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cor • por • al adj., having to do with the body. Luke said that the mysterious figure we had been so frightened by could not have been a spirit but must have been a corporal creature.

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chas • tise • ment n., scolding; condemnation. The public chastisement caused Zara much embarrassment.

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in • fir • mi • ty n., sickness; weakness. I was feeling too sick and weak to compete in the marathon because I had an infirmity that left me bedridden.

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ap • pa • ri • tion n., ghost. The resident of the Scottish castle claimed that an apparition walked the cold stone halls at night.