
Vocabulary Lesson 12: Error and Confusion
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Gayle Tidona
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People generally try to do their best, but everybody makes errors. As Alexander Pope commented, "To err is human." Occasionally, errors have positive consequences. When Alexander Fleming accidentally let mold grow on his bacteria cultures, he discovered penicillin. The words in this lesson will help you describe errors and confusion.
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Multiple Choice
Jake’s mother knew that something was amiss when he didn’t come home from school on time.
wrong
vacant
false
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Multiple Choice
Jake’s mother knew something was amiss when he didn’t return home from school on time.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Multiple Choice
The roller-coaster accident was caused by controls that went amiss.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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adjective
wrong, faulty; out of proper order
adverb
in a bad, defective, or improper way
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Multiple Choice
The crowd looked on in bewilderment when the referee called a foul.
bad judgment
difficult situation
confusion
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Multiple Choice
The crowd looked on in bewilderment when the referee called a foul.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Multiple Choice
It bewildered the history teacher that his students were not interested in politics.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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noun
the state of being puzzled or confused
verb - bewilder
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Multiple Choice
Buying the worthless car was a blunder that cost Malcolm several thousand dollars.
problem situation
amazement
foolish mistake
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Buying the worthless car was a blunder that cost Malcolm several thousand dollars.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Multiple Choice
Caroline blundered around her room in the dark until she found the lamp.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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noun
a foolish or careless mistake
verb - blunder
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Multiple Choice
There were several erroneous conclusions in the detective’s sloppy report.
mistaken
confusing
wreckless
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Multiple Choice
There were several erroneous conclusions in the detective’s sloppy report.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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adjective
wrong, mistaken, false
adverb - erroneously
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Multiple Choice
All human beings are fallible; no one is perfect.
difficult
puzzled
faulty
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Multiple Choice
All human beings are fallible; no one is perfect.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Multiple Choice
Political polls demonstrate their fallibility when they incorrectly predict election results.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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adjective
able to be mistaken, wrong, or in error
noun - fallibility
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Multiple Choice
Michael made a faux pas by forgetting to introduce his mother to his friends.
social error
problem
benefit
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Multiple Choice
Michael made a faux pas by forgetting to introduce his mother to his friends.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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noun
a minor social error that may cause embarrassment
(foe paa)
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Multiple Choice
After he missed an easy shot, the basketball player became flustered and started to make even more mistakes.
confident
nervous
angry
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Multiple Choice
After he missed an easy shot, the basketball player became flustered and started to make even more mistakes.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Multiple Choice
Lila did not let the arrival of unexpected guests fluster her.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Multiple Choice
The teacher's question put the student in a fluster.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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adjective
nervous and confused
verb - fluster
noun - fluster
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Multiple Choice
A miscalculation in the recipe prevented the bread from rising.
social error
math error
foolish error
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Multiple Choice
The producer made a miscalculation about the appeal of the new TV show.
bad judgment
embarrassing error
difficult situation
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Multiple Choice
The producer made a miscalculation about the appeal of the new TV show.
noun
verb
adjective
a
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Multiple Choice
The teacher was embarrrassed whe she realized that she had miscalculated the math problem.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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noun
an error in math or in estimation
a bad judgment
verb - miscalculate
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Multiple Choice
After Lionel misinterpreted the word’s definition, he proceeded to write a faulty sentence.
confused
moved
misunderstood
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Multiple Choice
After Lionel misinterpreted the word’s definition, he proceeded to write a faulty sentence.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Multiple Choice
Greg's misinterpretation of the map led him to take a wrong turn.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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verb
to understand incorrectly
noun- misinterpretation
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Multiple Choice
Linda found herself in a predicament when she wanted to invite two friends who were not speaking to each other to the same party.
social error
difficult situation
misunderstanding
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Multiple Choice
Linda found herself in a predicament when she wanted to invite two friends who were not speaking to each other to the same party.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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noun
a difficult or unpleasant situation
People generally try to do their best, but everybody makes errors. As Alexander Pope commented, "To err is human." Occasionally, errors have positive consequences. When Alexander Fleming accidentally let mold grow on his bacteria cultures, he discovered penicillin. The words in this lesson will help you describe errors and confusion.
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