cabal

small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

cache

hiding place; V.

cacophonous

discordant; inharmonious; N. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

cadaver

corpse; dead human body

cadaverous

like a corpse; pale

cadence

rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm

cadet

student at a military school

cajole

persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle

calamity

disaster; misery

calculated

deliberately planned; likely

caldron(cauldron)

large kettle

caliber

ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber

calligraphy

beautiful writing; excellent penmanship

callous

hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind

callow

youthful; immature; inexperienced

callus

area of thick hard skin

calorific

heat-producing; N. calorie

calumny

malicious misrepresentation; slander

camaraderie

good-fellowship; CF. comrade

cameo

shell or jewel carved in relief; star’s special appearance in a minor role in a film