convulsion

violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive

copious

plentiful

coquette

flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.

cordial

warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt; Ex. cordial welcome

cordon

extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; V.

cornice

projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars);

cornucopia

horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty

corollary

natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)

coroner

public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes

corporeal

bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible

corpulent

very fat; N. corpulence

corpus

collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear’s works; Cf. corpse

corpuscle

red or white cell in the blood

correlate

either of the correlated things; V.

correlation

mutual relationship

corroborate

confirm; support; strengthen

corrode

destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)

corrosive

eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce

corrugated

wrinkled; ridged

cosmic

pertaining to the universe; vast

coterie

group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests

countenance

approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance

countermand

cancel; revoke (an order)