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Cézanne
French Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition to a radically different conception of art in the 20th century
cephalic
pertaining to the head
chanterelle
French yellow mushroom
chthonic
pertaining to the dieties, spirits, or other beings under the earth
cismontane
the speaker’s side of the mountain
clinquant
glittering
coccyx
a small triangular bone forming the bottom of the tailbone consisting of four vertebrae
collocation
the arrangement of words in a sentence
comedogenic
tending to clog pores and encouraging the formation of blackheads
commination
a threat of punishment or vengeance
complaisant
inclined or disposed to please
compleat
highly skilled and accomplished in all aspects; complete
concrescence
a growing together, as of tissue or embryonic parts
connubial
relating to marriage
contraindicate
to give indication against the advisability of a particular treatment
corban
a sacrifice or offering made to God
cruet
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table
cumulonimbus
a cloud with a flat base and often flat top in thunderstorms
decumbent
lying down
defalcate
to misappropriate money or funds held by an official
defeasance
a rendering null and void
denizen
an inhabitant or resident
dentifrice
a paste, powder, liquid, or other preparation for cleansing the teeth
derailleur
a gear-shifting mechanism on a bicycle to shift gears
desideratum
something wanted or needed
diatomaceous
consisting of or containing diatoms or their fossil remains
dirndl
a woman’s dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful patterned material
doppelgänger
a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person
dramatis personae
the characters in a play
drupaceous
resembling or relating to a drupe
dubiety
doubt
dunnage
baggage or personal effects; loose material laid beneath or wedged among objects carried by ship or rail to prevent injury
