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capeý n. mantle, shawl, stole, cloak: His black cape reached to the
floor.
caper n. 1 skip, leap, spring, frolic, hop, gambol, frisk, curvet,
gambado: He can dance, though he does not cut capers. 2
escapade, stunt, mischief, prank, high jinks, US crime,
burglary, robbery, Colloq shenanigan, dido, lark, Slang US and
Canadian job: The capers we used to get up to after lights-out
in the dormitory!
--v. 3 skip, hop, frolic, leap, jump, frisk, romp, gambol,
prance, cavort, curvet: She capered about like a lamb in a
meadow.
capital n. 1 head, top, crown, cap: The column was surmounted by a
finely carved capital. 2 seat (of government): Winnipeg is the
capital of Manitoba. 3 money, assets, funds, finance(s), cash,
wherewithal; wealth, means, property, resources, savings,
principal: My capital is invested in land at the moment. 4
majuscule, upper case, large letter, initial, Colloq cap: The
chapter titles should be set in capitals.
--adj. 5 chief, main, major, important, cardinal, central,
principal, prime, primary, paramount, pre-eminent, foremost,
leading: Our capital responsibility is to ensure the
passengers' safety. 6 first-class, first-rate, excellent,
superior, matchless, peerless, choice, select, outstanding,
fine, superb, splendid, marvellous, extraordinary, Colloq
smashing, great, super, Brit brill, Old-fashioned topping,
top-hole, ripping, ripsnorting: Eating out tonight was a
capital idea.
capitulate
v. 1 surrender, yield, give up, submit, succumb: Want of
provisions quickly obliged the fortress to capitulate. 2
acquiesce, concede, relent, give in, yield: He begged so
piteously that the king finally capitulated and allowed him to
live.
capricious
adj. whimsical, erratic, flighty, fickle, mercurial, unsteady,
variable, unstable, wayward, unpredictable, undependable,