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canto N. division of a long poem canvass V. determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; poll; solicit; survey capacious ADJ. spacious, ample, roomy ant: cramped, small, limited capacity N. mental or physical ability, competency; role or function; ability to accommodate, content ant: incapacity, inability capillary ADJ. having a very fine bore; hairlike capitulate V. surrender; give up under agreed conditions; concede ant: resist, hold out; defend caprice N. sudden, unexpected fancy, whim, impulse ant: constancy, dependability, steadfastness capricious* ADJ. unpredictable, fickle, temperamental ant: constant, staid, dependable caption N. title; chapter heading; text under illustration; subtitle captious ADJ. faultfinding, very critical captivate V. charm or enthrall, enchant ant: disgust, repulse, repel carafe N. glass water bottle; decanter carapace N. shell covering the back (of a turtle, crab, etc.) carat N. unit of weight for precious stones = 200mg; measure of fineness of gold (karat) cardinal ADJ. chief; of foremost importance, paramount ant: inessential, secondary, subordinate cardiologist N. doctor specializing in the ailments of the heart careen V. lurch; sway from side to side; swerve wildly caricature N. exaggerated description, distortion; burlesque carillon N. a set of bells hung in a tower capable of being played carnage N. destruction of life, massacre, slaughter carnal ADJ. fleshly or bodily, relating to sexual apetite carnivorous ADJ. flesh or meat-eating ant: herbivorous, vegetarian carousal N. drunken revelry, debauchery carping N. petty criticism, finding fault; nagging ant: ignore, let go carrion N. rotting flesh of a dead body cartographer N. map-maker cascade N. small waterfall; a succession of stages, processes, or operations caste N. one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society, social stratification; prestige castigation* N. punishment; severe criticism, chastisement casualty N. serious or fatal accident, fatality, sufferer cataclysm N. upheaval; deluge; disaster; catastrophe ant: miracle, wonder catalyst* N. agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; person or thing that causes action ant: block, inhibit, prevent catapult N. slingshot; a hurling machine cataract N. great waterfall; eye abnormality, clouding of the eye catastrophe N. sudden calamity; disaster catcall N. shout of disapproval; boo, heckle catechism N. book of religious instruction; instruction by question and answer format categorical ADJ. without exceptions; unqualified; absolute; unconditional ant: qualified, vague, ambiguous catharsis N. purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purification cathartic N. purgative; stimulates evacuation of the bowels catholic ADJ. universal, wide-ranging, liberal ant: limited, exclusive, narrow-minded caucus N. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy; council caulk V. to make watertight (by plugging seams), sealant causal ADJ. implying a cause-and-effect relationship; constituting a cause caustic* ADJ. burning, corrosive; sarcastically biting, acrimonious ant: loving, kind, sweet cauterize V. burn with hot iron or caustic; make insensitive or callous cavalcade N. procession; parade cavalier ADJ. casual and offhand; haughty; arrogant ant: humble, reticent, shy cavil V. make frivolous objections; quibble; carp cede V. yield (title, territory) to; surrender formally; relinquish ant: fight, defend celerity N. speed; rapidity, swiftness ant: slowness, sluggishness celestial ADJ. heavenly; divine, stellar ant: earthly, mortal celibate ADJ. unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse; chaste ant: promiscuous censor N. overseer of morals; person who eliminate inappropriate matter censorious ADJ. highly critical; tending to censure; judgmental censure V. blame; criticize; rebuke formally ant: applaud, compliment, commend centigrade ADJ. demoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius); former name for Celsius centrifugal ADJ. radiating from a central point; departing from the center ant: centripetal centrifuge N. machine that separates substances by spinning them centripetal ADJ. tending toward the center; unify ant: centrifugal centurion N. Roman army officer cerebral ADJ. pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual; analytical ant: emotional cerebration N. thought; thinking; ponder ceremonious ADJ. marked by formality; conventional certitude N. certainty; complete assurance; inevitability cessation N. stoppage; termination; ceasing ant: commencement, beginning cession N. yielding to another; ceding chafe V. warm by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing), annoyance chaff N. worthless products of an endeavor; something of little worth chaffing ADJ. bantering; joking; good-natured teasing chagrin N. vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment. ant: delight, joy chalice N. goblet; consecrated cup chameleon N. lizard that changes color in different situations (chamaeleon); changeable, inconstant carcinogenic ADJ. causing cancer centaur N. mythic figure, half man and half horse (centaurus)