Look up each word in an online or print dictionary. Circle the syllable that is stressed.
Then, write the word's definition on the line.
13. ignoble
14. specious
15. ersatz
16. debacle
17. collateral
18. demean

ignoble

1.not honorable in character or purpose.

2.of humble origin or social status.

specious

1.superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

2.misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive.

ersatz

1.(of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.

2.not real or genuine.

debacle

1.a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco

collateral

1.something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default.

2.a person having the same descent in a family as another but by a different line.

demean

1.cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something).

2.do something that is beneath one's dignity.

demean

1.conduct oneself in a particular way.

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