Nouns - C

01	cabinet  -n. a group of ministers that helps lead a government
02	camera  -n. a device for taking pictures
03	camp  -n. a place with temporary housing
04	campaign  -n. a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connected series of military actions during a war
05	cancer  -n. a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body
06	candidate  -n. a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor
07	capital  -n. the official center of a government; the citywhere a country’s government is
08	car  -n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; an auto-mobile; a part of a train
09	career  -n. a chosen profession; a person’s working life (“The actor’s career lasted for thirty years.”)
10	case (court)  -n. a legal action
11	case (medical)  -n. an incident of disease (“There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.”)
12	cat  -n. a small animal that often lives with humans
13	ceasefire  -n. a halt in fighting, usually by agreement
14	cell  -n. a small mass of living material that is part of all plants and animals
15	center  -n. the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is the main point of an activity
16	century  -n. one hundred years
17	ceremony  -n. an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition
18	chairman  -n. a person leading a meeting or an organized group
19	Chairperson  -n. a chairman or chairwoman
20	champion  -n. the best; the winner
21	chance  -n. a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen
22	chemicals  -n. elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry
23	chemistry  -n. the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances
24	chief  -n. the head or leader of a group; adj.leading; most important
25	child  -n. a baby; a boy or girl
26	children  -n. more than one child
27	chromosome  -n. a line of genes; most human cells contain46 chromosomes
28	circle  -n. a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an “O”
29	citizen  -n. a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law
30	city  -n. any important large town
31	civil rights  -n. the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation
32	clash  -n. a battle; v. to fight or oppose
33	class  -n. a group of students who meet to study the same subject; also a social or economic group. (“They were members of the middle class.”)
34	clergy  -n. a body of officials within a religious organization
35	climate  -n. the normal weather conditions of a place
36	clock  -n. a device that measures and shows time
37	cloth  -n. a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances
38	clothes  -n. what people wear
39	cloud  -n. a mass of fog high in the sky
40	coal  -n. a solid black substance used as fuel
41	coalition  -n. forces, groups or nations joined together
42	coast  -n. land on the edge of the ocean
43	coffee  -n. a drink made from the plant of the same name
44	college  -n. a small university
45	colony  -n. land controlled by another country or government
46	color  -n. the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow and others
47	committee  -n. a group of people given special work
48	community  -n. a group of people living together in one place or area
49	company  -n. a business organized for trade, industrial or other purposes
50	compound  -n. a substance containing two or more elements
51	compromise  -n. the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demanded
52	computer  -n. an electronic machine for storing and organ-izing   information, and for communicating with others
53	concern  -n. interest, worry (“express concern about”); v. to fear (“to be concerned”)
54	condition  -n. something declared necessary to complete an agreement; a person’s health
55	conference  -n. a meeting
56	conflict  -n. a fight; a battle, especially a long one
57	Congress  -n. the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United States (the House of Represen - tatives and the Senate); a similar organization in other countries
58	constitution  -n. the written general laws and ideas that form a nation’s system of government
59	contact  -n. the act of touching or being close to a person or thing (“He was in contact with animals that had the disease.”) v. to meet or communicate with (“He wanted to contact his local official.”)
60	container  -n. a box, bottle or can used to hold something
61	continent  -n. any of the seven great land areas of the world
62	convention  -n. a large meeting for a special purpose
63	corn  -n. a food grain
64	corruption  -n. actions taken to gain money or power that are legally or morally wrong
65	cost  -n. the price or value of something (“The cost of the book is five dollars.”); v. to be valued at
66	cotton  -n. a material made from a plant of the same name
67	country  -n. a nation; the territory of a nation; land away from cities
68	court  -n. where trials take place; where judges make deci-sions about law
69	cow  -n. a farm animal used for its milk
70	creature  -n. any living being; any animal or human
71	credit  -n. an agreement that payments will be made at a later time
72	crew  -n. a group of people working together
73	crime  -n. an act that violates a law
74	criminal  -n. a person who is responsible for a crime
75	crisis  -n. an extremely important time when some-thing may become much better or worse; a dangerous situation
76	crops  -n. plants that are grown and gathered for food, such as grains, fruits and vegetables
77	crowd  -n. a large number of people gathered in one place
78	culture  -n. all the beliefs, traditions and arts of a group or population
79	curfew  -n. an order to people to stay off the streets or to close their businesses
80	current  -n. movement of air, water or electricity;adj. belonging to the present time (“She found the report in a current publication.”)
81	custom  -n. a long–established belief or activity of a people
82	customs  -n. taxes on imports