Clemency – noun – (Klemonsee)
· a tendency or disposition to be merciful.
· To moderate (reduce) the severity of a punishment
· An act of leniency (bending the rules)
Corps – noun – (Kor)
· A group of people working together
o Peace Corps
· An organized subdivision of the military.
o Marine Corps, Army Corps of Engineers, etc.
Derision – noun – (Deerission)
· The use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
· Openly cutting someone else down by look, act, or word
Dispel – Verb – (Dis spell)
· To scatter
· To break apart
· To drive away
· To dissipate
Couplet – Noun – (Cup-lett)
· Two successive lines of verse forming a unit. Usually includes a rhyme.
· Shakespearean lines. Poetry
o There once was a man named Karl
o Who scared his friends with a snarl
Spelling Week 5:
Chauvinism – Male superiority
Emollient – Softener
Pulchritude – Beauty
Precocious – Mature
Pneumatic – Uses air
Accent – Highlight
Emulate – Copy
Fascism – Govt. superiority
Magnificence – Noble character
Oblige – Indebtedness
Journal: Describe how your parents met.
2nd Per
3rd Per
5th Per
8th Per - Vocab 5, spelling 5, Journal 5
4th Per - Library day for Indian projects.
6th Per - Lesson 9 in book
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