Unit 7 Flashcards

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Amiss

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Not perfectly correct/good

He was amiss in his longitude calculations.

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Brawl

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Fight

He brawled with me yesterday.

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Detest

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Hate, do not like

I detest Broccolli

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Domestic

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Living somewhere

He was domestic in USA.

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Flagrant

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Really terrible

He did a flagrant job.

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Flaw

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Fault, Imperfection in someone or something

He had many flaws, but he was still a nice boy.

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7
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Fledgling

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not experienced person

He was a fledgling in baseball.

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Fluster

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confuse(d)

He flustered someone else.

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Foremost

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First

First and foremost, I’d like to thank Bob for all of his work.

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10
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Momentum

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Good rhythm

The top gained momentum.

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Notable

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Important (person)

A notable from Texas cam to our school.

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Nurture

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Help, supply

He nurtured me when I was young.

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Paradox

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Contradictory endless statement

Yaakov Moshe Frager talks about the “Feces Paradox.”

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14
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Perjury

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Lies

He committed an act of perjury yesterday.

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Presume

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Assume

He presumed that Bob was mean, and boy was he wrong.

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16
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Prior

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Earlier

He ate pizza prior to today.

17
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Proficient

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Skilled

He was proficient in baseball.

18
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Salvo

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Firing out

He got a salvo of greetings from the crowd.

19
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Vigilant

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Aware

He was vigilant about his son’s health.

20
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Wrath

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Immense anger

He unleashed his wrath on me…