courier

messenger

court

attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster

covenant

binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise

covert

secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt

covetous

avaricious; desirous of (someone else’s possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else’s possessions)

cow

terrorize; intimidate

cower

shrink quivering as from fear; cringe

coy

shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer

cozen

cheat; hoodwink; swindle

crabbed

sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting

craft

skill (esp. with one’s hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning

crass

very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior

crave

desire; want intensely

craven

cowardly

credence

belief

credential

evidence concerning one’s authority; written proof of a person’s position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.

credo

creed

credulity

belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet’e; ADJ. credulous

creed

system of religious or ethical belief