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What is the meaning of the word 'Cacophony'?
What does 'Cut to the chase' mean?
What is a 'Chiaroscurist'?
What does 'Cost an arm and a leg' mean?
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What is 'Catharsis'?
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What is the primary meaning of 'civic' in the context of a city?
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What is the meaning of 'cerebral' in relation to cognitive words?
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Which type of words is 'concept' related to?
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What is the meaning of 'civil' in the context of behavior?
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What is the primary meaning of 'crucial' in the context of a decision?
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Study Notes
C Words: Vocabulary
Categorizing Words
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Cognitive Words: related to mental processes or thinking
- Cerebral (relating to the brain)
- Concept (an idea or notion)
- Cognition (the process of knowing or perceiving)
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Commercial Words: related to business or trade
- Commerce (the activity of buying and selling)
- Capital (wealth or resources)
- Consumer (a person who buys goods or services)
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Creative Words: related to art, imagination, or innovation
- Craft (a skill or activity involving creative work)
- Conceptual (relating to ideas or concepts)
- Creative (having the ability to create new ideas)
Words with Multiple Meanings
- Civic: relating to citizens or a city (e.g. civic duty) or relating to a community (e.g. civic center)
- Civil: relating to citizens or a country (e.g. civil rights) or polite and courteous (e.g. civil behavior)
- Crucial: extremely important or critical (e.g. a crucial decision) or shaped like a cross (e.g. a crucial joint)
Word Families
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Cede: to give up or surrender
- Concede (to admit or acknowledge)
- Cedent (a person or entity that gives up something)
- Cession (the act of giving up something)
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Cite: to quote or reference
- Citation (a quote or reference)
- Cited (quoted or referenced)
- Citator (a person or thing that cites)
Idiomatic Expressions
- Cut to the chase: to get to the point or main issue
- Call it a day: to stop what you're doing and go home
- Cost an arm and a leg: to be very expensive
Word Origins
- Cacophony: from Greek kakophonia, meaning "bad sound"
- Chaos: from Greek khaos, meaning "void" or "emptiness"
- Catharsis: from Greek katharsis, meaning "purification" or "cleansing"
Other Interesting Words
- Cacography: poor or ungrammatical writing or handwriting
- Chiaroscurist: a painter who specializes in the use of chiaroscuro (an artistic technique using strong contrasts of light and dark)
- Cymotrichous: having wavy hair
C Words: Vocabulary
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Cognitive Words relate to mental processes or thinking, including:
- Cerebral (relating to the brain)
- Concept (an idea or notion)
- Cognition (the process of knowing or perceiving)
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Commercial Words relate to business or trade, including:
- Commerce (the activity of buying and selling)
- Capital (wealth or resources)
- Consumer (a person who buys goods or services)
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Creative Words relate to art, imagination, or innovation, including:
- Craft (a skill or activity involving creative work)
- Conceptual (relating to ideas or concepts)
- Creative (having the ability to create new ideas)
Words with Multiple Meanings
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Civic can relate to:
- Citizens or a city (e.g. civic duty)
- A community (e.g. civic center)
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Civil can relate to:
- Citizens or a country (e.g. civil rights)
- Polite and courteous behavior (e.g. civil behavior)
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Crucial can mean:
- Extremely important or critical (e.g. a crucial decision)
- Shaped like a cross (e.g. a crucial joint)
Word Families
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Cede is related to:
- Concede (to admit or acknowledge)
- Cedent (a person or entity that gives up something)
- Cession (the act of giving up something)
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Cite is related to:
- Citation (a quote or reference)
- Cited (quoted or referenced)
- Citator (a person or thing that cites)
Idiomatic Expressions
- Cut to the chase: get to the point or main issue
- Call it a day: stop what you're doing and go home
- Cost an arm and a leg: be very expensive
Word Origins
- Cacophony comes from Greek kakophonia, meaning "bad sound"
- Chaos comes from Greek khaos, meaning "void" or "emptiness"
- Catharsis comes from Greek katharsis, meaning "purification" or "cleansing"
Other Interesting Words
- Cacography: poor or ungrammatical writing or handwriting
- Chiaroscurist: a painter who specializes in the use of chiaroscuro (an artistic technique using strong contrasts of light and dark)
- Cymotrichous: having wavy hair
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Classify C words into cognitive, commercial, and creative categories. Test your knowledge of vocabulary related to mental processes, business, and art.
