Words that begin with C
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. churlish
A. Having calluses
2. culpable
B. To succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
3. cameo
C. To bring under control by force or authority
4. conquer
D. A large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
5. captured
E. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune
6. crawling
F. To feel as if ___ with insects
7. cackled
G. A line of units following one after another (plural)
8. cupcakes
H. To measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in
9. command
I. One of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names (plural)
10. counting
J. A state of being relaxed and feeling no pain (plural)
11. columns
K. A mythical being that is half man and half horse (plural)
12. cabbages
L. Engraving or carving in low relief on a stone
13. collects
M. A military unit or region under the control of a single officer
14. calamity
N. Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
15. callous
O. Small cake baked in a muffin tin (plural)
16. cannibal
P. Any of various types of ___ (plural)
17. cannon
Q. To talk or utter in a ___ manner
18. camels
R. To determine the number or amount of
19. capitals
S. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions (plural)
20. cemetery
T. A tract of land used for burials
21. caviler
U. A short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England (plural)
22. centaurs
V. A disputant who quibbles
23. clocked
W. Rude and boorish
24. comforts
X. A person who eats human flesh