1.cryptic a．神秘的(secret)；含义模糊的(obscure)

词根记忆：crypt(秘密，隐藏)+ic--秘密的--神秘的

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

2.crystanize v.结晶(to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form)；具体化(to cause to take a definite form)

词根记忆：来自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.

派生词:crystallization(n.结晶化;具体化)

同根词：crystal(n.水晶;a．水晶的)

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

词根记忆：和tube(n.管，显像管)--起记

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

派生词：cubic(al)(a．立方的，立方体的)

4.cue n.暗示，信号(hint)

联想记忆：有线索( clue)可以暗示(cue)

例:visual cues视觉信号

5.cuisine n.烹饪,烹调法(style of cooking)

发音记忆：“口味新”--烹饪出新口味--烹饪，烹调法

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

6.culminate v.达到顶点(to reach the highest point, degree, or stage of development in)

词根记忆：culmin(顶点，高峰)+ate--达到顶点

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

7.culpability n.有罪，有过失(blameworthiness)

词根记忆：来自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.

同根词：culprit(n.犯人)；exculpate(v.无罪释放)

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.种植（to grow from。seeds）；向…讨好(to seek to develop familiarity with)

词根记忆：cult(种植；培养)+ivate(表动作)--种植

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

派生词：cultivation( n.培养；耕种)

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

10.cultivated a．耕种的：栽植的：有修养的(educated)

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

派生词：cultivation(n.耕作；栽培;教养)