Sixth Level Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 17

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
crook noun The crook robbed us of our money criminal
noun We came to a crook in the road. bend
crouch verb You must crouch to get inside the cave. stoop
crumble verb The old temple walls had begun to crumble. disintegrate
verb Her cookie crumbled when she ate it. break into pieces
crutch noun He could only walk with a crutch. support for walking
cub noun The lion had three cubs. young animal
cuckoo adj. She bought a cuckoo clock. type of clock
noun He was somewhat a cuckoo. lacking sense
cuff noun His cuff was very stained. bottom of a sleeve