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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (33 Down) cavil (NOUN) 1. An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections. 2. A captious objection. Synonyms: quibble, quiddity. (Verb) 1. Raise trivial objections. 2. To find fault with; argue captiously. Synonyms: carp, chicane. Derived from: Middle French: from Latin: cavilla a jeering, a scoffing.
Did You Know? (30 Down) The tenth sign of the zodiac,
Capricorn, (Latin for: goat horn), is applied by astrologers to
people born between December 22 and January 19, or "under the sign of
Capricorn". The constellation, Capricorn, is located between those
of Sagittarius and Aquarius. Its name is derived from the Greek myths about the
god Pan, who was often represented as a goatlike figure. Thus Capricorns
are sometimes called "Goats".
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