CHATTEL (chatel)CHATTEL (chatel)--Personal property; slave Personal property; slave

1 1

1.1. Please don’t order Please don’t order me around Lady me around Lady Boswell, I am Boswell, I am neither your neither your servant nor your servant nor your chattel.chattel.

2. The bank held a 2. The bank held a CHATTEL mortgage CHATTEL mortgage on all our office on all our office equipment.equipment.

Tex’s cattle were his CHATTEL.”

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AUSTERE (aw STEERAUSTERE (aw STEER) – Stern, unadorned, ) – Stern, unadorned, simple and simple and

plain 2plain 2

1.1. Jill’s father was Jill’s father was AUSTERE, rarely AUSTERE, rarely smiled and was smiled and was always stern with always stern with her about having her about having dates with boys he dates with boys he didn’t know.didn’t know.

2. Her home was 2. Her home was AUSTERELY AUSTERELY decorated with very decorated with very plain furniture.plain furniture.

“An AUSTEER STEER is no fun at a party.”

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ALOOF (uh Loof)-ALOOF (uh Loof)- Distant, reserved in Distant, reserved in manner; manner; uninvolved 3 uninvolved 3 1. Most everyone 1. Most everyone

thought Theodore thought Theodore ALOOF when ALOOF when actually he was actually he was only very shy.only very shy.

2. At the wedding 2. At the wedding reception, he reception, he bride’s relatives bride’s relatives were very ALOOF, were very ALOOF, hardly speaking to hardly speaking to the groom’s family.the groom’s family.

“Snowball, the cat, was ALOOF when guests came she hid on the ROOF.”

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CEREBRAL (suh REE brul)CEREBRAL (suh REE brul) – Relating to the – Relating to the brain; an brain; an intellectual person 4 intellectual person 4 1. CEREBRAL for a 1. CEREBRAL for a

football player, the football player, the quarterback rarely quarterback rarely called a play that called a play that that wasn’t well that wasn’t well planned and planned and thought out.thought out.

“Eat your CEREAL so you’llgrow up and be CEREBRAL Like your father.”

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INCONGRUOUS (in KAHN grew us)INCONGRUOUS (in KAHN grew us) – Not – Not appropriate; not appropriate; not

fitting in 5fitting in 5

1. Ed appeared 1. Ed appeared INCONGRUOUS INCONGRUOUS wearing his tuxedo wearing his tuxedo on an old-on an old-fashioned hayride.fashioned hayride.

“Wearing this attire to a meetingin the U.S. CONGRESS, woulddefinitely be considered INCONGRUOUS.”

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LAMENT (la Mint)LAMENT (la Mint) – To express sorrow or – To express sorrow or regret: to regret: to mourn mourn 6 6 1. It is lamentable that 1. It is lamentable that

Roscoe quit college in Roscoe quit college in his sophomore year.his sophomore year.

2. The nation LAMENTS 2. The nation LAMENTS the passing of the the passing of the President while at the President while at the same time celebrating same time celebrating his achievements his achievements while in officewhile in office

“We LAMENT that the fish had to be flushed in the toilet.”

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BULWARK (BULL wurk)BULWARK (BULL wurk) – A defensive wall; – A defensive wall; something serving as a principle something serving as a principle defense 7defense 71. Quebec city is the 1. Quebec city is the

only city in N. only city in N. America with a America with a BULWARK built BULWARK built entirely around it.entirely around it.

2. Our mother was a 2. Our mother was a BULWARK against BULWARK against bad times; no matter bad times; no matter how bad things how bad things became she always became she always wore a smile.wore a smile.

“The BULLS WORK to create a BULWARK.”

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CONNOISSEUR (kahn un SUR)CONNOISSEUR (kahn un SUR) – an expert – an expert inin

matters of art and tastematters of art and taste 8 81.1. My uncle is a My uncle is a

CONNOISSEUR CONNOISSEUR of fine wine.of fine wine.

2. Art dealer, Jorge 2. Art dealer, Jorge Guizar, is a Guizar, is a CONNOISSEUR CONNOISSEUR of Mexican art of of Mexican art of the 19the 19thth century. century.

“The King of the sewer is a CONNOISSEUR of garbage.”

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CACOPHANY (kuh KAFH uh neeCACOPHANY (kuh KAFH uh nee)- Harsh )- Harsh sounds 9sounds 9

1. A CACOPHONY 1. A CACOPHONY isn’t noise alone, it isn’t noise alone, it is disturbing noise is disturbing noise such as when such as when people shout all at people shout all at once.once.

2. Gene thinks all 2. Gene thinks all rock music is a rock music is a CACOPHONY to be CACOPHONY to be avoided whenever avoided whenever possible.possible.

“A CACOPHONY of coughing.”

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EXPUNGE (ex PUNGE)-EXPUNGE (ex PUNGE)- To remove; to To remove; to delete 10delete 10

1. The judge ordered 1. The judge ordered the clerk to the clerk to EXPUNGE the EXPUNGE the lawyer’s statement lawyer’s statement from the record.from the record.

2. The wet and muddy 2. The wet and muddy footprints were footprints were EXPUNGED with EXPUNGED with soap and water.soap and water.

“A sponge EXPUNGING a spill.”

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