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A Christmas MemoryBy Truman Capote
  • Vocabulary

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A Christmas Memory Vocabulary
  • Inaugurate
  • To make a formal beginning of
  • Nelson Mandela gave his first speech as the
    President of South Africa during his inauguration
    ceremony.
  • Exhilarate
  • To make merry or lively
  • I felt exhilarated seeing my friends for the
    first time after summer vacation.
  • Squander
  • To spend or use wastefully
  • My wife squandered all of our money on jewlery!

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A Christmas Memory Vocabulary
  • Conspiracy
  • A joining or acting together in a secretive way,
    often with wrongful motives.
  • There was a conspiracy to overthrow the horrible
    King.
  • Prosaic
  • Dull commonplace
  • The movie was prosaic I spent the entire time
    texting my friends.
  • Garish
  • Too bright or gaudy
  • Las Vegas, the city of lights and excitement is
    often too garish for my taste.

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A Christmas Memory Vocabulary
  • Goad
  • To urge
  • Receiving an D on my last exam goads me to study
    harder.
  • Noncommittal
  • Not revealing ones opinion or purpose
  • My kids ask and ask what they will get for
    Christmas, but I ignore them and they soon become
    frustrated by my noncommittal attitude.
  • Cavort
  • To leap or dance around
  • When Ahly beat Zamalek, the entire crowd was
    cavorting through the streets, shouting wildly.
  • Sever
  • To cut off
  • When my girlfriend dumped me for my best friend,
    I severed all communication with them.
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