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cataclysm |
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n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water |
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cataract |
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n. large or high waterfall; eye abnormality |
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catastrophe |
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n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune |
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cathode |
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n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery. |
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catholicism |
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n. the system, doctrine, and practice of the roman catholic church. |
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catholicity |
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n. universal prevalence or acceptance. |
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cat-o-nine-tails |
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n. an instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy. |
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caucus |
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n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy |
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causal |
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a. implying cause-and-effect relationship |
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caustic |
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a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
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cauterize |
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v. to burn or sear as with a heated iron. |
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cede |
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v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another |
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censor |
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n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content |
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censorious |
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a. critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
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census |
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n. official examination of the details of a country's population |
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centenary |
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a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years |
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centiliter |
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n. a hundredth of a liter. |
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centimeter |
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n. a length of one hundredth of a meter. |
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centurion |
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n. officer of ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers or minor division |
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cereal |
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n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food. |