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Vocabulary Flash Cards

Vocabulary Flash Cards. English 9 Unit 1. Words, Words, Words. dilemma – n. a difficult or perplexing situation or problem muddle – v. to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by (n) a hopeless mess. Think, McFly, think!. relinquish – v. to let go, give up debris – n.

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Vocabulary Flash Cards

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  1. Vocabulary Flash Cards English 9 Unit 1

  2. Words, Words, Words • dilemma – n. • a difficult or perplexing situation or problem • muddle – v. • to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by • (n) a hopeless mess

  3. Think, McFly, think! • relinquish – v. • to let go, give up • debris – n. • scattered fragments, wreckage • commandeer – v. • to seize for military or official use

  4. My brain is melting! • brigand – n. • a bandit • spurious – adj. • not genuine, not true, not valid • perennial – adj. • lasting for a long time, persistent • (n) a plant that lives for many years

  5. My mental server is crashing! • unbridled – adj. • uncontrolled, lacking in restraint • cumbersome – adj. • clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

  6. We faced a dilemma: Face the Wyoming street gang, or turn and run?

  7. Backwards? Oh, no! • uncontrolled, lacking in restraint • unbridled – adj. • lasting for a long time, persistent • perennial – adj. • to seize for military or official use • commandeer – v.

  8. Hey, this isn’t so hard • clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving • cumbersome – adj. • not genuine, not true, not valid • spurious – adj. • a difficult or perplexing situation or problem • dilemma – n.

  9. I might do okay on this test. • a bandit • brigand – n. • to let go, give up • relinquish – v. • scattered fragments, wreckage • debris – n. • a hopeless mess • muddle – n.

  10. Even the TV stations believed the spurious report about Lincoln.

  11. More Words? Why not? • circumspect – adj. • careful, cautious • efface – v. • to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

  12. Repetition, though “boring,” helps, eh? • salvage – v. • to save from fire or shipwreck • (n.) property thus saved • deadlock – n • a complete standstill; • (v) to bring to a standstill

  13. Memorize a piece, recognize the whole • diffuse – v. • to spread or scatter freely or widely; • (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread • opinionated – adj. • stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind

  14. 20 new words isn’t too much • spasmodic – adj. • sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent • admonish –n • to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

  15. Know them well and use them often! • breach – n • an opening, gap; a violation or infraction; • (v) to create an opening, break through • predispose – v. • to incline to beforehand

  16. The anaconda decided to be more circumspect about his dinner choices from now on.

  17. You’re pretty good at this . . . • an opening, gap • breach – n • to spread or scatter freely or widely • diffuse – v. • careful, cautious • circumspect – adj.

  18. Yyyyesss! • to save from fire or shipwreck • salvage – v. • stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas • opinionated – adj. • to incline to beforehand • predispose – v.

  19. This is pretty much the best vocabulary ever. • to wipe out; to keep oneself from being • efface – v. • sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent • spasmodic – adj.

  20. 37/40 is an A! • a complete standstill • deadlock – n • to caution or advise against something • admonish –n

  21. Consumer advocates admonish buyers to check products carefully before eating.

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