change [(1) to make different; (2) to become different] Will you change your decision? (1) His voice changed last year. (2)
charge [(1) to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; (2) a statement in which someone is accused of something] She was charged with stealing a car. (1) The charge was false. (2)
chase [to run or go after someone or something] The dog chased the cat around the house.
cheat [(1) to get by a trick; (2) to steal from] He cheated on the history examination. (1) The dishonest lawyer became rich by cheating the people that he represented. (2)
cheer [to shout approval or praise] The crowd cheered every time their team scored.
chemicals [(1) elements found in nature or made by people; (2) substances used in the science of chemistry] Oxygen and hydrogen are the chemicals that form water. (1) Do you read the list of chemicals listed in the foods you eat? (2)
chemistry [the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances] How many years did you study chemistry?
chief [(1) the head or leader of a group; (2) leading; (3) most important] Mr. Thompson is the new chief of our tax office. (1) The chief cause of lung cancer is smoking. (2) The chief reason he got the job was his experience with tax issues. (3)
child [(1) a baby; (2) a boy or girl] The child was born with the disease. (1) Every child, boy or girl, should have an equal chance to succeed. (2)
children [more than one child] Sixty children were chosen to go to a camp in the mountains.
choose [to decide between two or more] You may choose one meat and three vegetables from the lunch list.
circle [a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an "O"] The settlers put their wagons in a circle to defend against the attack.
citizen [a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law] Every citizen is expected to vote.
city [any important large town] I lived in a small town as a child, but now I live in a city.
civilian [not military] Many civilians were killed in the attack on the town.
