Unit 5: Selection Vocabulary 3

This list covers "Charles," "Saying Yes," and "The All-American Slurp."
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  1. renounce
    cast off
    The day my son Laurie started kindergarten he renounced corduroy overalls with bibs and began wearing blue jeans with a belt...
  2. elaborate
    developed or executed with care and in minute detail
    “How was school today?” I asked, elaborately casual.
  3. address
    speak to
    “The teacher spanked a boy, though,” Laurie said, addressing his bread and butter.
  4. deprive
    keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
    Friday Charles was deprived of black-board privileges because he threw chalk.
  5. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
    “Charles,” he shouted as he came up the hill; I was waiting anxiously on the front steps.
  6. adjust
    adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
    “We had a little trouble adjusting, the first week or so,” she said primly, “but now he’s a fine helper. With occasional lapses, of course.”
  7. lapse
    a failure to maintain a higher state
    “We had a little trouble adjusting, the first week or so,” she said primly, “but now he’s a fine helper. With occasional lapses, of course.”
  8. quite
    to the greatest extent; completely
    "Really Chinese?”
    “No…not quite.”
  9. rather
    more readily or willingly
    “Really American?”
    “Well, actually, you see…”

    But I would rather say
    yes
  10. lavish
    characterized by extravagance and profusion
    It was lavishly covered with platters of food, but we couldn’t see any chairs around the table.
  11. mortified
    made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
    For the rest of the evening, too mortified to go back to the dining table, I nursed a bit of potato salad on my plate.
  12. resolve
    reach a decision
    Embarrassed by her slip, she resolved to do better next time.
  13. conduct
    take somebody somewhere
    The Lakeview was an expensive restaurant, one of those places where a head waiter dressed in tails conducted you to your seat, and the only light came from candles and flaming desserts.
  14. curious
    having one's interest aroused
    A woman came in and glanced curiously at me.
Created on Fri Nov 06 15:53:09 EST 2020 (updated Wed Nov 11 14:54:29 EST 2020)

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