New Words 10 Flashcards

(21 cards)

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Inclement

A

Unfavorable, stormy
The Catalina Island ship was canceled due to the inclement weather
El barco de Catalina island fue cancelado por el inclement weather

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Peruse

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To read carefully
After watching Jujutsu Kaisen, I decided to peruse the original manga to delve deeper into the story and characters.

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Premonition

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Feeling something bad is coming

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Desist

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Cease
After a lot of insisting that my sister take a bath, desist
Después de insistirle a mi hermana q se bañe yo desistí

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Recoil

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Draw back
I recoil when I saw a very large dog

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To pay the piper

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to bear the consequences

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Pertinente

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To the point

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8
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Mastiff

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Large dog

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Obsess

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To haunt preoccupy
Yo me obsesiono con historias

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Doleful

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Sad, melancholy
I was doleful when I found out that my favorite character died

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Wan

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Sickly pale
I was WAN when I got sick with fever and flu in Mexico

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12
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Histrionics

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Display of emotions

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13
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Elusive

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Hard to grasp

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14
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Frustrate

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Counteract, foil thwart

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Symptomatic

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Having to do with signs-or symptoms, indicative
My sister was symptomatic of heat

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16
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Interject

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Insert, interrupt

I was watching a movie on my phone when the ads interject

17
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Inert

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Without power to move

18
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Salient

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Outstanding, prominent

19
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Squeamish

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Easily shocked, over sensitive
I squeamish we I see rats

20
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Engrossed

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Absorbed
I engrossed when I watch the TV

21
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Imminent

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Likely to happen threading

My sister’s imminent birthday is coming up and I don’t have a gift for her