Part 13

dacity. cheeky, a. (Slang) audacious, bold, impudent, presumptuous, unabashed. cheer, v. inspirit, elate, exhilarate, encourage, console, revive, gladden; applaud. cheerful, a. cheery, buoyant, sunny, vivacious, optimistic, sanguine, elated, jubilant, lightsome, airy, exhilarating, exhilarated, jocund, chipper. cheerfulness, n. cheeriness, buoyancy, elation, exhilaration, alacrity, jocundity, light-heartedness, optimism. cheering, n. applause, plaudit; ovation. cheerless, a. dismal, sombre, drear, dreary, gloomy, desolate, forlorn, sad, hopeless, despairing, joyless. cheery, a. cheerful, pleasant, sunny, blithe, jovial, affable. cheese-paring, a. scrimping, niggardly. cheesy, a. caseous. chemise, n. shirt, smock, shift, chemisette. cherish, v. treasure. cherry-colored, a. cerise. chest, n. box, case, coffer, trunk, hutch, receplacle, bahut. chest, n. thorax, breast. Associated Words: pectoral, pectorally, diaphragm, midriff. chestnut, n. Associated Words: esculic, esculin, castanea, burr. chestnut-colored, a. castaneous. chew, v. masticate, munch; crunch, craunch, champ. chewing, n. mastication; rumination, remastication. chew the cud. ruminate. chic, a. (Colloq.) in good taste, neat.--n. good form, style. chicanery, n. trickery, chicane. chicken, n. fowl; hen; rooster; pullet; poult; capon; pl. poultry, brood. chicken-hearted, a. timid, fearful, cowardly. chicken pox. varicella. chide, v. admonish, censure, upbraid, scold. chief, n. head, leader, commander, chieftain, captain. chief, a. leading, supreme, main, head, principal, paramount, prime, cardinal, major, foremost. child, n. progeny, offspring, issue; infant, babe, baby, tot, bairn, brat; bastard (illegitimate); orphan; foundling, waif; cockney (spoilt child); minor. Associated Words: pediatrics, prolicide, infanticide, puberty, philoprogenitive, philoprogenitiveness, misopedia, filicide, putti, filial, filiation, affiliation, affiliate. childbirth, n. parturition, accouchement, childbed, lying-in, travail, labor, childbearing. Associated Words: tocology, midwife, midwifery, parturient, maieutic, layette, obstetrics, obstetrician, celation, puerperal, accoucheur, accoucheuse, fetus, post-partum. childhood, n. nonage, infancy, minority, impuberty, pupilage. childish, a. puerile, juvenile, infantile, immature. childishness, n. juvenility, puerility, immaturity. children, n. offspring, progeny, issue, descendants, posterity. chill, n. chilliness, shiver, rigor. chilly, a. cool, chill, raw, bleak. chime, v. accord, agree, harmonize, be in unison. chime, n. unison, harmony; carillon. chimera, n. delusion, phantom, hallucination, illusion. chimney, n. Associated Words: cowl, flue, hoveling, smoke jack, chimney-breast, tewel. chimney corner. ingle nook, ingleside. chin: n. Associated Words: genian, mental, gill, wattle, chuck, submental. China, n. Celestial Empire, Cathay (Old name). China clay. kaolin. Chinaman, n. Chinese, Celestial, Mongol, Mongolian; mandarin; coolie. china ware. china, porcelain. Chinese, n. Associated Words: sinology, sinologue, sinicism, sinic, yamen, haikwan, hong, canque, sinological, Taoism, Confucianism, Manchu, kotow, li, abacus, chinoiserie, taotai. Chinese idol. joss. Associated Word: ting. chink, n. crack, cranny, crevice; (Colloq.) money, cash, coin. chin whelk. sycosis. chipper, a. lively, vivacious, cheerful, talkative. chirp, v. chirrup, cherup, cheep, pue. chivalrous, a. gallant, knightly, magnanimous, valiant. chivalry, n. knighthood, gallantry, knight-errantry. choice, n. selection, election, alternative, option, preference, discrimination, preferment, volition. Antonyms: coercion, compulsion, indiscrimination. choice, a. select, rare, _recherché_; careful, sparing, chary Antonyms: indiscriminate, promiscuous, common. choir-leader, n. chorister, precentor, choir-master. choir vestments. cotta; cassock. choke, v. strangle, throttle, stifle, suffocate, suppress. choleric, a. irascible, irritable, petulant, testy. choose, v. select, elect, prefer, cull, pick out. chop, v. hack, mince, hash, haggle. chop, n. stroke, chopping; jaw, chap; pl. flews. chorus, n. (Greek.) Associated Words: strophe, antistrophe, epode. chosen, a. selected. Christmas, n. Yule, Yuletide, Christmastide. Christmas mummer. guiser. chronic, a. habitual, lingering, inveterate. chronicle, n. record, account, narrative, diary, history. chrysalis, n. aurelia, nympha, cocoon, kell. chum, n. roommate; companion, intimate, associate, friend, crony. church, n. temple, sanctuary, house of God, meeting house, fane; cathedral; chapel, oratory, minster, bethel, tabernacle, chantry; kirk (Scotch); synagogue (Jewish); denomination, sect; basilica. Associated Words: ecclesiastical, ecclesiology, ecclesiolatry, ecclesiasticism, parish, hierarch, hierarchy, hierocracy, hierolatry, hierology, hierarchism, irenics, curé, evangelical, verger, beadle, chancel, clearstory, nave, transept, vestry, presbytery, prebend, prebendary, lectern, apse, irenicon, living, benefice, sinecure, glebe, see, prelacy, convocation, synod, conference, conclave, consistory, crypt, schism, orthodoxy, heterodoxy, unchurch, sacristan, sacristy, Dorcastry, Sarum use. church and state. Associated Words: Erastian, Erastianism. church dignitary. prelate, primate, elder, deacon, dean, hierarch, bishop. church fathers. Associated Words: patristic, patristics, patrology, patrist. churchly, a. ecclesiastical. church officer. vestryman, warden, presbyter, trustee. churl, n. rustic, hind, bumpkin, lout, boor. churlish, a. boorish, rude, morose, unamiable. chyle, n. Associated Words: chylification, chylifaction, chylify, achylous, chylaceous, chylous, chyliferous, chylocyst, lacteal, chylopoiesis, chylopoietic. chyme, n. Associated Words: chymification, chymiferous, chymify, chymous, achymous. cigar, n. (small) stogie; tobie; cheroot. cinch, n. (Colloq.) tight grip. cipher, n. zero, naught, nothing; nonentity, nobody; device, monogram. cipher writing. cryptography, crytograph, steganography, cryptogram. circle, n. ring; circumference, periphery; circuit; clique, coterie, set, class; annulation, annulus. circle, v. encircle. circuitous, a. roundabout, devious, indirect. circulate, v. disseminate, promulgate, diffuse. circulation, n. dissemination, diffusion, promulgation, propagation. circumference, n. periphery, circumscription, girth. cistern, n. reservoir; impluvium. cite, v. quote; specify, mention, name, refer to. citizen, n. resident. city, n. municipality.--a. municipal, urban. civil, a. civic, political, municipal; courteous, obliging, polite. Antonyms: See uncivil. civility, n. courtesy, politeness. Antonyms: incivility, discourtesy. claim, v. demand, pretend; (Colloq.) assert, maintain. claim, n. pretension, demand, requisition; title, right. claimant, n. claimer, pretender, pretendant. clamor, n. uproar, tumult, hubbub, racket, din. clamorous, a. noisy, uproarious, bawling, obstreperous. clandestine, a. hidden, stealthy, surreptitious, furtive, secret. clannish, a. narrow, exclusive. clap, n. gonorrhea. clapboards, n. pl. siding, weatherboarding. claptrap, a. humbug, stage trick, _coupe de theatre_. clarity, n. clearness. clash, v. collide, hurtle, crash together; contend, disagree; clatter, clang. clash, n. collision, crash; opposition, interference, contrariety; clangor, clang. clasp, v. grasp, grapple, clutch, seize; embrace, hug. clasp, n. hook, hasp, fibula, morse, catch; embrace. class, n. rank, order, category, species, variety. class, v. classify, dispose, categorize. classification, n. disposition, grouping; taxonomy. clause, n. article, stipulation, proviso, provision. claw, n. talon; dewclaw. Associated Words: ungual, unguicular, retract, retractile, unguiculate, pounced, unguiform. claw, v. scratch, laniate, lacerate. clay, n. argillaceous earth; pug, argil, hole, marl, kaolin. Associated Words: potter, pottery, figuline, fictile, pug, puddle. clayey, a. argillaceous, argillous, argilliferous, luteous, cledgy. clean, a. unsoiled, unsullied, immaculate, cleanly, neat; chaste, pure, virtuous, undefiled, incorrupt, uncontaminated; shapely, well-proportioned; kosher (Jewish). clean, adv. wholly, perfectly, completely, quite, entirely, thoroughly. clean, v. cleanse. cleanse, v. purify, deterge, absterge, wash, disinfect, fumigate, depurate. cleanser, n. abstergent, detergent, purifier, detersive. cleansing, a. detergent, abstergent, abstersive, detersive, purifying. cleansing, n. purification, detersion, purgation, abstersion, lustration, expurgation. clear, a. transparent, diaphanous, pellucid, limpid, relucent, crystalline, lucid, crystal; unmistakable, plain, evident, obvious, unambiguous, distinct, explicit, manifest, palpable, patent, decipherable, express, comprehensible, graphic; serene, cloudless, unclouded, undimmed; clarion, sonorous, resonant, canorous, audible, piercing; pure, unmixed, unadulterated, unalloyed; in full, net; passable, unimpeded, unobstructed, open; acquitted; unburdened, exempt; clarified. Antonyms: opaque, obscure, indecipherable, ambiguous, equivocal, vague, cryptic, abstruse, inexplicable, roily, turbid, enigmatical, inexplicit, inaudible, adulterated, cloudy, befogged, unintelligible, doubtful. clear, v. clarify; explain, interpret, elucidate, eclaircise; acquit, absolve, exonerate, vindicate; disengage, extricate, disentangle, disperse. clearer, n. clarifier. clearing, n. clarification, clearance, dispersion; interpretation, explanation, eclaircissement, dénouement; exoneration, acquittal; assart. clearness, n. clarity, distinctness; transparency, limpidity, lucidity, perspicuity, translucency; serenity. Antonyms: opacity, ambiguity, vagueness, intransparency. cleave, v. adhere, cling, be loyal; split, rive, separate. cleft, a. riven, split, divided. clergy, n. ministers, the cloth, ecclesiastics, clergymen, clerisy. Antonym: laity. clergyman, n. minister, divine, ecclesiastic, priest, pastor, parson, churchman, preacher, rector, curate, dominie, vicar, missionary, evangelist, patriarch, dean, bishop, chaplain, cleric, deacon, presbyter, imparsonee, kirkman, _padre_, _curé_, _abbé_. Antonym: layman. clergyman's residence. parsonage, rectory, manse. clerk, n. salesman, saleslady; accountant, recorder, registrar, prothonotary, amanuensis, bookkeeper. Associated Words: clerical, clerkship. clever, a. adroit, skillful, expert, ingenious, deft, dexterous. clients, n. pl. clientele. cliff, n. crag, bluff, precipice; pl. palisades (line of bold cliffs). climate, n. Associated Words: meteorology, phenology, climatology, acclimatable, acclimate, acclimation, acclimatize, acclimatization, climatic, climatize, climatography. climax, n. culmination. climb, v. clamber, scale. climbing, a. scandent, scansorial. cling, v. adhere, cleave, hold fast. clip, v. shear, snip, nip, trim, prune, curtail. clip, n. (Colloq.) blow, knock, thump, rap. clique, n. coterie, circle. cloak, n. mantle, coat, capuchin, dolman, palladium, pelisse; pretext, blind, mask. cloak, v. conceal, mask, hide, veil, disguise. clock, n. timepiece, timekeeper, horologe, horometer: clepsydra, isochronon; scarab, scarabee, beetle. Associated Words: horology, horography, horologiography., pendulum, strike, dial, tick. clockmaker, n. horologist, horologer. clodhopper, n. bumpkin, boor, hind, lout, clown, yokel. clog, v. impede, hamper, encumber, restrain, obstruct. clog, n. shackle, dragweight, deadweight, encumbrance; sabot, chopine.