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GRE word list 8
Barron's list 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| canto | division of a long poem |
| canvass | determine or seek opinions,votes |
| capacious | spacious, |
| capacity | mental or physical ability;role;ability to accommodate |
| capillary | having a very fine bore |
| capitulate | surrender |
| caprice | whim;An impulsive change of mind. b. An inclination to change one's mind impulsively. |
| capricious | unpredictable;fickle |
| caption | title;chapter heading |
| captious | faultfinding |
| carafe | glass water bottle |
| carapace | shell covering the back(of a turtle or a crab) |
| carat | unit of weight for precious stones,measure of fineness of gold |
| carcinogenic | causing cancer |
| cardinal | chief |
| cardiologist | doctor specializing in ailments of the heart |
| careen | lurch;sway from side to side |
| caricature | distortion;burlesque |
| carillon | a set of bells capable of being played |
| carnage | destruction of life |
| carnal | fleshly |
| carnivorous | meat-eating |
| carousal | drunken revel;A merry-go-round, as one at an amusement park. |
| carping | petty criticism;fault-finding |
| carrion | rotting flesh of dead body |
| cartographer | map-maker |
| cascade | small waterfall |
| caste | one of the hereditary classes in hindu society |
| castigation | punishment;severe criticism |
| casualty | serious or fatal accident |
| cataclysm | deluge;A sudden, violent disruption or upset:;upheavel |
| catalyst | agent that influences the pace of a chemical reaction while it remains unaffected and unchanged |
| catapult | slingshot;hurling machine |
| cataract | great waterfall;eye abnormality |
| catastrophe | calamity;disaster |
| catcall | shout of disapproval;boo |
| catechism | book of religious instruction;instruction by question and answer |
| categorical | without exceptions;unqualified;absolute |
| catharsis | purging or cleansing of any passage of body |