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Today's words

1 citizen

She became a CN citizen.

2 clergy

Clergy and laity alike are divided in their views.

3 civil

We cannot take sides in a civil war.

4 clerk

He serves as a clerk in a bank.

5 civilian

They bombed military and civilian targets.

6 clever

'You are clever,' she gushed.

7 civilisation

It would be vital to the progress of human civilisation.

8 cliff

The cliff is gradually crumbling away.

9 Clap

Clap your hands to the music.

10 clarify

I hope you could clarify a few things for me.

11 climax

The music builds up to a rousing climax.

12 clarity

It was a model of clarity.

13 clash

They don't; sometimes they clash.

14 cling

Since you don't like your perception of him, why cling to it?

15 clasp

He took her hand in his firm warm clasp.

16 clinic

He failed to keep his appointment at the clinic.

17 clip

He gave the hedge a clip.

18 clockwise

She walked clockwise around the circle.

19 Classify

Classify them by branch, region, and year.

20 closet

The closet is in the bedroom.

21 clause

The final clause in the contract will be left untouched.

22 cloth

The cloth should be laid flat.

23 clothe

They clothe their children in the latest fashions.

24 Clay

Clay is a plastic substance.

25 coincide

The kids' views on life don't always coincide, but they're not afraid of voicing their opinions.

26 collaborate

They collaborate and innovate.

27 collapse

The bridge is liable to collapse at any moment.

28 clue

The only clue he has is a fossil.

29 collar

She'd got him by the collar.

30 clumsy

He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward.

31 colleague

They rated him highly as a colleague.

32 clutch

The car needs a new clutch.

33 coach

What you need is a drama coach.

34 collective

It was a collective decision.

35 coal

I put more coal on the fire.

36 college

They're prepping for college.

37 coalition

Since June the country has had a coalition government.

38 collide

They regularly collide over policy decisions.

39 coarse

The man was brutish and coarse.

40 collision

He said it was true that a collision had happened.

41 coast

They live on the south coast.

42 colonel

Mills was regimental colonel.

43 coat

A button had come off my coat.

44 colonial

Why are you interested in doing something on community planning in colonial times?

45 colony

America used to be a British colony.

46 cock

Do you hear the cock crow, Tukey?

47 comb

Your hair needs a good comb.

48 cognitive

They lack the cognitive and memory skills.

49 combat

It was the end of a long combat.

50 coherent

The subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole.

51 combination

A combination of talent, hard work and good looks have taken her to the top.

52 cohesive

Services are cohesive and complete

53 combine

The trip will combine business with pleasure.

54 coil

The burnt coil should be renewed.

55 comet

The orbit of this comet intersects the orbit of the Earth.

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