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Description=Word List No. 08
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word	part of speech	definition	high-frequency
canto	noun	division of a long poem
canvass	verb	determine votes, etc.
capacious	adjective	spacious
capacity	noun	mental or physical ability
capillary	adjective	having a very fine bore
capitulate	verb	surrender
caprice	noun	whim
capricious	adjective	fickle; incalculable	*
caption	noun	title; chapter heading; text under illustration
captious	adjective	faultfinding
carafe	noun	glass water bottle; decanter
carapace	noun	shell covering the back (of a turtle, crab etc.)
carat	noun	unit of weight of precious stones; measure of fineness of gold
carcinogenic	adjective	causing cancer
cardinal	adjective	chief
cardiologist	noun	doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
careen	verb	lurch; sway from side to side
caricature	noun	distortion; burlesque
carillon	noun	a set of bells capable of being played
carnage	noun	destruction of life
carnal	adjective	fleshy
carnivorous	adjective	meat-eating
carousal	noun	drunken relief
carping	adjective	finding fault
carrion	noun	rotting flesh of a dead body
carte blanche	noun	unlimited authority or freedom
cartographer	noun	map-maker
cascade	noun	small waterfall
caste	noun	one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society
castigate	verb	punish
casualty	noun	serious or fatal accident
cataclysm	noun	deluge; upheaval
catalyst	noun	agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
catapult	noun	slingshot; a hurling machine
cataract	noun	great waterfall; eye abnormality
catastrophe	noun	calamity
catcall	noun	shout of disapproval
catechism	noun	book of religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
categorical	adjective	without exceptions; unqualified; absolute
catharsis	noun	purging or cleansing away any passage of the body
cathartic	noun	purgative
catholic	adjective	broadly sympathetic; liberal
caucus	noun	private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
caulk	verb	to make watertight (by plugging seams)
causal	adjective	implying a cause-and-effect relationship
caustic	adjective	burning; sarcastically biting
cauterize	verb	burn with hot iron or caustic
cavalcade	noun	procession; parade
cavalier	adjective	casual and offhand
cavil	verb	make frivolous objections
cede	verb	transfer; yield title to
celerity	noun	speed; rapidity
celestial	adjective	heavenly
celibate	adjective	unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
censor	noun	overseer of morals; person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks
censorious	adjective	critical	*
censure	verb	blame; criticize	*
centaur	noun	mythical figure, half man and half horse
centigrade	adjective	measure of temperature used widely in Europe
centrifugal	adjective	radiating, departing from the center
centrifuge	noun	machine that separates substances by whirling them
centripetal	adjective	tending toward the center
centurion	noun	Roman army officer
cerebral	adjective	pertaining to the brain or intellect
cerebration	noun	thought
ceremonious	adjective	marked by formality
cessation	noun	stopping
cession	noun	yielding to another, ceding
chafe	verb	warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing
chaff	noun	worthless products of an endeavor
chaffing	adjective	bantering; joking
chagrin	noun	vexation; disappointment
chalice	noun	goblet; consecrated cup
chameleon	noun	lizard that changes color in different situations