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vocabulary XC#3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| connotative meaning | the emotions or set of associations attached to a word that is implied rather than literal |
| controlling idea | the main or underlying meaning of a piece of writing |
| camaraderie | Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends |
| carouse | To engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking. |
| cavort | To bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper |
| censure | An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| coagulate | To cause transformation of (a liquid or sol, for example) into or as if into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass. |
| complicit | Associated with or participating in a questionable act or a crime; having complicity: newspapers complicit with the propaganda arm of a dictatorship. |
| compensate | To offset; counterbalance; to make payment for a service |