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GJHS English 7.7
Term | Definition |
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Fledgling | an inexperienced person, beginner, a young bird about to leave the nest |
Fluster | to make or become confused, agitated, nervous |
Foremost | chief, most important, primary |
Momentum | the force or speed with which something moves |
Notable | striking, remarkable, a person who is well known |
Nurture | to bring up, care for, nourish |
Amiss | faulty, imperfect, not as it should be |
Brawl | a noisy quarrel or fight |
Detest | to hate, dislike very much, loathe |
Domestic | native to a country, not foreign; relating to the life or affairs of a household |
Flagrant | extremely bad, glaring, scandlous, notorious |
Flaw | a slight fault, defect, crack |
Paradox | a self-contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities |
Perjury | the act of swearing to a lie |
Presume | to take for granted, assume or suppose; to dare, to take upon oneself, take liberties |
Prior | earlier, former |
Proficient | skilled, expert, or capable in any field or activity |
Salvo | a burst of gunshot, or cannon shot, often as a a tribute or salute |
Viglilant | wide-awake, alert, watchful |
Wrath | intense anger |