1. Unit Three Week Two Vocabulary

2. Infamous Having a very bad reputation; famous for something evil.
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Having a very bad reputation; famous for something evil.
notorious
Well-liked
Ear fungus
One of the most infamous serial killers in history was Jack the Ripper.

3. Infamous

4. Infamous Etymology Famous = Good Reputation Infamous = Bad Reputation
The word infamous is an interesting word.
The prefix in- means “not,” so it is easy to assume that infamous means “not famous” or “unknown.”
In this case, however, the word comes from the original meaning of famous, which is to “have a good reputation.” So to be infamous means to “have a bad reputation.”
Famous = Good Reputation
Infamous = Bad Reputation

5. Incident
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Something that happens in real life or in a story; an event; sometimes one that is a slight problem.
event
innocent
Because of the incident with the exploding can of Pepsi, Lauren never invites me to her parties anymore.

6. Incidents Tsunamis Earthquakes Arguments Hurricanes Getting fired
Accidents
When princess kiss frogs

7. Figment Word used in a sentence Definition:
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Something that is made up in the mind but has no connection to reality
Dream, fantasy
Reality
Pig tent
You think she likes you? Ha! That’s just a figment of your imagination.
Word used in a sentence

8. Figment

9. Devon made a fruitless attempt to hit a half-court shot for $1000.00.
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Useless; failure; futile
Unsuccessful
Successful ?
Devon made a fruitless attempt to hit a half-court shot for $
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10. Fruitless and Fruitless Idioms
Herding Cats

11. Fruitless
The word fruitless comes from the world of agriculture. If a tree is fruitless, it cannot grow any fruit and will soon die. This meaning gave rise to the current meaning – useless. The rapper Illogic has used the word fruitless to describe his search for truth: The harvest is fruitless Only the Tree of Life is flourishing Wanting to take a bite but I’m toothless.

12. Pending

13. Pending Unfinished; remaining to be decided Word used in a sentence
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Await, hang
bending
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They were all talking about the pending decision as to whether students would be allowed to wear tank tops.