Week 10 Flashcards

1
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Inclement

A

Unfavorable, stormy

We have inclement weather coming soon

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2
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Peruse

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To read carefully

I peruse my assignments to get my answers right

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3
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Premonition

A

A feeling something bad is coming

I had a premonition the chiefs we’re going to lose

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4
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Desist

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Cease

I desisted slacking off

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5
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Recoil

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Draw back

I recoiled from the long line

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6
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To pay the piper

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To bear the consequences

I didn’t do my work and I had to pay the piper

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7
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Pertinent

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To the point

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8
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Mastiff

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Breed of large dog ( Dumb vocab Blehm to lazy to change it)

My dog is a mastiff

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9
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Obsess

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To haunt, preoccupy

I obsess over my ps5

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10
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Doleful

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Sad, melancholy

I was doleful when I found out my dog hurt his back

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11
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Wan

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Sickly pale

I have only been wan once and it was awful

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12
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Inert

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Without power to move

The football player was inert for 5 minutes

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13
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Histrionics

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Display of emotions-temper tantrum

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13
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Salient

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Outstanding, prominent

The casino is the most salient part of Catalina island

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14
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Imminent

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Likely to happen, threatening

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15
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Squeamish

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Easily shocked, over sensitive

16
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Engrossed

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Absorbed, fully focused

I was engrossed in the worksheet

18
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Elusive

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Hard to grasp

When my dog was younger he was elusive

19
Q

Frustrate (v)

A

Counteract, foil, thwart

Jerry always frustrated Tom’s attempts to catch him

20
Q

Symptomatic

A

Having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative

21
Q

Interject

A

Insert, interrupt