Picture Relations

cabal - small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

Caldron -large kettle

calumny- malicious misrepresentation; slander

camaraderie- good-fellowship

cameo- shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in the film

canker- *any ulcerous sore*; any evil

canto- division of a long poem

canter- slow gallop

carapace- shell covering the back (of a turtle, crab, etc.)

carillon- a set of bells capable of being played

caricature- grotesque or ludicrously exaggerated representation; distortion; burlesque

carousal- drunken revel

carrion- rotting flesh of a dead body

cavern- cave

cascade- small waterfall

catapult- slingshot; hurling machine

cavalcade- procession; parade

centaur- mythical figure, half man and half horse

cessation -stoppage

chalice- goblet; consecrated cup

cherubic angelic; innocent-looking

chisel wedge like tool for cutting

circlet small ring; band

citadel fortress

clamber climb by crawling

cleft- split

cloister- monastery or convent

cog- tooth projecting from a wheel

coiffure-hairstyle

colander -utensil with perforated bottom used for straining

collation- a light meal

colloquy- informal discussion

colossal- huge

colossus- gigantic statue

conclave- private meeting

conduit- aqueduct passageway for fluids

conflagration- great fire

connoisseur -person competent to act as a judge of art, etc.; a lover of an art

contusion- bruise

cordon extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress

cornice-projecting molding on building (usually above columns)

cornucopia- horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance

corpulent -very fat

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