cryptography: n. act or art of writing in code or secret characters; also, secret characters, codes or ciphers, or messages written in a secret code | crystalline: a. consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals |
crystallization: n. a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation | crystallize: v. assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape |
cub: n. young of certain animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion | cubism: n. an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes |
cucumber: n. cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons | culinary: a. relating to the kitchen, or to the art of cookery; used in kitchens |
cultivation: n. act or practice of tilling land and preparing it for crops; the agricultural management of land; husbandry in general | culture: n. all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals |
cupboard: n. a small room or cabinet used for storage space | curator: n. one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library |
curious: a. difficult to please or satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry | curriculum: n. all the courses of study offered by an educational institution; a group of related courses, often in a special field of study |
custodian: n. curator; guardian | cut short: v. make shorter by cutting; interrupt and curtail before the planned end time |
cylinder: n. cylindrical container | daft: a. mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful |
daisy: n. any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl | damper: n. something that deadens, restrains, or depresses |
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