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CHATTEL (chatel) - Personal property; slave 1

CHATTEL (chatel) - Personal property; slave 1. Please don’t order me around Lady Boswell, I am neither your servant nor your chattel. 2. The bank held a CHATTEL mortgage on all our office equipment. Tex’s cattle were his CHATTEL.”. Link: CATTEL.

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CHATTEL (chatel) - Personal property; slave 1

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  1. CHATTEL (chatel)-Personal property; slave 1 • Please don’t order me around Lady Boswell, I am neither your servant nor your chattel. 2. The bank held a CHATTEL mortgage on all our office equipment. Tex’s cattle were his CHATTEL.” Link: CATTEL

  2. AUSTERE (aw STEER) – Stern, unadorned, simple and plain 2 • Jill’s father was AUSTERE, rarely smiled and was always stern with her about having dates with boys he didn’t know. 2. Her home was AUSTERELY decorated with very plain furniture. “An AUSTEER STEER is no fun at a party.” Link: STEER

  3. ALOOF (uh Loof)- Distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved 3 1. Most everyone thought Theodore ALOOF when actually he was only very shy. 2. At the wedding reception, he bride’s relatives were very ALOOF, hardly speaking to the groom’s family. “Snowball, the cat, was ALOOF when guests came she hid on the ROOF.” LINK: ROOF

  4. CEREBRAL (suh REE brul) – Relating to the brain; an intellectual person 4 1. CEREBRAL for a football player, the quarterback rarely called a play that that wasn’t well planned and thought out. “Eat your CEREAL so you’ll grow up and be CEREBRAL Like your father.” LINK: CEREAL

  5. INCONGRUOUS (in KAHN grew us) – Not appropriate; not fitting in 5 1. Ed appeared INCONGRUOUS wearing his tuxedo on an old-fashioned hayride. “Wearing this attire to a meeting in the U.S. CONGRESS, would definitely be considered INCONGRUOUS.” LINK: IN CONGRESS

  6. LAMENT (la Mint) – To express sorrow or regret: to mourn 6 1. It is lamentable that Roscoe quit college in his sophomore year. 2. The nation LAMENTS the passing of the President while at the same time celebrating his achievements while in office “We LAMENT that the fish had to be flushed in the toilet.” LINK: TOILET

  7. BULWARK (BULL wurk) – A defensive wall; something serving as a principle defense 7 1. Quebec city is the only city in N. America with a BULWARK built entirely around it. 2. Our mother was a BULWARK against bad times; no matter how bad things became she always wore a smile. “The BULLS WORK to create a BULWARK.” LINK: BULL WORK

  8. CONNOISSEUR (kahn un SUR) – an expert in matters of art and taste 8 • My uncle is a CONNOISSEUR of fine wine. 2. Art dealer, Jorge Guizar, is a CONNOISSEUR of Mexican art of the 19th century. “The King of the sewer is a CONNOISSEUR of garbage.” LINK: KING OF SEWER

  9. CACOPHANY (kuh KAFH uh nee)- Harsh sounds 9 1. A CACOPHONY isn’t noise alone, it is disturbing noise such as when people shout all at once. 2. Gene thinks all rock music is a CACOPHONY to be avoided whenever possible. “A CACOPHONY of coughing.” LINK: COUGH

  10. EXPUNGE (ex PUNGE)- To remove; to delete 10 1. The judge ordered the clerk to EXPUNGE the lawyer’s statement from the record. 2. The wet and muddy footprints were EXPUNGED with soap and water. “A sponge EXPUNGING a spill.” LINK: SPONGE

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