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Chapter 2 Vocab
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Grammar
11th Grade
09/09/2012

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Term
Assuage
Definition
to soothe
-Link: Message. “A good message is known to assuage sore muscles and relieve uptight feelings.”
Term
Inveigle
Definition
to tempt by using flattery
-Link: Bagel. “The animal tamer inveigled the lion to preform by tempting him with a bagel.”
Term
Cajole
Definition
to wheedle
-Link: Parole. “Jimmy the greek tried to cajole the warden into giving him a parole."
Term
Petulant
Definition
cranky
-Link: Pet. “The pet you gave me made me petulant.”
Term
Castigate
Definition
to criticize harshly
-Link: passed the gate. “The gate attendant castigated herman for passing the gate.”
Term
Pied
Definition
multi-colored
-Link: Pied piper. “If you’ve ever wondered where the pied piper got his name, it came from wearing pied clothing.”
Term
Desiccate
Definition
dehydrate
-Link: This dry cake. “Sharif, old buddy, this dry cake has done gone and got itself desiccated.”
Term
Surfeit
Definition
an overabundant amount
-Link: Surfers. “A surfeit of surfers is a sure path to disastrous surfboard accidents.”
Term
Caucus
Definition

a meeting of members to make decisions

-Link: Cactus. A cactus caucus.

Term
Dromedary
Definition
a one humped domesticated camel
-Link” Roaming dairy. “On the arabian deserts, a mother dromedary is a roaming dairy.”
Term
Ubiquitous
Definition
being everywhere at the same time

-Link: Big as us. “When you’re as big as us you feel ubiquitous.”
Term
Grandiloquent
Definition
attempting to impress with big words

-Link: Grand elephant. “the grand elephant made a grandiloquent speech.”
Term
Truncate
Definition
to shorten by cutting off

-Link: Trunk cut. “The lumberjack truncated the tree when he cut the trunk halfway to the top.”
Term
Accolade
Definition
approval

-Link: Lemonade. “Jane and Jack received accolades for their lemonade.
Term
Sundry
Definition
various
-Link: Sundae. “Jimmy had sundry ice cream sundaes for his birthday.”
Term
Insouciant
Definition
lighthearted

-Link: South sea ant. “South sea ants are the most insouciant ants of all.”
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