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Vocabulary Lesson 12: Error and Confusion

Vocabulary Lesson 12: Error and Confusion

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Error and Confusion Vocabulary Lesson 12

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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Jake’s mother knew that something was amiss when he didn’t come home from school on time.

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wrong

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vacant

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false

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Jake’s mother knew something was amiss when he didn’t return home from school on time.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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The roller-coaster accident was caused by controls that went amiss.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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adjective

  • wrong, faulty; out of proper order

adverb

  • in a bad, defective, or improper way​

amiss

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The crowd looked on in bewilderment when the referee called a foul.

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bad judgment

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difficult situation

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confusion

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The crowd looked on in bewilderment when the referee called a foul.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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It bewildered the history teacher that his students were not interested in politics.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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noun

  • the state of being puzzled or confused​

verb - bewilder​

bewilderment

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Buying the worthless car was a blunder that cost Malcolm several thousand dollars.

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problem situation

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amazement

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foolish mistake

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Buying the worthless car was a blunder that cost Malcolm several thousand dollars.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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Caroline blundered around her room in the dark until she found the lamp.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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noun

  • a foolish or careless mistake

verb - blunder​

blunder

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There were several erroneous conclusions in the detective’s sloppy report.

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mistaken

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confusing

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wreckless

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There were several erroneous conclusions in the detective’s sloppy report.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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adjective

  • wrong, mistaken, false​

adverb - erroneously​

erroneous

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All human beings are fallible; no one is perfect.

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difficult

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puzzled

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faulty

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All human beings are fallible; no one is perfect.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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Political polls demonstrate their fallibility when they incorrectly predict election results.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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adjective

  • able to be mistaken, wrong, or in error​

noun - fallibility​

fallible

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Michael made a faux pas by forgetting to introduce his mother to his friends.

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social error

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problem

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benefit

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Michael made a faux pas by forgetting to introduce his mother to his friends.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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​noun

  • a minor social error that may cause embarrassment​

faux pas

(foe paa)​

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After he missed an easy shot, the basketball player became flustered and started to make even more mistakes.

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confident

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nervous

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angry

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After he missed an easy shot, the basketball player became flustered and started to make even more mistakes.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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Lila did not let the arrival of unexpected guests fluster her.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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The teacher's question put the student in a fluster.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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adjective

  • ​nervous and confused

verb - fluster

noun - fluster​

flustered

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A miscalculation in the recipe prevented the bread from rising.

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social error

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math error

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foolish error

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The producer made a miscalculation about the appeal of the new TV show.

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bad judgment

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embarrassing error

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difficult situation

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The producer made a miscalculation about the appeal of the new TV show.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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a

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The teacher was embarrrassed whe she realized that she had miscalculated the math problem.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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noun

  • an error in math or in estimation​

  • a bad judgment

verb - miscalculate​

miscalculation

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After Lionel misinterpreted the word’s definition, he proceeded to write a faulty sentence.

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confused

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moved

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misunderstood

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After Lionel misinterpreted the word’s definition, he proceeded to write a faulty sentence.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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Greg's misinterpretation of the map led him to take a wrong turn.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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verb

  • to understand incorrectly

noun- misinterpretation​

misinterpret

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Linda found herself in a predicament when she wanted to invite two friends who were not speaking to each other to the same party.

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social error

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difficult situation

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misunderstanding

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Linda found herself in a predicament when she wanted to invite two friends who were not speaking to each other to the same party.

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noun

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verb

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adjective

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adverb

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​noun

  • a difficult or unpleasant situation​

predicament

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Error and Confusion Vocabulary Lesson 12

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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