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Vocabulary Week 5
practice for chagrin- commiserate of Not So Scary Vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
02/13/2012

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chagrin
Definition
mental unease caused by failure,disappointment,or humiliation
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chaste
Definition
morally pure; virtuous; celibate (chastity)
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chastise
Definition
to severely criticize or punish
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chasten
Definition
to punish with the intention of correcting
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chimerical
Definition
unreal, fanciful
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choleric
Definition
ill-tempered, easy to anger
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circumspect
Definition
careful, prudent
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circuitous
Definition
non-direct, round-about
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circumlocution
Definition
evasive speech, used to avoid directly answering a question
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colloquial
Definition
informal, every day speech
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elocution
Definition
the art of clear and expressive speech
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loquacious
Definition
talkative
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circumscribe
Definition
to draw a line around; to limit or restrict within boundaries
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circumvent
Definition
to go around something or avoid it
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clamor
Definition
a loud noise often to get someone's attention; to cry out noisily
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abhor
Definition
to dislike extremely
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clandestine
Definition
done in secret
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clemency
Definition
mildness, mercy
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coalesce
Definition
to come together, unite
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commiserate
Definition
to sympathize, to come together in misery
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elocution
Definition
the art of clear and expressive speech
Term
loquacious
Definition
talkative
Term
circumscribe
Definition
to draw a line around; to limit or restrict within boundaries
Term
circumvent
Definition
to go around something or avoid it
Term
clamor
Definition
a loud noise often to get someone's attention; to cry out noisily
Term
abhor
Definition
to dislike extremely
Term
clandestine
Definition
done in secret
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clemency
Definition
mildness, mercy
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coalesce
Definition
to come together, unite
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commiserate
Definition
to sympathize, to come together in misery
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