error
noun
a mistake, for example in a calculation or a decision
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Mistakes
gaffe
noun
an embarrassing mistake that you make in public, especially one that offends or upsets someone
mistake
noun
something that you have not done correctly, or something you say or think that is not correct
clanger
noun
an embarrassing mistake, especially while you are talking. To drop a clanger means to make an embarrassing mistake like this.
error of judgment
a bad decision
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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