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good quick moving or acting
"The celerity of all the cars must frighten the wildlife." |
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severely critical
"The censorious father was very critical over all his son's mistakes." |
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to criticize or find fault with
"Whether the father will censure his son depends on his mood." |
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directed or moving toward the center
"The centripetal force always moves toward the center." |
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temporary or complete halt
"The cessation of the storm caused us to take advantage of the weather and go to the beach." |
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shame, embarassment, humiliation
"He felt chagrin at the poor sales of his book." |
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to cheer noisily
"The crowd always champs when a goal is scored." |
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to defend or support
"Will you really champion this opinion after hearing my reasons against it?" |
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quick, fake
"The salesman was really a charlatan who lied about the value that all of his products had." |
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to punish, discipline, scold
"The father would always chastise his child over every wrong doing." |
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piece of personal property
"Many people will defend their chattel without mercy." |
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someone prejudiced in the belief of their kind's superiority
"Some think that his beliefs are chauvinistic when he claims that men are dominant in the work force." |
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lacking prudence or discretion
"His cheeky actions were not well-thought out." |
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sweet, innocent, resembling a cherub angel
"The cherubic host was like an angel." |
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trickery, fraud, deception
"The chicanery of his acts were extremely fradulent and full of trickery." |
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to scold, express disapproval
"The father always chides his children over their wrongdoings." |
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fanciful, imaginary, visionary; impossible
"His chimerical dreams were visionary, but impossible to fulfill." |
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easily angered, short-tempered
"The choleric person is very short-tempered" |
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to chuckle
"He will always chortle when he hears something funny." |
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relating to color
"He was uncertain over the chromatic choices of how to paint his home." |
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rude
"The churlish intruder impolitely ended our conversation." |
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roundabout
"I took a circuitous route to avoid the accident site" |
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roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
"His circumlocution always distracted the audience from his main point; it was just too long." |
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to encircle; set limits on, confine
"He circumscribed his land, setting fenses on the boundries." |
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cautious, wary
"The circumspect person was cautious when crossing the river." |
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avoid
"Circumvent the accident by taking the circuitous route." |
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tank for water
"The cistern holds my water." |
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fortress, stronghold
"The soldiers are in their citadel." |
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courtesy, politeness
"The civility of the Count's manners caused all to love him" |
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secretive, concealed for a darker purpose
"The clandesetine plans of the government are held secret." |
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to split or separate; to stick, cling, adhere
"We should begin to cleave the dough in order to prepare cooking." |
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merciful leniency
"He will be given clemency if he shows he had ammended his ways." |
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mild
"The clement weather proved to be perfect for going on a hike." |
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to confine, seclude
"He would often cloister himself when studying." |
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indulging to excess
"Many people with eating disorders have often developed cloying habits of eating to excess." |
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