cerebration

thought; working of the brain

ceremonious

marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy

certitude

certainty

cessation

stoppage

cession

yielding to another; ceding

chafe

warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.

chaff

worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff

chaffing

bantering; joking

chagrin

annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)

chalice

goblet; consecrated cup

chameleon

lizard that changes color in different situations

champion

support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.)

championship

position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion

chancellor

legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor

chant

tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note; V: sing (a chant); utter (a slogan) in the manner of a chant

chaotic

in utter disorder

chapel

small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)

chaperon

older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman

chaplain

clergyman attached to a chapel

char

make or become black by burning; reduce or be reduced to carbon or charcoal(black substance made by burning wood) by incomplete combustion

charisma

divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism

charlatan

quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)