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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.



   
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.



   
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.

Determination of hypocritical
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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.



   
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.



   
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.



   
Description of connivance (noun)
secret cooperation in wrongdoing

Samples of connivance
With the guard's connivance, the convict was able to make his escape.



   
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.



   
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.



   
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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