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Spelling Week 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pinnacle | the best or most important part of something; the point of greatest success or achievement |
| Chivalrous | behaving in an honorable or polite way especially toward women |
| Nonchalant | relaxed and calm in a way that shows that you do not care or are not worried about anything |
| Belligerent | angry and aggressive; feeling or showing readiness to fight |
| Embezzle | to steal money that you have been trusted with |
| Bamboozle | to trick or confuse (someone) |
| Somnolent | tired and ready to fall asleep |
| Stentorian | very loud |
| Animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred |
| Facsimile | an exact copy |
| Supercilious | having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of people who think that they are better or more important than other people |
| Omniscient | knowing everything; having unlimited understanding or knowledge |
| Clemency | kind or merciful treatment of someone who could be given harsh punishment |
| Indemnity | a promise to pay for the cost of possible damage, loss or injury |
| Preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| Supersede | to take the place of (someone or something that is old, no longer useful, etc...) |
| Hegemony | influence or control over another country, a group of people, etc. |
| Immerse | to plunge into something that surrounds or covers |
| Vacuous | lack of intelligence, ideas or serous thought |
| Chronicle | a description of events in the order that they happened |