clipper

sailing vessel built for great speed

clique

small exclusive group of people

cloister

monastery or convent

clot

half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.

clout

great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist

clown

act stupidly; play the fool; N.

cloying

distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess

coagulate

congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant

coalesce

combine; fuse; N. coalescence

coalition

partnership; league; union of separate political parties

coax

persuade by flattery

coda

concluding section of a musical or literary composition

coddle

treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs

codicil

supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will

codify

arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs

coercion

use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce