Word Book C-3 (3/7)
choose [to decide between two or more]
You may choose one meat and three vegetables from the lunch list.
circle [a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an “O”]
The settlers put their wagons in a circle to defend against the attack.
citizen [a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law]
city [any important large town]
I lived in a small town as a child, but now I live in a city.
civilian [not military]
civil rights [the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation]
claim [to say something as a fact]
He claimed that his opponent lied about his activities as a student leader.
clash [(1) a battle; (2) to fight or oppose]
clean [(1) to make pure; (2) free from dirt or harmful substances]
Too many people around the world do not have clean water to drink. (2)
clear [(1) easy to see or see through; (2) easily understood]
Clear water is not always safe to drink. (1)
He won the debate because his arguments were clear to almost everyone. (2)
clergy [a body of officials within a religious organization]
Many in the clergy supported the reforms proposed by the rebels.
climate [the normal weather conditions of a place]
Many retired people like to spend the winter in the warm climate of Florida.
climb [to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the hands]
The firemen climbed ladders to rescue people living above the ground floor.
clock [a device that measures and shows time]
close [(1) to make something not open; (2) near to]
cloth [a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances]
I feel cooler in summer when I wear shirts made of cotton cloth.
clothes [what people wear]
cloud [a mass of fog high in the sky]
coal [a solid black substance used as fuel]
Much of our electricity is produced by plants that burn coal as fuel.
coalition [forces, groups or nations joined together]
The country is led by a coalition government of three parties.
