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Capricious--Contiguo

Capricious--Contiguous

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capricious inclined to change one's mind impulsively or unpredictably
captious calculated to confuse or entrap in argument; tricky
castigate severely criticize or punish; chastise
catalyst a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemicl reaction without itself changing; a person who causes change; accelerator, impetus
caustic burning or stinging, causing corosion; sarcastic
celerity speed; haste
censure to criticize severely; to officially rebuke; chastise, denounce, reprimand
chary wary; cautious, sparing; careful
chasten to restrain or correct; reprove
chauvinist a blindly devoted patriot; jingoist
chicanery trickery or subterfuge; ruse, sham, deception
chimera an illusion; originally, an imaginary fire-breathing monster; delusion
churlish vulgar; difficult and intractable; boorish
coalesce to come together or unite; fuse
coda concluding section of a musical or literary piece; conclusion
cogent appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing; persuasive
commensurate matching; corresponding in degree, size, or amount; proportionate
complaisance the willingness to comply with the wishes of others; agreeableness
connoisseur an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert; aficionado, enthusiast, specialist
contiguous sharing a border; touching; adjacent; bordering
Created by: kr_edwards04
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