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caloric, choleric
caloric (kuh LOR ik) (adjective)
Relating to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree of Celsius under certain atmospheric conditions: In chemistry, the students studied the caloric tables presented in their textbooks.
choleric (KAL uh rik, kuh LER ik ) (adjective)
Hot tempered, easily moved to excessive anger: David's red face gave away the choleric nature of his personality.
The politician’s diet often consisted of foods with a high caloric level which unfortunately seemed to contribute to his choleric personality.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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choleric
Marked by a low threshold for the expression of anger or rage; irascible.
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cholera-, choler-, choleri-, cholero- +
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cholo-, chol-, chole-
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