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Vocabulary 5
English 2
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9th Grade
09/29/2022

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Term
initiation 
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the action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual.
 
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divinity
Definition
the state or quality of being divine.
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insinuate
Definition
suggest or hint (something bad or reprehensible) in an indirect and unpleasant way.
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annihilate
Definition
  1. destroy utterly; obliterate.
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surname
Definition
a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a given name.
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Encumbered 
Definition
restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
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insignificant 
Definition
too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.
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profoundly
Definition
  1. to a profound extent; extremely.
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Deportee
Definition
  1. a person who has been or is being expelled from a country.
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Dispersed
Definition
 distribute or spread over a wide area.
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emigration
Definition
the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad.
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Treatise
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a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject.

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anecdote
Definition
a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
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melancholy
Definition
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. 
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surreptitious 
Definition
kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
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emigration
Definition
the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad.
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