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Words Starting with C
  1. Calligrapher (सुलेखक) A person who writes decoratively  

  2. Calligraphy (सुलेख)   : The act of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen  

  3. Camouflage (छलावरण) That which makes it difficult to recognize the presence or real nature of something – 

  4. Cannibal (नरभक्षक)  : One who eats human flesh  

  5. Caravan ( काफिला,कारवां) House or shelter of a gipsy  

  6. Caricature (कारटून, हास्य चित्र) A picture of a person or a thing drawn in such a highly exaggerated manner to cause a laughter 

  7. Carnivorous (मांसभक्षी) Animals that eat flesh 

  8. Cartography (नक्शानवीसी)  : The study of maps 

  9. Cartoon (कार्टून) A humorous drawing dealing with current events or politics 

  10. Catalogue (सूची)  : A list of books available in a library 

  11. Cavalry (घुड़सवार सेना) Soldiers who fight on horseback  

  12. Ceasefire (संघर्ष विराम) An agreement between two countries or groups to stop fighting  

  13. Cellar (तहख़ाना) Underground place for storing wine or other provisions 

  14. Cemetery (कब्रिस्तान)  : Place of burial (especially not in churchyard) 

  15. Centennial (सौ साल का) Completing a period of hundred years 

  16. Changeling ( बदला हुआ बच्चा) A child secretly changes for another in infancy 

  17. Chauffeur ( चालक , ड्राइवर)  : A person who drives our motor cars 

  18. Choir (गायकमण्डल) Body of singers 

  19. Choreography (नृत्यकला) The study or practice of dancing or composing ballets 

  20. Chronological (कालानुक्रमिक) Arrangement in order of occurrence 

  21. Circumlocution (कपटपूर्ण बातें)  : The use of many words where only a few are necessary 

  22. Circumstantial (संयोगवश) Clues available at the scene 

  23. Civilization (सभ्यता) All the arts, beliefs and social institutions etc, characteristics of a race  

  24. Claustrophobia (संवृतस्थानभीति)   : Fear of being enclosed in small closed space 

  25. Clientele (ग्राहक) Regular user of places/restaurant etc. 

  26. Cocktail (मिश्रित शराब) : A drink usually made from a mixture of one or more alcoholic drinks  

  27. Codicil ( कोड पत्र, उपदित्सा) A supplement to a will  

  28. Coercion ( जबरदस्ती, बलात्कार) Use of force or threats to get someone to agree to something 

  29. Coffle (काफिला) A collection of slaves  

  30. Colleague (साथ काम करने वाला)  : A coworker in an office or institution 

  31. Commemorate (मनाना, गुणगान करना) To keep a great person or event in people’s memory 

  32. Commission (आयोग) To give money for sales to agents 

  33. Compositor (अक्षर योजक) : One who sets type for books, newspapers, etc.  

  34. Conceited (अभिमानी) To have a very high opinion about oneself 

  35. Concubinage (रखैलपन, उपपत्नीसहवास ) : Living together of a man and woman without being married to each other (live in relationship)  

  36. Condominium (सहस्वामित्व) An apartment or building in which each apartment is owned separately by the people living in it , but also containing shared areas 

  37. Confiscate (ज़ब्त करना) To officially take private property away to seize 

  38. Congregation ( धार्मिक सभा, मण्डली)  : An assembly of worshippers 

  39. Connoisseur ( जानकार, विशेषज्ञ) A man knows a lot about things like food, music and art 

  40. Conscience (विवेक) Feeling inside you which tells you what is right and what is wrong 

  41. Constellation (नक्षत्र) A number of stars grouped together 

  42. Consternation (आतंक) State of anxiety or dismay causing mental confusion 

  43. Constrained (विवश) Imposed a restriction on 

  44. Contagious (संक्रामक) A disease which is spread by direct contact 

  45. Contemporary (समकालीन)  : Men living in the same age 

  46. Contingency (आकस्मिकता) Something that might happen in the future  

  47. Contraband (वर्जित) Prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported 

  48. Convent (आश्रम, मठ) A place where nuns live and work 

  49. Copy (प्रतिलिपि) An exact copy of handwriting or a picture produced by a machine 

  50. Coronation (राज तिलक) The ceremony of crowning a sovereign 

  51. Cosmopolitan (संसार भर को अपना देश मानने वाला)  : One who is a citizen not of a country but of the world 

  52. Credible (विश्वसनीय) That which can be believed 

  53. Credulous (विश्रंभी, भोला)  : A person who readily believes others 

  54. Criterion (कसौटी, मापदंड) A principle or standard by which anything is or can be judged  

  55. Critic (आलोचक) One who finds nothing good in anything 

  56. Culpable (सदोष) Guilty of crime 

  57. Curator (रखवाला) One who is in charge of Museum 

  58. Cynic (निंदक, दोषदर्षी)  : A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions 

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