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Ch. 1 & 3 Vocabulary
A Christmas Story Vocabulary Chapters 1 & 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| surreptitously | acting in a stealthy way |
| cloistered | secluded from the world; sheltered |
| blasphemous | uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy, irreverent; profane |
| Evangelical | marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause |
| Dogma | prescribed doctrine proclaimed as unquestionable true by a particular group |
| citadel | any strongly fortified place; stronghold |
| malevolence | ill will; malice; hatred |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied or appeased |
| effluvia | junk; a by-product especially in the form of waste |
| marauders | a person that roams and raids in search of plunder |
| bacchanalia | a large and extravagant celebration |
| codgers | mildly eccentric and usually elderly fellow |
| panoply | a magnificent or impressive array |
| innuendo | hint; insinuation |
| persiflage | frivolous bantering talk |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke, cannot take back |
| Simoniz | a brand of car cleaning product; wax for your shining the hood of your car |
| idiocy | something notable stupid or foolish |
| incontrovertible | not open to question |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain; greediness |
| noncommittally | not committing oneself; will not take a side |
| adeptly | very skilled; expert |
| habitue | a frequent or habitual visitor to a place |
| sibilant | hissing; using certain syllables over and over |
| complaisant | obliging; agreeable |
| palazzo | an impressive public building or private residence |
| fiasco | a complete and ignominious failure |
| minutia | precise details; small or trifling matters |
| obscure | vague; uncertain; not clear or plain |
| esoteric | understood by only a few who have special interest or knowledge |
| voluminous | of great size or volume |
| jubilation | a feeling of or the expression of joy or exultation |
| lionized | to treat a person as a celebrity |
| prophetically | of or pertaining to a prophet |
| felicitations | congratulations |
| Vaudeville | theatrical entertainment with a number of individual performances |
| acquitted | to release or discharge from an obligation |
| contrivances | a device, especially a mechanical one |
| coquettishly | characteristically flirtations, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner |
| sinuos | characterized by a series of graceful curving motions |
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