4000 FCE Vocabulary List

cab:
n. taxi; a one-horse vehicle for public hire

cadaverous:
a. like a corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

calculate:
v. compute; determine; estimate

calculation:
n. planning something carefully and intentionally

calm:
a. freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity

camouflage:
v. exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal

campaign:
n. battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

canal:
n. an artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct

cancellation:
n. act of canceling; calling off some arrangement

candid:
a. straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial

candidate:
n. a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor

cane:
n. any plant with long, hard, elastic stems;  walking stick

cannibalism:
n. the practice of eating the flesh of your kind

cannon:
n. great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force; loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung

canon:
n. law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

canvas:
n. heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative

canvass:
v. determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize

capability:
n. quality of being capable; capacity; skill

capable:
a. having the ability required for a specific task

capacity:
n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate