Vocabulary Notes (Week Sixteen)

1. baptism (n.) [C]
     /ˈbæpˌtɪz·əm/
     a Christian ceremony in which water is poured over someone’s head or the person is briefly 
     covered completely by water, and is named as a Christian
     We’re hoping to be able to get to Pasadena for the baptism of our grandson.

2. commencement (n.) [C/U]
     /kəˈmens·mənt/
     A commencement is also a ceremony at which students formally receive their diplomas

3. rust (n./v.) [U]
     /rʌst/
    a red-brown substance that forms on the surface of iron and steel as a result of decay caused     
    by reacting with air and water
    Stainless steel won’t rust.

4. chimney (n.) [C]
     /ˈtʃɪm·ni/ 
    a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building, esp. from a fireplace, to
    escape to the air outside

5. initiation (n.) [U]
    /ɪˌnɪʃ·iˈeɪ·ʃən/ 
     the act of beginning something
    The initiation and carrying out of such a measure, he wrote, is absolutely necessary.