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capitalist 1. A person who has vested personal wealth in business. 2. A very wealthy person. capitulation Surrender; ending resistance. decapitate To cut off the head of; to behead. precipice 1. A very steep or vertical face of a cliff or rock. 2. The edge of a dangerous situation. precipitate 1. To throw down from a great height. 2. To make happen suddenly or quickly. recapitulation 1. The restatement of a main idea. 2. A summary or concise review. CAPUT, CAPITIS "head" CEREBRUM "brain" cerebral 1. Pertaining to the brain. 2. Intellectual. cerebration The action of thinking; thought. FACIES "face," "form," "shape" deface To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of (something). efface 1. To wipe out; to obliterate. Also, to make less clear, as if rubbing out. 2. To make oneself inconspicuous. façade 1. The face of a building. 2. The face or front of anything, especially an artificial or false front. facet 1. One of the many sides if a cut stone or jewel. 2. One aspect of a situation, or of a tooth. FRONS, FRONTIS "front," "forehead," "face" affront 1. To insult intentionally; to offend or embarrass. 2. An insult or offensive act. confront 1. To stand or come directly in front of. 2. To face with defiance or hostility. effrontery Flippant or insulting boldness; audacity.