Power Words Flashcards

(37 cards)

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Mesmerize

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Hypnotize, Put in a trance

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Descendent

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Younger generation, offspring

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Debut

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The first performance of something

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Fiasco

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A complete disaster

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Saucy

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Sassy, back-talking

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Dawdle

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Waste time

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Reproach

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To blame or accuse

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Savor

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To appreciate, make the most of something

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This person was a deaf piano teacher

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Old Chong

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This person got locked in a closet

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Margot

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Confine

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A border or boundary

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Unseemly

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Rude or not proper

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Definition “something that stands for meaning greater than itself”

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Term: symbol

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Prodigy

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Child genius

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This poem was written about how people should only change themselves if they want to.

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“Without Commrcials”

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Liberation

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Beckon

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To signal someone to come

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Reverie

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A dream or a fantasy

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Impertinent

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Bold and saucy

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Reluctant

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Hesitant, unsure

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Definition “a struggle with another person or with oneself”

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Term: conflict

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This person was 86 years old and lived on a reservation.

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Joe Iron Shell

Martin’s Grandpa

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This person wanted her daughter to be a “Chinese Shirley Temple”.

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Jing Mei’s mom

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Definition “the things about a person that you can see”

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Tumultuous
Stormy, chaotic
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Immense
Huge
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Definition "a local form of language with differences in vocabulary, grammar and accent"
Dialect
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Definition "your values and making personal choices"
Term: inner
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This person was a wise part of the neighborhood and had a very unique nickname.
Side Pocket
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Resilient
Able to bounce back from bad times
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This person was embarrassed by his great-grandfather.
Martin
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This person is the younger sister of a part-Sioux boy
Cheryl
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Fatigue
Extreme tiredness
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This person counted foghorn bellows instead of studying.
Jing Mei
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Definition "a comparison that uses 'like' or 'as'"
Term: simile
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Definition "word choice"
Term: diction
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This person ate a special diet and offended people without knowing it.
The painter lady