week 10 Flashcards

1
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inclement

A

unfavorable, stormy

i wish i could skip school cause of the inclement weather

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2
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peruse

A

to read carefully

i peruse the questions on the state test

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3
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premonition

A

a feeling something bad is coming
i suddenly had a premonition of disaster

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4
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desist

A

cease, stop

i was asked to desist from whistling

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5
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recoil

A

draw back

the rifle recoiled and hurt my shoulder

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6
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to pay the piper

A

to bear the consequences

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7
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pertinent

A

to the point

history teacher never gets to the pertinent information

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8
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mastiff

A

large dog

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9
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obsess

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to haunt, preoccupy

i am obsessed to my phone

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10
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doleful

A

sad, melancholy

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11
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wan

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sickly pale

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12
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histrionics

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display of emotions, temper tantrum
the histrionic sub gave me a headache

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13
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elusive

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hard to grasp
we could not elusive a win

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14
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frustrate-v

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counteract, foil, thwart
it frustrated me missing a ton of games due to transfer

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15
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symptomatic

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having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative
covid had lots of symptomatic signs

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16
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interject

A

insert, interrupt
the students interjected the teacher before she could get her point out

17
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inert

A

without power to move

18
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salient

A

outstanding, prominent

19
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imminent

A

likely to happen, threatening

20
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squeamish

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easily shocked, over sensitive

21
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engrossed