Chapters 15-17 Flashcards

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Define:Hoodlum

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Troublemaker

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synonyms: tacky, corny, gaudy

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cheesy

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define:Sullen

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bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy.

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antonym:tasteful, genuine, classy

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cheesy

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define:heist

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armed robbery

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synonym: fake, false, and phony

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bogus

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Antonyms: genuine, real, authentic

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bogus

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FIB: She gave a _____ excuse for missing class.

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bogus

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Define:Morph

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Change smoothly from picture to to another.

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Synonym:Transform, Mutate, and Change

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Morph

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define:vile

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extremely unpleasant.

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Antonym:Stall, Stay, and Be Idle

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Morph

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synonyms:moody, gloomy, sulky

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Sullen

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The slime ______ into a different shape.

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Morph

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Synonym:Celler, Basement, and Crypt

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Vault

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Antynoym:out in the open not hidden

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Vault

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17
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antonym:humble

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patronizing

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18
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Fiasco Antonyms:

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success, triumph, achievement

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Antonyms: donation, gift

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heist

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define:patronizing

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treating someone with apparent kindness while showing a feeling of superiority

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antonyms: pleasant, good, admirable

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vile

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Fiasco

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The school play turned into a ______ when the curtain fell early.

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22
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Amateur

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a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis.

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FIB: The villain’s vile actions shocked the entire city.

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vile

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The bank hid the money in the _____.
Vault
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define:rap sheet
a list of someone’s criminal offenses
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The hospital room was equipped with a ____________ for the patient's convenience.
Commode
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Define:Terse
Brief an to the point, sometimes in a rude way.
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antonyms:clean record
rap sheet
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The criminals planned a ____ at the jewelry store
heist
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Define Fiasco:
a complete and humiliating failure
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FIB:The suspect had a long rap sheet dating back ten years.
rap sheet
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That horror movie was too ______ to be scary
cheesy
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synonym:anger
rankle
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antonym:joy
rankle
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rankle
to cause ongoing annoyance or resentment
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Synonyms: Concise, curt, blunt
Terse
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Antonyms: wordy, elaborate, lengthy
Terse
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Define Bungle:
He managed to ______ the job and make everything worse.
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Synonyms:stir, disturb, provoke
Agitate
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Define Bungle:
to carry out a task clumsily or incompetently
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Harrowing
extremely distressing or frightening
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Bungle Antonyms:
succeed, execute, accomplish
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cause harm or evil
malevolently
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define constant
occuring continuosly over a period of time .
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Harrowing synonyms
distress, trouble
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Bungle Synonyms:
mess up, botch, blunder
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Fill in the blank
He managed to ______ the job and make everything worse.
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synonyms constant
continual
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Define:Vile
extremely unpleasant or morally bad
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Synonyms: disgusting, wicked, foul
vile
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define:Rap sheet
a list of someone’s criminal offenses
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define:cheesy
cheap, tasteless, or overly sentimental
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The unfair comment continued to _______ him for weeks.
rankle
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Fiasco Synonyms:
tacky, corny, gaudy
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define:Sullen
bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy.
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Synonyms: moody, gloomy, sulky
Sullen
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Antonyms:cheerful, lively, pleasant
Sullen
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Bungle Antonyms:
succeed, execute, accomplish
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Define Bungle:
to carry out a task clumsily or incompetently
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Fill in the blank:
He managed to ______ the job and make everything worse.
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FIB: He sat in the corner looking ____ after the argument
Sullen
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Define:agitate
to disturb, upset, or provoke someone
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Synonyms:stir, disturb, provoke
Agitate
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Antonyms:calm, soothe, quiet
Agitate
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FIB:Protesters ____ the crowd with their fiery speeches.
Agitate