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American English Vocabulary - Letter C The words on this page came from the VOA, Voice of America, Special English Word Book. Use the Fun Easy English dictionary for a more detailed explanation of each word. Quick Links 1500 Words A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Words - Letter C cabinet - n. a group of ministers that helps lead a government call - v. to give a name to ("I call myself John."); to ask for or request ("They called for an end to the fighting.") calm - ad. quiet; peaceful; opposite tense camera - n. a device for taking pictures camp - n. a place with temporary housing campaign - n. a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connected series of military actions during a war can - v. to be able to; to have the right to; n. a container used to hold liquid or food, usually made of metal cancel - v. to end; to stop cancer - n. a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body candidate - n. a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor capital - n. the official center of a government; the city where a country's government is capture - v. to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by force; to get control of car - n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; an automobile; a part of a train care - v. to like; to protect; to feel worry or interest career - n. a chosen profession; a person’s working life ("The actor’s career lasted for thirty years.") careful - ad. acting safely; with much thought carry - v. to take something or someone from one place to another case (court) - n. a legal action case (medical) - n. an incident of disease ("There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.") cat - n. a small animal that often lives with humans catch - v. to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the hands cause - v. to make happen; n. the thing or person that produces a result ceasefire - n. a halt in fighting, usually by agreement celebrate - v. to honor a person or event with special activities center - n. the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is the main point of an activity century - n. one hundred years ceremony - n. an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition chairman - n. a person leading a meeting or an organized group champion - n. the best; the winner chance - n. a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen change - v. to make different; to become different charge - v. to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; n. a statement in which someone is accused of something chase - v. to run or go after someone or something cheat - v. to get by a trick; to steal from cheer - v. to shout approval or praise chemicals - n. elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry chemistry - n. the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances chief - n. the head or leader of a group; ad. leading; most important child - n. a baby; a boy or girl children - n. more than one child choose - v. to decide between two or more circle - n. a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an "O" citizen - n. a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law city - n. any important large town civilian - ad. not military civil rights - n. the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation claim - v. to say something as a fact clash - n. a battle; v. to fight or oppose class - n. a group of students who meet to study the same subject; also, a social or economic group. ("They were members of the middle class.") clean - v. to make pure; ad. free from dirt or harmful substances ("clean water") clear - ad. easy to see or see through; easily understood clergy - n. a body of officials within a religious organization climate - n. the normal weather conditions of a place climb - v. to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the hands clock - n. a device that measures and shows time close - v. to make something not open; ad. near to cloth - n. a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances clothes - n. what people wear cloud - n. a mass of fog high in the sky coal - n. a solid black substance used as fuel coalition - n. forces, groups or nations joined together coast - n. land on the edge of the ocean coffee - n. a drink made from the plant of the same name cold - ad. not warm; having or feeling great coolness or a low temperature collapse - v. to fall down or inward suddenly; to break down or fail suddenly in strength, health or power. ("The building collapsed in the earthquake.” “The government collapsed after a vote in parliament.") collect - v. to bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive ("collect taxes") college - n. a small university colony - n. land controlled by another country or government color - n. the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow and others combine - v. to mix or bring together come - v. to move toward; to arrive command - v. to order; to have power over something comment - v. to say something about; to express an opinion about something committee - n. a group of people given special work common - ad. usual; same for all ("a common purpose") communicate - v. to tell; to give or exchange information community - n. a group of people living together in one place or area company - n. a business organized for trade, industrial or other purposes compare - v. to examine what is different or similar compete - v. to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others complete - ad. having all parts; ended or finished complex - ad. of or having many parts that are difficult to understand; not simple compromise - n. the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demanded computer - n. an electronic machine for storing and organizing information, and for communicating with others concern - n. interest, worry ("express concern about"); v. to fear ("to be concerned") condemn - v. to say a person or action is wrong or bad condition - n. something declared necessary to complete an agreement; a person's health conference - n. a meeting confirm - v. to approve; to say that something is true conflict - n. a fight; a battle, especially a long one congratulate - v. to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck Congress - n. the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United States (the House of Representatives and the Senate); a similar organization in other countries connect - v. to join one thing to another; to unite; to link conservative - n. one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change consider - v. to give thought to; to think about carefully constitution - n. the written general laws and ideas that form a nation's system of government contact - n. the act of touching or being close to a person or thing ("He was in contact with animals that had the disease.") v. to meet or communicate with ("He wanted to contact his local official.") contain - v. to hold; to include container - n. a box, bottle or can used to hold something continent - n. any of the seven great land areas of the world continue - v. to go on doing or being control - v. to direct; to have power over convention - n. a large meeting for a special purpose cook - v. to heat food before eating it cool - ad. almost cold cooperate - v. to act or work together copy - v. to make something exactly like another; n. something made to look exactly like another corn - n. a food grain correct - ad. true; free from mistakes; v. to change to what is right corruption - n. actions taken to gain money or power that are legally or morally wrong cost - n. the price or value of something ("The cost of the book is five dollars."); v. to be valued at ("The book costs five dollars.") cotton - n. a material made from a plant of the same name count - v. to speak or add numbers country - n. a nation; the territory of a nation; land away from cities court - n. where trials take place; where judges make decisions about law cover - v. to put something over a person or thing; n. anything that is put over a person or thing cow - n. a farm animal used for its milk crash - v. to fall violently; to hit with great force create - v. to make; to give life or form to creature - n. any living being; any animal or human credit - n. an agreement that payments will be made at a later time crew - n. a group of people working together crime - n. an act that violates a law criminal - n. a person who is responsible for a crime crisis - n. an extremely important time when something may become much better or worse; a dangerous situation criticize - v. to say what is wrong with something or someone; to condemn; to judge crops - n. plants that are grown and gathered for food, such as grains, fruits and vegetables cross - v. to go from one side to another; to go across crowd - n. a large number of people gathered in one place crush - v. to damage or destroy by great weight; to defeat completely cry - v. to express or show sorrow or pain culture - n. all the beliefs, traditions and arts of a group or population cure - v. to improve health; to make well ("The doctor can cure the disease."); n. something that makes a sick person well ("Antibiotics are a cure for infection.") curfew - n. an order to people to stay off the streets or to close their businesses current - n. movement of air, water or electricity; ad. belonging to the present time ("She found the report in a current publication.") custom - n. a long-established belief or activity of a people customs - n. taxes on imports cut - v. to divide or injure with a sharp tool; to make less; to reduce

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