Power Words Flashcards

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Mesmerize

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Hypnotize, Put in a trance

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Descendent

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Younger generation, offspring

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Debut

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The first performance of something

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3
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Fiasco

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A complete disaster

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Saucy

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Sassy, back-talking

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5
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Dawdle

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Waste time

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Reproach

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To blame or accuse

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7
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Savor

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To appreciate, make the most of something

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8
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This person was a deaf piano teacher

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Old Chong

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9
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This person got locked in a closet

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Margot

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10
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Confine

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A border or boundary

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11
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Unseemly

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Rude or not proper

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12
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Definition “something that stands for meaning greater than itself”

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Term: symbol

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13
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Prodigy

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Child genius

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14
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This poem was written about how people should only change themselves if they want to.

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“Without Commrcials”

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15
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Liberation

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Beckon

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To signal someone to come

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Reverie

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A dream or a fantasy

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Impertinent

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Bold and saucy

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Reluctant

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Hesitant, unsure

20
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Definition “a struggle with another person or with oneself”

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Term: conflict

21
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This person was 86 years old and lived on a reservation.

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Joe Iron Shell

Martin’s Grandpa

22
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This person wanted her daughter to be a “Chinese Shirley Temple”.

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Jing Mei’s mom

23
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Definition “the things about a person that you can see”

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Term: outer

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Tumultuous

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Stormy, chaotic

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Immense

26
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Definition “a local form of language with differences in vocabulary, grammar and accent”

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Definition “your values and making personal choices”

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Term: inner

28
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This person was a wise part of the neighborhood and had a very unique nickname.

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Side Pocket

29
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Resilient

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Able to bounce back from bad times

30
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This person was embarrassed by his great-grandfather.

31
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This person is the younger sister of a part-Sioux boy

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Fatigue

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Extreme tiredness

33
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This person counted foghorn bellows instead of studying.

34
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Definition “a comparison that uses ‘like’ or ‘as’”

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Term: simile

35
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Definition “word choice”

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Term: diction

36
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This person ate a special diet and offended people without knowing it.

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The painter lady