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Vocabulary Lesson 5
Vocabulary Workshop Complete Edition Lesson 5
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English
12th Grade
10/19/2011

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buffoon
Definition

a person who amuses people with tricks, pranks, and jokes; a cloun

(n)

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bullion
Definition

bars, or plates of gold or silver

(n)

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burnish
Definition

(v): to polish; to make shiny by rubbing

 

(n): a glossy finish; a luster

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cadaverous
Definition

corpselike; pale and ghostly; thin and gaunt (adj)

 

(cadaver = dead body)

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cajole
Definition
(v)  to persuade by pleasant words; to coax; to wheedle
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calumny (cal um nee)
Definition
(n) a false statement made to injure someon's reputation; slander
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candor
Definition
(n) openness; saying what one really thinks; frankness
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capitulate
Definition
(v)  to surrender on certain terms; to give up; to yield
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capricious

(ca prish ish) or (ca pree shish)

Definition
 (adj) tending to change quickly without apparent reason; erratic; impulsive
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captivate
Definition
(v) to catch teh attention of, by beauty or excellence; to enchant; to fascinate
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