Week 7 Flashcards

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Implacable

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Cannot be pacified, inexorable
Going cruizing with richy is implacable

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Paroxysm

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A fit, sudden outburst
Eli had a sudden paroxysm when she got stung by a bee

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Reprehensible

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Worthy of blame, terrible
Vgs actions were reprehensible when she went out

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Jurisdiction

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Power, range of authority
The schools jurisdiction is less powerful than other schools

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Skirmish

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Small fight, brief encounter
There was a little skirmish in the turn around with BUZZBALL YAM

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Cause celebre

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A famous law case or controversy

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Harass

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To trouble, torment
Richy harassed Eli when she didn’t want to go with him

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Monolithic

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Massively solid
The school system is monolithic with grades

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Indigent

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Poor, needy
Richy is indigent because he doesn’t work anymore

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Arbitrary

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Based on whim, dictorial
Eli’s reason for not waking her dogs was arbitrary

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Fray

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A fight
Vgs fray with BUZZBALL YAM was very intresting one

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Stymie

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To hinder, impede
During algebra I came across a stymie problem

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Effigy

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A likeness (usually of a hated person)
Richy was left in effigy at blu water because he quit

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Flout

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Show contempt, scoff
Eli flouts the laws because she has more rights because she is white

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Cognizant

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Aware
Vg was cognizant of the consequences after we flipped

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Turbulent

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Unruly, agitated
The plane ride to Mexico had a lot of turbulence

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A bitter pill to swallow

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A humiliating defeat

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Terminate

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To end
Richy had to terminate his dog because it turned into a kangaroo

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Forthwith

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Immediately
Eli had to forthwith with taking her car to the deli

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Exacerbate

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To irritate, make worse
Eli exacerbated the car crash because she swerved the wheel

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Revert

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Return
During the fourth quarter of our basketball game we had to revert to the plays we did in the begginging

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Oust

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To drive out, eject
Eli was ousted out of school of how white she is

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Amerliorate

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Make it better
Eli ameliorate white essence made my day