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Vocab Week 5
Glennon Week 5 words (Honors)
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English
9th Grade
11/07/2010

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Cajole
Definition
persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
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Callous
Definition
showing or having an insensative or cruel disregard for others.
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Capitulate
Definition
cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.
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Capricious
Definition
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
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Carping
Definition
difficult to please; critical.
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Catalyst
Definition
something that causes activity between two or more persons or forces without itself being affected.
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Censure
Definition
express severe disapproval of (someone/something) typically in a formal statement.
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Celestial
Definition
positioned in or relating to the sky or outer space as observed in astronomy.
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Caustic
Definition
sarcastic in a scating and bitter way.
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Catharsis
Definition
the processs of releasing, and thereby probiding relieft from, strong or repressed emotions.
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