| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 118 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| creature | noun | Be kind to all living creatures. | animals |
| credit | noun | Give credit to the inventor of paper. | honor |
| noun | I will buy the car on credit. | installment plan | |
| creep | noun | We will creep up to them quietly. | crawl |
| crew | noun | The crew of the ship was skilled. | team |
| cricket | noun | The cricket made noise at night. | insect |
| crime | noun | The man was charged with a crime. | misdeed |
| criminal | noun | The criminal was sent to prison. | offender |
| adj. | It was a criminal act. | illegal | |
| cripple | verb | Lack of power will cripple industry. | paralyze |
| crisis | noun | The crisis was averted quickly. | emergency |
| crisp | adj. | I like to eat crisp peanuts. | crunchy |