capricious adjective/kəˈprɪʃ.əs/ adj literarychanging mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedlya capricious childHe was a cruel and capricious tyrant.capriciously adverb/kəˈprɪʃ.ə.sli/ advcapriciousness noun/kəˈprɪʃ.ə.snəs/ n [U]mule noun ( ANIMAL )/mjuːl/ n [C]an animal whose mother is a horse and whose father is a donkey, which is used especially for transporting goodsfowl noun/faʊl/ n [C or U] (plural fowl or fowls)•a bird of a type that is used to produce meat or eggs•old use any birdSee also: waterfowl; wildfowlrifle noun/ˈraɪ.fl ̩/ n [C]a type of gun with a long barrel (= part shaped like a tube), which is fired from the shoulder and is designed to be accurate at long distancesrifle verb/ˈraɪ.fl ̩/ v [I or T]to search quickly through something, often in order to steal somethingThe safe had been rifled and the diamonds were gone.He rifled through the papers on the desk, but couldn't find the photographs.slung verb/slʌŋ/ vpast simple and past participle of slingsling verb ( THROW )/slɪŋ/ v [T usually + adverb or preposition] (slung, slung)•informal to throw or drop something carelesslyDon't just sling your bag on the floor!If any of the letters aren't interesting just sling them in the bin.I'll just sling together a few things (= put what I need to take with me in a bag) and I'll be ready to go.•mainly UK informal to throw or give something to someone[+ two objects] Sling me a pen, will you?sling verb ( HANG )/slɪŋ/ v [T usually + adverb or preposition] (slung, slung)to hang something over something, especially in a careless wayI usually sling my jacket over the back of my chair.babble verb ( TALK )/ˈbæb.l ̩/ v[I or T] to talk or say something in a quick, confused, excited or silly wayThe children babbled excitedly among themselves.She was babbling something about her ring being stolen.murmur verb ( SPEAK QUIETLY )/ˈmɜː.mər/ /ˈmɝː.mɚ/ v[I or T] to speak or say very quietly[+ speech] "I love you," she murmured.He was murmuring to himself.humorous He murmured sweet nothings (= romantic talk) in her ear.murmur verb ( COMPLAIN )/ˈmɜː.mər/ /ˈmɝː.mɚ/ v[I] to complain about something that you disagree with or dislike, but not in a public wayThey were murmuring about the boss's nephew getting the job.murmur noun ( SOUND )/ˈmɜː.mər/ /ˈmɝː.mɚ/ n•[C] the sound of something being said very quietlyA murmur of agreement came from the crowd.•[S] a soft continuous soundThe murmur of the waves on the beach lulled me to sleep.murmur noun ( COMPLAINT )/ˈmɜː.mər/ /ˈmɝː.mɚ/ n[C] a complaint which is expressed privatelyAfter the report was published, there were murmurs of discontent round the office.vow verb/vaʊ/ v [T]to make a determined decision or promise to do something[+ (that)] The guerillas vowed (that) they would overthrow the government.[+ to infinitive] After the awful meals we had last Christmas, I vowed to do more of the cooking myself.vow noun/vaʊ/ n [C]a serious promise or decision[+ to infinitive] She took/made a vow never to lend money to anyone again.bugle noun/ˈbjuː.gl ̩/ n [C]a musical instrument like a small trumpet, used especially in the armymount up phrasal verbphrasal verbto gradually become a large amountIt isn't a good idea to let bills mount up.coincidence noun/kəʊˈɪnt .sɪ.dənt s/ /koʊ-/ n•[C] an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is unlikely and surprisingYou chose exactly the same wallpaper as us - what a coincidence!Is it just a coincidence that the wife of the man who ran the competition won first prize?a series of strange/amazing coincidences•[U] chance or luckJust by coincidence, I met my old school-mate again fifty years later.[+ that ] It was pure/sheer coincidence that I remembered his phone number.By some strange coincidence, he was passing the house just when it happened.
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tnx 4 sending it,but dont u think it's better find the meaning from the text ?
ur kindness make us lazy !
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You are completely right . I put only definition of a few words specially for examples of its usage.