Advanced words starting with letter C

16. The old lady has blurred vision as she suffers from .............................
A. cataract B. cadaver C. conjecture D. consternation
17. When attacked by critics, the faithful tend to circle the wagons, only to
............................ as soon as some scientific school of thought convinces them that
disaster is imminent.
A. concur B. constrict C. capitulate D. castigate
18. Health inspectors ............................ the kitchen staff for not keeping the place
clean.
A. culminated B. curtailed C. constricted D. castigated
19. Aristotle states that the purpose of tragedy is to arouse terror and pity and
thereby effect the ............................ of these emotions.
A. catharsis B. chicanery C. cognition D. celerity
20. The ............................ spirit during wartime is barely acceptable.
A. couch potato B. carpe diem C. clamorous D. commodious