| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| captaincy | the rank or post of a captain |
| captivate | to fascinate, attract, charm |
| captive | someone who has been captured and held prisoner |
| capture | to catch someone and hold him by force |
| car | a motor for driving from place to place |
| caramel | a kind of sweet, like toffee, made with sugar and butter cooked together until the mixture is sticky and brown |
| caravan | a small house on wheels, pulled by a car or a horse. The same word also means a group of people traveling together for safety, especially in the desert |
| carburettor | part of a car engine that mixes air and petrol |
| carcass | a dead body, anything decayed |
| card | stiff paper. Sometimes it is cut into pieces with pictures and greetings for special days like birthdays and Christmas. Cards are also used in playing games |
| cardboard | very thick stiff paper |
| cardiagan | a knitted woollen jacket |
| care | a worry or trouble. The same word also means to look after someone who needs help |
| career | a race, prospect, course of life |
| careful | giving special attention to what you are doing |
| careless | not taking trouble of thinking about what you are doing |
| caretaker | a person who looks after a building or part of a building |
| cargo | a ship’s load |
| carnage | butchery, massacre, great slaughter in war |
| carnation | a pink, red, yellow or white flower with a spicy smell |
| carol | a song of joy or praise, most often heard at Christmas time |
| carpenter | a man who makes things out or wood |
| carpet | a thick soft woven covering for the floor |
| carriage | a vehicle for carrying passengers from place to place. The same word also means part of a railway train |
| carrion | dead and rotten, loathsome |
| carrot | a long pointed orange vegetable that grows under the ground |
| carry | to take something from one place to another |
| carry-cot | a bed with handles, used to carry a small baby about |
| cartoon | a short funny film or drawing in a newspaper |
| cartridge | a case for holding the gunpowder and bullet to be shot from a gun |
| carve | to shape a piece of wood or to cut patterns on it with a knife. The same word also means to cut meat into slices |
| cary | an open wagon with only two wheels |
| cascade | a waterfall |
| case | a kind of box to keep or carry things in |
| cash | coins and banknotes |
| cashier | someone who looks after the money in a bank, a shop or an office |
| casino | a public dancing, singing or gaming saloon |
| casket | a small chest for jewels |
| cast | to throw something with force. The same word also means to shape something by pouring hot metal or liquid plaster into a mould |
| caste | a class of society among the Hindus |
| castle | an old building with thick stone walls to resist enemy attacks |
| castway | a person who has been shipwrecked |
| cat | a furry animal, usually kept as a pet |
| catalogue | a list of things in a special order, like a list of books in a library |
| catapult | a Y-shaped stick with elastic attached, used for shooting stones |
| catch | to get hold of something |
| cater | to provide food or amusement |
| caterpillar | a grub that turns into a moth or butterfly |
| cathedral | a very large and important church |
| catholic | universal, liberal, broad minded, tolerant |
Modal auxiliaries Vs Primary auxiliaries
Primary auxiliaries are be, do, have. They are used to form tenses and to frame short answers.
Modal auxiliaries are will, would, may, might, shall, should, can, could, must, dare, need, used, ought. They are used to express moods.