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A Christmas Memory By Truman Capote

A Christmas Memory By Truman Capote. Vocabulary. 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

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A Christmas Memory By Truman Capote

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  1. A Christmas MemoryBy Truman Capote Vocabulary

  2. 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!

  3. 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.

  4. A Christmas Memory Vocabulary • Goad • To urge • Receiving an D+ on my last exam goads me to study harder. • Noncommittal • Not revealing one’s 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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