Page 261 vocab part 1 Flashcards
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capacity
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Mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate
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capillary
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Having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender
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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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capsize
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(of a boat) turn over
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caption
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Title; chapter heading; text under illustration
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captious
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Fault finding; 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)
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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
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cardinal
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Chief; most important
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cardiologist
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Doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
