A Christmas Memory Vocabulary

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sever

Back

To cut off; to separate.

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inaugurate

Back

To make a formal beginning of; to initiate.

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goad

Back

To urge or provoke someone to take action.

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squander

Back

To spend or use wastefully.

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exhilarate

Back

To make merry or lively; to invigorate.

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cavort

Back

To jump or dance around excitedly.

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garish

Back

Obtrusively bright and showy; gaudy.

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prosaic

Back

Commonplace; lacking poetic beauty.

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inauguration

Back

The formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a major event.

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exhilaration

Back

A feeling of excitement and happiness.