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canto
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division of a long poem
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canvass
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determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.
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capacious
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spacious
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capacity
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mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president
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capillary
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having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity
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capitulate
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surrender; give up all resistance
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caprice
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whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
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capricious
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unpredictable; fickle
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caption
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title; chapter heading; text under illustration
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captious
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faultfinding; too critical
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carafe
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glass water bottle; decanter
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carapace
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shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
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carat(karat)
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unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold
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carcinogenic
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causing cancer; N. carcinogen
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cardinal
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chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order
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cardiologist
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doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
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careen
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lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
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career
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rush wildly; go at full speed
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sway
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swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N.
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caricature
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distortion; burlesque
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carillon
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a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
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carnage
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destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals
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carnal
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fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body
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carnivorous
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meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore
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carousal
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drunken revel; V. carouse
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carping
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petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble
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carrion
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rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture
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cartographer
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map-maker
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cascade
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small waterfall
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caste
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one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige
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castigation
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punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
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casualty
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serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle
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casual
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happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark
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cataclysm
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deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
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catalyst
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agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis
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catapult
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slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult
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hurl
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throw forcefully; shout out violently
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cataract
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great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)
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catastrophe
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calamity ; disaster
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catcall
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shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.
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catechism
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book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize
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categorical
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without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute
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qualify
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reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated
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catharsis
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purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art
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cathartic
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purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.
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catholic
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(of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes
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caucus
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private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
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caulk(calk)
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make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)
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causal
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implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality
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caustic
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burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless
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cauterize
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burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection
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cavalcade
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procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry
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cavalier
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casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight
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cavil
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quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
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cede
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yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
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celerity
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speed; rapidity
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celestial
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heavenly
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hereafter
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life after death
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afterlife
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life after death; later part of one's life
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celibate
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abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy
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censor
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(in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V.
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censorious
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severely critical
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censure
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blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval
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centaur
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mythical figure, half man and half horse
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centigrade
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denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)
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centrifugal
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radiating; departing from the center
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centrifuge
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machine that separates substances by whirling them
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centripetal
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tending toward the center
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centurion
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Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
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cerebral
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pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum
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cerebration
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thought; working of the brain
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ceremonious
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marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy
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unceremonious
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not done politely without due formalities
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certitude
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certainty
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cessation
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stoppage
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cession
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yielding to another; ceding
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chafe
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warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.
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chaff
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worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff
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chaffing
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bantering; joking
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chagrin
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annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride)
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chalice
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goblet; consecrated cup
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chameleon
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lizard that changes color in different situations
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