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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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