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Vocabulary 5
english vocab 5 word & def
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Language - English
10th Grade
09/29/2022

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Term
Initiation
(noun)
Definition
the action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual.
Term
Divinity
(noun)
Definition
the study of religion; theology.
Term
Insinuate
(verb)
Definition
to gradually make (yourself) a part of a group, a person's life, etc., often by behaving in a dishonest way
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Insinuate
(verb)
Definition
to gradually make (yourself) a part of a group, a person's life, etc., often by behaving in a dishonest way
Term
Annihilate
(verb)
Definition
to cause to cease to exist
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Dispersed
(verb)
Definition
to drive or send off in various directions; scatter
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Surname
(noun)
Definition
a family name as opposed to a first or Christian name
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Encumbered
(verb)
Definition
weigh down, burden
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Insignificant
(adjective)
Definition
having little or no importance; trifling. almost or relatively meaningless.
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Deportee
(noun)
Definition
a person deported or awaiting deportation.
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Emigration
(noun)
Definition
the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad
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Treatise
(noun)
Definition
a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions
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Anecdote
(noun)
Definition
a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident.
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Melancholy
(noun)
Definition
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
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Surreptitious
(adjective)
Definition
obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine:
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