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| cajole | persuade, I didn't like to swim but I was _______into being on the swim team. |
| callow | immature, The young nurse appeared to be ______, I hope she didn't just graduate. |
| candor | truthful, honest, Being a realist, the senator spoke with ______ about our country's enemies. |
| capitalism | economic system with little government control. Private businesses usually support _______. |
| capitulate | surrender, give up, The kidnappers ______and turned themselves into the police. |
| capricious | unpredictable, The boy changed his mind often, he was very ____________. |
| caricature | cartoon/drawing of a person, The drawing was a _______of me looking like superman. |
| castigate | criticize, It was sad that his dad always ________him in front of his team. |
| catalyst | something that causes change, The fire was a _______for better safety rules. |
| categorical | absolute, total. He was ______in denying the accusations against him. |
| catharsis | brings relief or renewal, A hot bath was a _____for sore muscles. |
| mollify | soothe, pacify, The mother was able to ______the hungry baby with a bottle. |
| monolithic | massive, solid, The huge mountains were _____in size. |
| moribund | dying, With recent closings, the coal mines are a _______industry. |
| morose | gloomy, sullen, The funeral home is a ______place to be. |
| mortify | humiliate I was ______when my teacher asked me to sing in front of the class. (mortified) |
| mundane | ordinary, boring. School starts to become ______after a few months of the same classes. |
| munificent | generous, lavish They gave a ______party with $300 bottles of champagne. |
| myopia | lack of foresight, nearsighted, The government collapsed because the leaders suffered from ________. |
| myriad | huge number, There are a ____of stars in the sky. |
