Unit 7

reese vocab

amiss

(adj) faulty, imperfect, not as it should be

brawl

(n) a noisy quarrel or fight

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At Reading Highschool their are a lot of girls who brawl most of them end up with scratches on their faces.

detest

(v) to hate, dislike very much

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Everyone detests the teacher because she gives us too much homework

domestic

(adj) native to a country, not foreign; relating to the life or affairs of a household

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the animal we found was domestic, no one was looking for him.

flagrant

(adj) extremely bad, glaring; scandalous, notorious

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My 2nd grade teacher told my parents that I was a very flagrant child as, I screamed and child on the way out of the school

flaw

(n) a slight fault, defect, crack

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Some kids think people don’t have flaws but, that’s why they invented makeup.

fledgling

(n) an inexperienced person, beginner; a young bird about to leave the nest

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I can’t even imagine my sister fledgling my house for collage .

fluster

(v) to make or become confused, agitated, or nervous

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I will study all night but the day of the test I always fluster and forget.

foremost

(adj) chief, most important, primary

momentum

(n) the force or speed with which something moves

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There are a bunch of trends of some kids trying to knock down a door but they don’t have enough momentum.

notable

(adj) striking, remarkable

nurture

(v) to bring up, care for, train, nourish

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My cheer coach found a baby bird and is trying to nurture back to health

paradox

(n) a self-contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true

perjury

(n) the act of swearing to a lie

presume

(v) to take for granted, assume or suppose

prior

(adj) earlier, former

proficient

(adj) skilled, expert, or capable in any field or activity

salvo

(n) a burst of gunfire or cannon shot, often as a tribute or salute; a sudden burst of anything; a spirited verbal attack

vigilant

(adj) watchful, alert, wide-awake

wrath

(n) intense anger

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When ever someone tells me to come down a wrath of emotions take over.