Week 4 Flashcards
Canteen, n.
A small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
Canter, v.
To move at a smooth gait, especially of a horse, that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot.
Capillary, adj.
Resembling a hair: fine, minute, slender.
Capital, adj.
Highly meritorious: most enjoyable.
Capsule, n.
A small soluble container, usually made of gelatin, that encloses a dose of an oral medicine or a vitamin.
Cartilage, n.
A translucent elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of the embryos and very young of vertebrates and is for the most part converted into bone in the higher forms.
Casserole, n.
A dish usually having a cover and a handle and in which food may be baked and served.
Catastrophe, n.
A sudden, terrible calamity; disaster.
Caterpillar, n.
The elongated wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth.
Cauliflower, n.
A garden plant that is closely related to cabbage and is grown for food.
Celery, n.
A vegetable with leafstalks that are eaten raw or cooked.
Cement, v.
To join, unite, or cause to adhere by or as if by means of a binding element.
Census, n.
An official enumeration of the population of a country, city, or other administrative district.
Ceramic, adj.
Of or relating to the art of fashioning clay into useful or ornamental objects.
Champagne, adj.
A pale orange yellow to light grayish yellowish brown color.
Chancellor, n.
A university officer of high rank.
Character, n.
Personality as represented or realized in fiction or drama.
Characteristic, adj.
Belonging to or especially typical of the essential nature of.
Charcoal, n.
A dark-colored or black porous form of carbon used for fuel and various other mechanical, artistic, and chemical processes.
Chauffeur, n.
One that is employed to operate a motor vehicle for the transportation of persons.
Chemistry, n.
The science of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter, especially of atomic and molecular systems.
Chimney, n.
A passage through which smoke and gases escape from a fire or furnace.
Chocolate, adj.
Of a warm light brown color approximating the color of fresh milk chocolate.
Chronological, adj.
Arranged in order of time of occurrence.
Citizen, n.
A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state or nation.
Coalition, n.
The temporary alliance of distinct parties, persons, or states to achieve a common purpose.
Cocoon, n.
A silky or fibrous protective encasement created by a larval insect for shelter during the pupal stage.
Colossal, adj.
Of a size, extent, or degree that elicits awe or taxes belief; immense.
Column, n.
A supporting pillar consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft, and a capital.
Communicate, v.
To convey information about; make known.
Compatible, adj.
Capable of existing together in harmony.
Concept, n.
A general idea derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences.
Condemn, v.
To express strong disapproval of.
