caprice	sudden, unexpected fancy, whim
capricious	unpredictable, fickle
caption	title, chapter heading/ text under illustration
carat	unit of weight for precious stones
cardinal	chief
cardiologist	doctor specializing in the heart
to careen	to lurch, to sway from side to side
caricature	distortion, burlesque
carnage	destruction of life
carnal	fleshly
carnivorous	meat-eating
carping	finding fault
cartographer	map-maker
cascade	small waterfall
to castigate	to criticize severely, to punish
casualty	serious or fatal accident
cataclysm	upheaval, deluge
catalyst	agent which brings about a chemical change
catapult	slingshot, a hurling machine
cataract	great waterfall
catastrophe	calamity, disaster
catcall	shout of disapproval, boo
catechism	book for religious instruction
catharsis	purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
categorical	without exceptions, unqualified, absolute
caucus	private meeting of members of a party
causal	implying a cause-and-effect relationship
caustic	burning, sarcastically biting
cavalier	offhand or casual/ proud, disdainful
to cavil	to make frivolous objections
to cede	to yield
celerity	speed, rapidity
celestial	heavenly