Z Words......

1.  Zany  : (adj)   unconventional and idiosyncratic.

n. a zany person. zaniness

Synonym: Crazy ,Comic , eccentric.bizarre, weird,peculiar,odd,quirky, ludicrous, ridiculous, outlandish,buffoonish,absurd, balmy,bubbleheaed.

Antonym: judicious,sensible, sagacious, sage,sane, sapient.

Sentences: I appreciate that you are amusing children, but you are absolutely a zany clown.Disgusting!

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2.  Zeal :  (adj) eager enthusiasm  , ardent interest in pursuit of something.  

 adj. zealous

Synonym: passion, fervor,  keenness, ardor, avidity, gusto.

Antonym:

Sentences: Wang's zeal was contagious, as all his fellow students busily making posters.

3. Zealot: (n)fanatic, zealous.
 Synonym: devotee,sectary,votary.
 Antonym: dabbler, nonmilitant.

Sentences: I guess Israeli militants are zealot.

 4. Zenith:(n) point directly overhead in the sky.

Synonyms: apogee,climax, capstone,crescendo,pinnacle,peak,summit.
Antonym: nadir, base,bottom.
Sentences: I am now in the zenith point of my performance, nobody can fight me .

5. Zephyr : (n)a soft gentle breeze.  west wind. Light fabrics(historical)

Synonym: air, breath,puff,waft.
Antonym: calm

Sentences: I still recall the memories darling when the zephyr had blown in the open boat under the full sail...bla.bla...bla..

zephyr wind

 

 

                                      

C Words....

Careen
1. Careen(n) :  The taxicab careened wildly as it rounded the corner.

Careen

Caricature_Burlesque

2. Caricature:  

Caricature

The caricature he always drew emphasized personal weaknesses of the people he burlesqued.

burlesque

an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work.



 

3. Carillon : Set of bells which could be played automatically or manually.

4. Carnage : who kills people.

Carnage ~Killer

 

 the killing of many people (Cletus Kasady) is a fictional super-villain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an enemy of Spider-Man.

  

noun massacre·    bloodshedstar·    butcherystar·    crimestar·    

 

5. Carafe

Carafe

noun container, usually for liquids

Carafe:

Synonyms for carafe: container,glass,jar, jug, vial,flask,vacuum bottle.








6. Carapace : case, chassis, framework

 

7. Canto:  noun, plural cantos.

one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.

 The conclusion of this canto has been slightly altered by the
 translator.
8.  Cantata: a choral composition, either sacred and resembling a short oratorio  

Cantata

singing in chorus.

Cantata

9. Cavalcade : a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles.

Synonyms: Array, drill, march-past,motorcade,parade,procession,armada,caravan.

Cavalcade

Antonyms:

Sentence:A cavalcade of antique cars. A cavalcade of natural disasters. Cavalcade arrived late.




10.Cauterize (v): to burn with hot iron, or by chemical substances. weaken..

burn the skin or flesh of (a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance, typically to stop bleeding or prevent the wound from becoming infected.

Synonyms: burn,sear, scorch,singe,benumb, analgesia.

Antonyms: Sharpen,whet.

Sentence:what made you look up cauterize?

Heat giving in nose~Cauterize

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