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CI'Rc.u.mSTANCE, _s._ something relative to a fact; incident; event
CI'STERN, _s._ a receptacle of water for domestic uses; reservoir
CI'STUS, _s._ rock-rose
CI'TADEL, _s._ a fortress; a place of defence
CI'TIZEN, _s._ a freeman of a city; townsman
CI'TY, _s._ a corporate town that hath a bishop
CI'VIL, _a._ political; not foreign; gentle; well bred; polite
CIVI'LITY, _s._ politeness; complaisance
CI'VILIZA'TION, _s._ civilising manners
CI'VILIZE, _v.a._ reclaim from savageness and brutality
CLA'MOUR, _s._ noise; tumult; disturbance
CLA'RION, _s._ a trumpet
CLI'MATE, _s._ a region, or tract of land, differing from another by the temperature of the air
CLU'STER, _s._ a bunch
CO'GNIZANCE, _s._ trial; a badge by which one is known
COLLE'CT, _v.a._ gather together; bring into one place; gain from observation
COLLO'QUIAL, _a._ that relates to common conversation
COLO'NIAL, _a._ that which relates to a colony
CO'LONIST, _s._ one that colonises; one that dwells in a colony
COLO'SSAL, _a._ of enormous magnitude; large
CO'LOUR, _s._ the appearance of bodies to the eye only; hue; appearance
CO'LUMN, _s._ a round pillar; a long file or row of troops; half a page, when divided into two equal parts by a line pa.s.sing down the middle
COLU'MNAR, _a._ formed in columns
COMBINA'TION, _s._ a union; a joining together
CO'MFORTABLE, _a._ admitting comfort; dispensing comfort
COMMA'NDER, _s._ a general; chief; leader
COMMEMORA'TION, _s._ an act of public celebration
COMME'NCE, _v.a._ to begin
CO'MMERCE, _s._ intercourse; exchange of one thing for another; trade
COMME'RCIAL, _a._ that which relates to commerce
CO'MMINUTE, _v.a._ to grind; to pulverise
COMMO'DITY, _s._ wares; merchandise
COMMONWE'ALTH, _s._ a polity; an established form of civilized life; public; republic
COMMU'NICATE, _v.a._ impart knowledge; reveal
COMMU'NITY, _s._ the commonwealth; the body politic; common possession
COMPA'NION, _s._ a partner; an a.s.sociate
CO'MPANY, _s._ persons a.s.sembled together; a band; a subdivision of a regiment of foot
CO'MPARABLE, _a._ capable of being compared; of equal regard
COMPA'RE, _v.n._ make one thing the measure of another; find a likeness of one thing with another
COMPA'RISON, _s._ the act of comparing; state of being compared; comparative estimate
COMPE'TE, _v.a._ to vie; to contend; to strive; to endeavour to outstrip
COMPLA'INT, _s._ representation of pains or injuries; malady; remonstrance against
COMPLAI'SANCE, _s._ civility; desire of pleasing
COMPLE'TION, _s._ accomplishment; act of fulfilling
COMPLI'ANCE, _s._ the act of yielding to any design or demand
CO'MPLICATE, _v.a._ to render difficult and incomprehendable; to join one with another
COMPOSI'TION, _s._ a ma.s.s formed by mingling different ingredients; written work
COMPREHE'ND, _v.a._ comprise; include; conceive; understand
CONCE'AL, _v.a._ hide; keep secret; cover
CONCE'IT, _s._ vain pride
