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| fraud; quzck ; con man; ex: flea market attracts charlatans who sell phony products taht dont work |
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| a deep, gaping hole; a gorge ex:mark was so stupid ppl wondered whether there wasn't a chasm where his brain should be. the enemies were gaining so the hero grabbed the princess and swung her across the chasm on a slender vine |
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| to inflict punishment on, to discipline. parents chastise their children |
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| trickery; deceitfulness; artifice, especially legal/political. political news would b dull were it not for the chicanery of our officials |
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| an illusion; a foolish fancy. ex: susans dream to be a movie star was just a chimera. |
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| hot-tempered; quick to anger. the choleric watchdog would sink his teeth into anyone who came with biging distance. children refuesed to go near the grumpy old man in his choleric moods. |
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| constant; lasting a long time; inveterate. usually associated w/ something negative. inlness, failure, depression. chronic loser. |
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| a record of events in order of time, a history. sallys diary provided her mom w/ a detailed chronicle of her daughters xtracurricular activities. also verb: reporter chronicleda ll events of the revolution. chronology - list of events. chronicle - past llist. chronological - in order of time |
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