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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 8
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| campus | noun | We live in a dorm on the university campus. | grounds of a school |
| canary | noun | We loved to feed our pretty canary. | a yellow bird |
| canopy | noun | They were married under a cloth canopy. | protective rooflike covering |
| canyon | noun | We hiked down the canyon that afternoon. | narrow chasm, gorge |
| caper | noun | The boys had been part of a mischievous caper. | frivolous escapade or prank |
| caravan | noun | We saw a caravan of elk passing by. | single file of animals |
| noun | The family traveled in a small caravan. | (British) a home on wheels | |
| carbon | noun | Coal is made of pure carbon. | nonmetallic element |
| carcass | noun | The vulture gathered around the rotting carcass. | dead body of an animal |
| cardinal | adj. | He had committed a cardinal error. | foremost important |
| noun | The school's colors were cardinal and yellow. | red color | |
| noun | Feeding on the seeds was a pretty Northern Cardinal. | a red bird | |
| noun | He held the title of Cardinal in New York. | high Catholic official | |
| cashier | noun | We paid for our dinner to a cashier. | employee that handles money |
| cataract | noun | Several beautiful cataracts can be seen in that park. | high waterfall |
| noun | They operated on her for her cataract. | eye disease | |
| catastrophe | noun | The collapse created a catastrophe for the people. | great sudden calamity |
| cavalier | adj. | The young man was somewhat of a cavalier. | gallant or chivalrous man |
| cavalry | noun | The cavalry began their attack on the enemy. | troops on horseback |
| celery | noun | We love to chew on crisp celery. | edible green vegetable |
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