SPELLING

POWER
GRADE 9

Lesson 3: Sounds of c and g

beguile
beguile /bɪˈgaɪl/ verb [ T ] literary

to persuade, attract or interest, sometimes in order to deceive

He was completely beguiled by her beauty.
The salesman beguiled him into buying a car he didn't want.
belligerent
belligerent /bəˈlɪdʒ. ə r.ənt/ /-ɚ-/ adjective

1. disapproving wishing to fight or argue

a belligerent person
a belligerent gesture
Watch out! Lee's in a belligerent mood.
2. specialized fighting a war
The belligerent countries are having difficulties funding the war.
censure
censure /ˈsen.ʃə r / /-ʃɚ/ noun [ U ] formal
strong criticism or disapproval
His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.
concentric
concentric /kənˈsen.trɪk/ adjective
describes circles and rings that have the same centre
a concentric pattern
gigantic
gigantic /ˌdʒaɪˈgæn.tɪk/ /-t ̬ɪk/ adjective
extremely large
a gigantic statue
The cost has been gigantic.
gist
the gist /ðəˈdʒɪst/ noun [ S ]
the most important pieces of information about something, or
general information without details
That was the gist of what he said.
I think I got (= understood) the gist of what she was saying.
incipient
incipient /ɪnˈsɪp.i. ə nt/ adjective formal
just beginning
signs of incipient public frustration
ingenuous
ingenuous /ɪnˈdʒen.ju.əs/ adjective formal
honest, sincere and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly
It has to be said it was rather ingenuous of him to ask a complete
stranger to look after his luggage.
pacify
pacify /ˈpæs.ɪ.faɪ/ verb [ T ] CALM
1. to cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied
He pacified his crying child with a bottle.
It was difficult for the police to pacify the angry crowd.
solicit
solicit /səˈlɪs.ɪt/ verb ASK FOR
1. [ T ] formal to ask someone for money, information or help
to solicit donations for a charity
It is illegal for public officials to solicit gifts or money in
exchange for favours.
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