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capricious
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impulsive, whimsical, without much thought, erratic, fickle, flighty, inconstant, wayward
he was a capricious individual when it came to shopping |
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caricature
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exagerrated, portrait, cartoon, travesty, lampoon, burlesque.
the bugs bunny is a caricature since he exagerates the image of a bunny |
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carnivorous
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meat eating, predatory, flesh-eating.
the lion is carnivorous |
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cartography
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sscience or art of making maps, charting, surveying, topography, production of maps, noun the surveyor team formed a cartography
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castigate
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to punish, chastise, criticize severely, discipline, lambaste,
the child was castigated for his behavior in school |
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catalyst
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something causing change without being changed, stimulus, instigation, provocation
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catharsis
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purification, cleansing, purgation, release, the carthasis of the soul through worship
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catholic,
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universal, broad, comprehensive, extensive, general,
the catholic meaning of love is unexplainable, involving all, broad minded |
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celerity
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speed, swiftness, alacrity, dispatch, velocity, rapidity, acceleration
the drive moved in celerity |
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censure
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to critize, find fault, denounce, pillory, villify, indict, condem.
the tv censured the publication of a new book |
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chagrin
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shame, embarrasment, humiliation, mortification, discomfiture,
the individual was chagrin after the failure of the stunt |
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champion
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to defend or support,advocate, promote,
he was a champion when it came to drug prevention |
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charlatan
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quack, fake, imposter, fraud, humbug, person thinks he has more knowledge than he actually possess. The guy at work was a charlatan and nobody believed him.
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chary
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watchfull, cautious, extremely shy, wary, carefull, sparing
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cherubic
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sweet, innocent, resembling a cherub, angelic, babyish
the boy was very cherubic and new nothing of what the older kids were talking about |
