Page 156 Letter C

Question 1

Candid

Answer 1

Open and sincere, outspoken, straightforward

Question 2

Capricious

Answer 2

Impulsive, unpredictable

Question 3

Captive

Answer 3

A person who is not permitted to leave

Question 4

Carve

Answer 4

To cut, slice

Question 5

Cast

Answer 5

To fling, throw

Question 6

Castigate

Answer 6

To punish, to criticise or reprove sharply

Question 7

Chaos

Answer 7

Utter confusion, disorder

Question 8

Chasm

Answer 8

A considerable difference, a deep crack in the earth’s surface, a gap

Question 9

Chaste

Answer 9

Morally beyond reproach, especially in sexual thought

Question 10

Cherish

Answer 10

To treat with affection and tenderness, to treasure, to hold dear

Question 11

Chilly

Answer 11

Cold

Question 12

Chore

Answer 12

A routine or minor duty, task or job

Question 13

Cider

Answer 13

Juice from apples

Question 14

Clamorous

Answer 14

Loud and noisy

Question 15

Clandestine

Answer 15

Kept or done in secret

Question 16

Clap

Answer 16

To applaud

Question 17

Clemency

Answer 17

Mercy, forgiveness, compassion or kind treatment

Question 18

Cluttered

Answer 18

Confused, messy, disorganised, untidy

Question 19

Coarse

Answer 19

Rough, not smooth, not fine, not soft, crude, rude

Question 20

Coerce

Answer 20

To compel by physical force, pressure, threat, intimidation

Question 21

Cogent

Answer 21

Convincing, persuasive

Question 22

Combat

Answer 22

To fight, struggle against

Question 23

Commence

Answer 23

To begin, start

Question 24

Commend

Answer 24

To praise publicly or formally