief
the head or leader of a group
chief
leading; most important
child
a baby; a boy or girl
chin
part of the body, see diagram
choose
to decide between two or more
Christ
'the one [person] chosen and prepared by God' a title of Jesus which comes from the Greek language
Christian
a person who believes in, and follows, Jesus Christ
church
a community of Christians who meet together to worship; a building for Christian worship
circle
a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an “O”