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Culpable

(Adjective)

Meaning:Deserving blame; guilty
Looks Like:Cult_able
Remember This:Cults are usually blamed and found guilty for doing things in radical ways.
Other Forms:Culpability (noun); Culpably (adverb)
Connect With:Culpability (noun); Culpably (adverb)

Cupidity

(Noun)

Meaning:Greed for gain, especially for property or money
Looks Like:Cupid (the Roman God of love, who shoots arrows of love);Stupidity
Imagine This:Once upon a time, there was a very greedy and wicked man who asked the cupid to lead him to those old, but rich, single women.
It is stupidity to gain all the wealth in the world but lose your life.

Cursory

(Adjective)

Meaning:To work in a hurry without paying attention to details
Looks Like:Cursor (the prompt or pointer on the computer monitor)
Imagine This:For those who ‘surf’ the Internet, you probably read things on the monitor carelessly by scrolling the mouse cursor quickly to skim through all the junk mail.