1.cryptic a．神秘的(secret)；含義模糊的(obscure)

詞根記憶：crypt(秘密，隱藏)+ic--秘密的--神秘的

例:Can you explain this cryptic message I got from my boss?

2.crystanize v.結(jié)晶(to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form)；具體化(to cause to take a definite form)

詞根記憶：來(lái)自crystal(v.水晶;a．水晶的)

例:Moisture exhaled by tourists had raised the humidity within them to such levels that salt from the stone was crystallizing.

派生詞:crystallization(n.結(jié)晶化;具體化)

同根詞：crystal(n.水晶;a．水晶的)

3.cube n.立方體（the ragular solid with six equal square sides)

詞根記憶：和tube(n.管，顯像管)--起記

例:The surface area of the cube is 600 square inches.

派生詞：cubic(al)(a．立方的，立方體的)

4.cue n.暗示，信號(hào)(hint)

聯(lián)想記憶：有線索( clue)可以暗示(cue)

例:visual cues視覺(jué)信號(hào)

5.cuisine n.烹飪,烹調(diào)法(style of cooking)

發(fā)音記憶：“口味新”--烹飪出新口味--烹飪，烹調(diào)法

例:The famous cook introduced the preparation of traditional cuisine.

6.culminate v.達(dá)到頂點(diǎn)(to reach the highest point, degree, or stage of development in)

詞根記憶：culmin(頂點(diǎn)，高峰)+ate--達(dá)到頂點(diǎn)

例:This is the painting that culminated the artist's long career.

7.culpability n.有罪，有過(guò)失(blameworthiness)

詞根記憶：來(lái)自culpable(a．有罪的)，culp（罪行）+able(有…的)--有罪的

例:They think the damage awards should be based on the degree of culpability of the party causing the death.

同根詞：culprit(n.犯人)；exculpate(v.無(wú)罪釋放)

8.cult n.崇拜(worship)

例:Recent excavations suggest that the ancient people of the ltalian peninsula merged the cult of Damia.

9.cultivate v.種植（to grow from。seeds）；向…討好(to seek to develop familiarity with)

詞根記憶：cult(種植；培養(yǎng))+ivate(表動(dòng)作)--種植

例:Poor women working in urban areas actively seek to cultivate long-term employer-employee relations.

派生詞：cultivation( n.培養(yǎng)；耕種)

同根詞：culture(n.文化)：floriculture(n.花卉栽培)

10.cultivated a．耕種的：栽植的：有修養(yǎng)的(educated)

例:cultivated land耕地∥The distinguished gentleman married a cultivated woman.

派生詞：cultivation(n.耕作；栽培;教養(yǎng))