Vocabulary : Chapter to Characteristic

Chapter : A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty chapters. ;; An assembly of monks, or of the prebends and other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual, or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean. ;; A community of canons or canonesses. ;; A bishop's council. ;; A business meeting of any religious community. ;; An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons. ;; A meeting of certain organized societies or orders. ;; A chapter house. ;; A decretal epistle. ;; A location or compartment. ;; To divide into chapters, as a book. ;; To correct; to bring to book, i. e., to demand chapter and verse.
Chaptrel : An impost.
Char : Alt. of Charr ;; A car; a chariot. ;; Work done by the day; a single job, or task; a chore. ;; Alt. of Chare ;; Alt. of Chare ;; To reduce to coal or carbon by exposure to heat; to reduce to charcoal; to burn to a cinder. ;; To burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood.
Chara : A genus of flowerless plants, having articulated stems and whorled branches. They flourish in wet places.
Char-a-bancs : A long, light, open vehicle, with benches or seats running lengthwise.

Charact : A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See Character.
Character : A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol. ;; Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar form of letters used by a particular person or people; as, an inscription in the Runic character. ;; The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a person or thing really is; nature; disposition. ;; Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; as, he has a great deal of character. ;; Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from suspicion. ;; Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the miserable character of a slave; in his character as a magistrate; her character as a daughter. ;; The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation; as, a man's character for truth and veracity; to give one a bad character. ;
Charactered : of Character
Characterism : A distinction of character; a characteristic.
Characteristic : Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. ;; A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized. ;; The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.