7001 - 8000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 16 |
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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
candor | noun | In all candor I cannot do that to them | frankness or sincerity of expression |
cannibal | noun | On some islands in the Pacific lived cannibals. | a person who eats human flesh |
caprice | noun | A hailstorm in July is a caprice of nature. | sudden unpredictable action |
capsule | noun | His medicine came in tiny capsules. | a small container enclosing medicine |
adj. | He gave us a capsule description of the situation. | highly condensed; very brief | |
captive | noun | They held him as a captive for three years. | prisoner of war |
adj. | We were his captive audience. | restrained by circumstances preventing choice | |
carnival | noun | We loved it when a carnival came to town | traveling amusement show |
carnivorous | adj. | Lions are dangerous carnivorous animals | flesh eating predators |
carol | noun | We Christmas we often sing carols. | a song of praise or joy |