
Description of caprice (noun) sudden, unpredictable or whimsical change; impulse
Samples of caprice The caprice with which the couple approached the change of plans was evidence to their young age. The king ruled by caprice as much as law.
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Description of aesthetic (adjective) of beauty; pertaining to taste in art and beauty
Samples of aesthetic She found that her aesthetic sense and that of the artist were at odds. His review made one wonder what kind of aesthetic taste the critic had.
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Description of hypocritical (adjective) two-faced; deceptive; duplicitous; insincere
Samples of hypocritical His constituents believed that the governor was hypocritical for calling for a moratorium on "negative" campaigning while continuing to air some of the most vicious ads ever produced against his opponent. Most of his constituents believed the governor was hypocritical for calling his opponent a "mud-slinging hack" when his own campaign had slung more than its share of dirt.
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Description of retract (verb) to draw; to take back; to cancel; to annul
Samples of retract Once you say something, it's hard to retract.
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Description of reproach (verb) to blame and thus make feel ashamed; to rebuke; to accuse
Samples of reproach The major reproached his troops for not following orders.
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Description of harbor (noun) place of safety or shelter; port; refuge; haven
Samples of harbor We stood at the dock as the ship sailed into the harbor. The peasants were executed for harboring known rebels. The rabbits used the shed as a harbor from the raging storm.
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Description of connivance (noun) secret cooperation in wrongdoing
Samples of connivance With the guard's connivance, the convict was able to make his escape.
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Description of fervid (adjective) intensely hot; impassioned; passionate
Samples of fervid Her fervid skin alerted the doctor to her fever. The fervid sermon of the preacher swayed his congregation.
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Description of reprobate (verb) to condemn; to reject; to denounce
Samples of reprobate The teacher will reprobate the actions of the delinquent student. His assertions were reprobated as inappropriate.
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Description of censure (noun) disapproval; expression of disapproval; criticism
Samples of censure His remarks drew the censure of his employers. A censure of the new show upset the directors.
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