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Isbell English 2 - Vocab 5
MacArthur HS
16
English
10th Grade
09/29/2022

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Treatise
Definition

a writing or speech usually longer than an essay 

i asked my friend for advice and he gave me a treatise 

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a writing or speech usually longer than an essay 

i asked my friend for advice and he gave me a treatise 

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Initiation

Definition

the action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual 

the boy wanted to initiate into this club

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 Divinity 

Definition

the state or quality of being divine

The boy thought he was divine 

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Insinuate 

Definition

suggest or hint (something bad or reprehensible) in an indirect and unpleasant way 

the boy suggested to follow the person

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 Annihilate

Definition

destroy utterly; obliterate

the boy destroyed the house

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Dispersed

Definition

distribute or spread over a wide area.

the boy swam in the pool that had a wide space

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Surname 

Definition

a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a given name

the family has surname of the masnes

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Encumbered 

Definition

restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

the boy carrys a burden of his friend

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Insignificant

Definition

too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

the snail was to small to notice

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Profoundly

Definition

to a profound extent; extremely

the boy had a disturbing experience 

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Deportee

Definition

 

    1. a person who has been or is being expelled from a country.
       
    2. the boy was deported from the city and now he is a deportee
     
     
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Emigration 

Definition

the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad

the man left his country forever to live a better life

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Anecdote

Definition

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

the boy had a quite intresting story about his past

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Melancholy 

Definition

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

the boy was sad because he lost his dog

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 Surreptitious

Definition

 

kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

the boy kept the secret because it wasnt going to be aproved

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