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Hot Words #6

Hot Words #6. 1. Chastise. (v.) to criticize severely If you chastise Jason, he immediately begins to weep. 2. Chimerical. (adj.) absurd; wildly fanciful. Don Quixote frequently involved himself in chimerical flights of fancy. 3. Chronic. (adj.) lasting a long time; constant

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Hot Words #6

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  1. Hot Words #6

  2. 1. Chastise • (v.) to criticize severely • If you chastise Jason, he immediately begins to weep.

  3. 2. Chimerical • (adj.) absurd; wildly fanciful. • Don Quixote frequently involved himself in chimerical flights of fancy.

  4. 3. Chronic • (adj.) lasting a long time; constant • When Dad’s cough became chronic, we cajoled him into getting a chest x-ray.

  5. 4. Circumspect • (adj.) careful • Normally circumspect, Rodney let slip the damaging information.

  6. 5. Clairvoyant • (adj.) having exceptional insight. • Cindy claimed to be clairvoyant, but she couldn’t even find her car keys in her purse.

  7. 6. Clandestine (adj.) • Secret. • The Secretary of State served as a catalyst for the clandestine session between feuding nations.

  8. 7. Clemency (n.) • Mercy; mildness. • The prisoner’s plea for clemency fell on deaf ears.

  9. 8. Coalesce (v.) • To grow together; to combine. • The two lakes coalesce into one.

  10. 9. Colloquial (adj.) • Conversational; used in informal speech and writing. • Jeremy was chastised by his English teacher for his colloquial compositions.

  11. 10. Commiserate (v.) • To sympathize with; to feel sorrow for another’s suffering. • His teammates commiserated with Hank after he had struck out with the bases loaded.

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