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freak

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  1. caprice               
 
1. freak \'fre-k\ n [origin unknown] 1a: a sudden turn of the mind : WHIM  
   1b: a seemingly capricious action or event  archaic  2: WHIMSICALITY  3: 
   something markedly unusual or abnormal; esp : one with a physica l oddity 
   who appears in a circus sideshow
2. freak aj : having the character of a freak {a ~ accident} 
3. freak vt : to streak esp. with color