HOT WORDS VOCABULARY 9 th GRADE LESSON 6 1 chastise v to criticize severely If you chastise Julie she immediately begins to cry 2 chimerical adj absurd wildly fanciful ID: 766842
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HOT WORDS VOCABULARY 9 th GRADE LESSON 6
1. chastise (v.) to criticize severely. If you chastise Julie, she immediately begins to cry.
2 . chimerical (adj.) absurd; wildly fanciful. Uncle Dave was criticized by Aunt Pearl for his chimerical get-rich-quick schemes.
3. chronic (adj.) lasting a long time; constant. Janet had a reputation for being a chronic liar, so we never believed her.
4. circumspect (adj.) careful. Normally a circumspect person, Rodney drove recklessly and damaged the car.
5. clairvoyant (adj.) having exceptional insight. Cindy claimed to be clairvoyant, but she couldn’t even find her car key in her purse.
6. clandestine (adj.) secret. The crooked food inspector had clandestine meetings with several restaurant owners
7. clemency (n.) mercy; mildness. The prisoner’s plea for clemency fell on deaf ears, and he was put to death.
8. coalesce (v.) to grow together; to combine. The two lakes coalesced into one.
9. colloquial (adj.) conversational; used in informal speech. Jeremy was chastised by his English teacher for his use off too many colloquial words in his essays.
10. commiserate (v.) to sympathize with; to feel sorrow for another’s suffering. Hank’s teammates commiserated with him after he struck out with bases loaded.