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Qualities & Amounts — Lesson 30
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carats
ˈkærəts
A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg — the diamond weighs 3 carats.
The diamond weighs 3 carats.
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carelessness
ˈkɛrləsnəs
The quality of not being careful or taking pains — his carelessness caused the accident.
His carelessness caused the accident.
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carton
ˈkɑːrtən
The quantity contained in a carton — the juice carton is almost empty.
I bought a carton of milk from the supermarket.
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cartons
ˈkɑːrtənz
The quantity contained in a carton — the supermarket sells milk in cartons.
She packed her books into several cartons for the move.
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cask
kæsk
The quantity a cask will hold — he tapped the cask to serve the beer.
The wine was aged in oak casks.
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catches
ˈkætʃɪz
A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident — she catches the bus to work.
He catches the ball every time.
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catty
ˈkæti
Describing someone, often a woman, who makes spiteful or mean-spirited — her catty comment really hurt my feelings.
She made a catty remark about her colleague's new haircut.
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caution
ˈkɔːʃən
The trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger — use caution when crossing the street.
Use caution when crossing the street.
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cautions
ˈkɔːʃənz
The trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger — she cautions him not to drive too fast in the rain.
The doctor cautions patients about the side effects of the medication.
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centiliter
ˈsentəˌliːtər
A metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter — a centiliter is a very small unit of measurement.
The bottle contains 50 centiliters of water.
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centiliters
ˈsentəlɪtərz
A metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter — add 25 centiliters of water to the mixture.
Add 25 centiliters of water to the mixture.
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centimeter
ˈsɛntəmiːtər
A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter — the table is 50 centimeters long.
The table is 50 centimeters long.
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