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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| ceremonial | adj. | The judge wore his ceremonial robes. | appropriate for the occasion |
| chasten | verb | They needed to chasten the worker for carelessness. | to correct by punishment or reproof |
| chef | noun | The chef took great pride in his cooking. | a cook, especially the chief cook |
| chieftain | noun | The chieftain had been a mighty warrior. | a leader or head of a group |
| chimpanzee | noun | The zoo had a number of chimpanzees. | a gregarious anthropoid ape |
| chore | noun | The children had to do their chores. | a routine or minor duty |
| chronic | adj. | She suffered from chronic fatigue. | of long duration; continuing |
| chronology | noun | He explained by giving the chronology of the problem | the arrangement of the events in time |
| circumlocution | noun | He became a master of circumlocution. | the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language |
| clarify | verb | He needed to help us clarify the situation. | to make clear or easier to understand |