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A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote. Vocabulary. Inaugurate. Inaugurate. to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin. Inaugurate. Muse. Muse. to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject. Muse. Paraphernalia. Paraphernalia.
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A Christmas Memoryby Truman Capote Vocabulary
Inaugurate • to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin
Muse • to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
Paraphernalia • equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity:
Ermine • thelustrous, white, winter fur of the ermine, oftenhaving fur fromthe animal's black tail tip inserted at intervalsfor contrast.
Carnage • the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
festooned • a fabric suspended, draped, and bound at intervals to form graceful loops or scalloped folds.
burnish • to polish (a surface) by friction.
conspiracy • a combination of persons for a secret, unlawful, or evil purpose: He joined the conspiracy to overthrow the government. • Law . an agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act. • any concurrence in action;combination in bringing about a given result.
noncommittal • not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like
distemper • a deranged condition of mind or body; a disorder or disease:
sacrilegious • Violating something sacred (not necessarily religious)
sacrilegious It is sacrilegious to talk to a pitcher during a no hitter.
prosaic • commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
rollick • to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, or jovial way.
potent • powerful; mighty:
cavort • to prance or caper about. • to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner; make merry.
skinflint • Miser • Mean person