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Capitulate

(Verb)

Meaning:Surrender : yield to an enemy on conditions agreed upon
Sounds Like:Capital_ate
Imagine This:When the U.S. army finally captured Berlin, the German capital.Germany was surrendered.The entire population in the capital was starving badly and they ate rats to survive.

Capricious

(Adjective)

Meaning:Unpredicatable; controlled by whims
Looks Like:Ca_prices → California_prices
Imagine This:California’s fruit and vegetable prices are unpredictable each season due to the unpredictable weather.
Remember This:California, the Golden State, is usually associated with fine weather and all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Other Forms:Capriciously (adverb); Caprice (noun)

Castigate

(Verb)

Meaning:Punish severely; criticize severely
Sounds Like:Cast_the_gate
Imagine This:John accidentally bumped his head against the gate; he got so mad that he cast (threw) a stone at the gate.
Remember This:The brutal act of the crime was criticized severely by the public and the criminal was punished with a life sentence.

Celerity

(Noun)

Meaning:Swiftness; fast
Looks Like:Celebrity (famous persons such as movie stars and athletes)
Imagine This:Celebrities, such as Michael Jordan and Jerry Rice, usually like driving fast and expensive sports cars such as the Porsche.
Remember This:Chevrolet once had a car model called the “Celerity�. It had a V8 engine and could go very fast.
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Censure

(Verb)

Meaning:Disapprove; criticize; fault-finding
Sounds Like:Censor ( An official authorized to examine movies, news and printed matter)
Remember This:Movie ratings are determined by a panel of judges who watch and critique every inch of the film clip before final approval for general audience viewing.Certain scenes, which are disapproved of, will be cut.
Other Forms:Censorious (adjective); Censoriously (adverb)