Words ending
in C.

A curved line, like part of a circle.

Origin: Latin arcus (bow, arch)

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A pouch inside an animal or plant, often filled with liquid.

Origin: French sac (bag), from Latin saccus

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A sudden twitch of a muscle, often in the face, that a person cannot control.

Origin: French tic

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Stylish and elegant.

Origin: French chic

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A thin, flat, round object; also spelled disk.

Origin: Latin discus, from Greek diskos

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A long poem or story about the deeds of a hero; also, very large or grand.

Origin: Greek epikos, from epos (word, poem)

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A very soft mineral ground up to make talcum powder.

Origin: French talc, from Arabic ṭalq

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A bluish-white metal used to coat iron and steel so they do not rust.

Origin: German Zink

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The space or room just under the roof of a house.

Origin: French attique, from Attica, the region around Athens

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Forming the most important or simple part of something.

Origin: base + -ic

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Having to do with a city, its citizens or community life.

Origin: Latin civicus, from civis (citizen)

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Funny, causing laughter; also, a comedian.

Origin: Greek kōmikos, from kōmos (party, revel)

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Great damage, confusion and disorder.

Origin: Anglo-French, from Old French havot (plunder)

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A shrub with sweet-smelling purple or white flowers; also, a pale purple color.

Origin: Arabic līlak, from Persian nīlak (bluish)

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The study of clear, correct reasoning; also, sensible thinking.

Origin: Greek logikē, from logos (word, reason)

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The use of spells or charms in stories; also, tricks that seem impossible.

Origin: Greek magikē

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To copy the way someone speaks or acts.

Origin: Greek mimikos, from mimos (mime)

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Sounds arranged with rhythm, melody or harmony.

Origin: Greek mousikē (art of the Muses)

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A sudden, strong fear that makes people act without thinking.

Origin: Greek panikos (of Pan, the god of woods and fields)

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An object that survives from long ago.

Origin: Medieval Latin reliquia (remains)

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Something that makes you feel stronger or better; also, tonic water.

Origin: Greek tonikos, from tonos (tension, tone)

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The subject of a talk, a piece of writing or a discussion.

Origin: Greek topika, from topos (place)

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Poisonous.

Origin: Late Latin toxicus, from Greek toxikon (arrow poison)

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Very cold; also, having to do with the region around the North Pole.

Origin: Greek arktikos, from arktos (bear, the northern star group)

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Having to do with the whole universe; also, very great.

Origin: Greek kosmikos, from kosmos (order, universe)

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Cloth made by weaving or knitting threads.

Origin: French fabrique, from Latin fabrica (workshop)

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To play and run about happily.

Origin: Dutch vroolijk (happy)

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A plant with a strong-smelling bulb used to flavor food.

Origin: Old English gārlēac (spear leek)

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Very busy and full of rushing about.

Origin: Greek hektikos (habitual)

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Very brave, like a hero.

Origin: Greek hērōikos

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A picture or pattern made of small colored pieces of stone, glass or tile.

Origin: Medieval Latin musaicum

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A meal eaten outdoors, often on a trip.

Origin: French pique-nique

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Open to or shared by everyone; also, people in general.

Origin: Latin pūblicus

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Having beautiful views of nature.

Origin: Latin scaenicus, from Greek skēnē (stage)

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One of two lines of latitude north and south of the equator; the tropics is the hot region between them.

Origin: Greek tropikos (of the turning of the sun)

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Strong and good at sports; also, having to do with athletes.

Origin: See athlete

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Worked by electricity; also, very exciting.

Origin: New Latin electricus (from amber, by rubbing)

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Wonderful; also, strange and hard to believe.

Origin: Greek phantastikos, via Latin and French

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Extremely large, like a giant.

Origin: Greek gigantikos, from gigas (giant)

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A person who repairs machines and engines.

Origin: Greek mēchanikos, via Latin and French

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Made of metal, or looking or sounding like metal.

Origin: Latin metallicus

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Coming from living things; also, grown without artificial chemicals.

Origin: Greek organikos

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A light, strong material made from chemicals that can be shaped when soft.

Origin: Greek plastikos, from plassein (to mold)

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A country whose leaders are chosen by the people and which has no king or queen.

Origin: Latin res publica (public matter)

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Exact and clearly stated; also, belonging to one particular thing.

Origin: Late Latin specificus, from Latin species (kind)

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Very good, great; also, very large or strong.

Origin: Latin terrificus (frightening)

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Cars, people, ships or planes moving along a route.

Origin: Old Italian traffico (trade)

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Coming from or made by a volcano.

Origin: volcano + -ic

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A personal name, from Old Norse.

Origin: Personal name

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A personal name, from Hebrew.

Origin: Personal name

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A province and a city in eastern Canada.

Origin: Place name

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The ocean between the Americas and Europe and Africa.

Origin: Place name

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Personal computer.

Origin: Abbreviation

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