Good morning! I have a lot of words today and tomorrow from the “C list.” As usual, the definitions and examples are from Grammarbook.com; those in blue are from me.
| censor (verb, noun) | disallow; person who disallows
Example: The soldier’s letters were censored before mailing. |
| censure | to disapprove of; criticize strongly
Example: The children were censured by the principal. |
| sensor | a device that measures heat, light, etc. and transmits a signal to a control or measuring instrument |
| cent | a penny |
| scent | a smell, aroma |
| sent | Transmitted
Example: I sent 12 cents to the factory to buy a bottle of skunk scent neutralizer; it smelled like a sewage treatment plant. |
| childish | Immature
Example: “Mr. B and Ms. C,” said the CFO, “If you continue giving each other noogies, I will write you up for your childish behavior.” |
| childlike | Innocent
Example: I enjoy Frannie’s childlike personality—the innocent stares, the glee with which she approaches new experiences, her gentle naïveté—but I wish she would stop eating Gerber’s stewed carrots when we go clubbing. |
| choral (adj.) | having to do with a chorus or a choir
Example: My choral group meets on Thursday evenings to practice hymns for Sunday’s service. |
| coral (noun, adj.) | material that makes up reefs; orange color
Example: My coral group meets in Hawaii each May to snorkel and take photos of the fish that live among these skeletal marine animals. |
| corral (noun, verb) | a horse pen; to confine
Example: My corral group meets on Saturdays at Boone’s Farm to ride horses and practice hog-tying. |
| chord | three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously; line segment joining two points on a curve |
| cord | a rope or strand of flexible material; a unit of measurement used for dry wood (in U.S. and Canada) |
| cored | removed the center of something
Example:We made a guitar out of a piece of wood, a cored apple, and four nylon cords; it didn’t play a single chord of music. |
| cite | to assert; to quote from; to subpoena
Example: Professor Parker always ended his lectures by citing The Hobbit. |
| sight | vision, the power to see
Example: Every time I see Mt. Rainier on a beautiful Seattle day, I am tremendously thankful for the gift of sight. |
| site | a location or position
Example: The site of the new office building is in the vacant lot three blocks from here. |
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