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Camouflage
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n. disguise worn in order to deceive an enemy; e.g. uniforms the color of trees and dirt; The soldiers wore camouflage on their helmets.
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Candor
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frankness, honesty, sincerity The candor of his confession impressed his parents and they gave him a light punishment as a result.
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Canine
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relating to dogs Canine relates to dogs in the same way as feline relates to cats.
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Cantankerous
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grouchy, Argumentative, ill-tempered The Grinch Who Stole Christmas was a cantankerous character.
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Caprice
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sudden, unpredictable change; impulse, fancy, whim With the caprice of an irrational man, he often went from rage to laughter.
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Cascade
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to fall fast and steeply After a heavy rainfall, water cascades down from the mountains. n. a steep waterful, often one in a series of waterfalls; torrent The cascade of fireworks caused the crowd to ooh and aah.
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Catastrophe
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ruin, disaster, devastation The eruption was truly a catastrophe; lava and ash buried several towns on the slopes of the volcano
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Celestial
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relating to the heavens; divine, spiritual Venus is a celestial body sometimes visible from Earth.
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Censor
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to remove material from books, plays, etc., for moral, political or religious reasons; suppress, delete The Chinese government heavily censors internet content that Chinese citizens can view.
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Chasm
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gorge or deep canyon, abyss, ravine If you look down from the top floor of a New York City skyscraper, it seems as though you're looking into a deep chasm.
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