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Language - English
8th Grade
10/13/2016

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Term
Impulse
Definition
A sudden wish or urge.
Ex. Sally had an impulse to punch a hole in her bedroom wall, after being angry at her mom. (Impulsively, Impulsive
Term
Intuition
Definition
A sense of knowing, and insight. Ex. Jennifer trusted her intuition about how horrible her school day was going to be. (intuitively, intuit)
Term
Lapse
Definition
To sink or slip gradually.
Ex. Luke had a lapse of confidence, when he saw his bully at school, but soon he walked up to the bully, his chest filled with confidence now. (lapsed, lapsing)
Term
Reverie
Definition
A daydream.
Ex. Sam reveries him getting the new video game for his birthday. (reverie, reveries)
Term
Meditation
Definition
An act of deep thinking or reflection.
Ex. Karen meditated after a long day of hard work. (meditate, meditating, meditates,meditated)
Term
Tedious
Definition
Boring, tiresome because of length, slowness or dullness.
Ex. The school day went by very tediously. (tediously)
Term
Perverse
Definition
Turned away from what is right or good.
Ex. Collin had a perverse feeling to attend the college party his mom told him not to attend. (perverted, pervert)
Term
Brazen
Ex. Sally had a brazen idea to chase her after her balloon through a busy zoo.
Definition
Bold without shame.
(brazened, brazen, brazening)
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