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10th Grade
09/29/2022

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Term
Treatise 
Definition

definition: a formal piece of writing or speech, usually longer than a essay. 

 sentence : I asked Isabell a simple question about his son, but he gave me a ten minute treatise on baseball. 

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Initiation 

 

 

 

Definition

Definition:the action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society

 

sentence: My mom warned us about the towns initiation

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Divinity
Definition

Definition:he study of religion; theology 

 

 

 

 

Sentence: He went to university of divinity

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Insinuate 
Definition

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

 

Sentence- he was insinuating that i had no self-control 

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annihilate 
Definition

Definition: destroy utterly; obliterate.

 

 

Sentence: a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all

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dispersed
Definition

Definition:distribute or spread over a wide area

 

Sentence: storms can disperse seeds via high altitudes

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Surname
Definition

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

 

Sentence: he changed his surname from Kaye to Kasmin

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encumbered 
Definition

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

 

Sentence: She was encumbered by her heavy skirts. 

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insignificant 
Definition

Definition:too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

 

Sentence: the amount required was insignificant compared with military spending.

 
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Profoundly 
Definition

Definition:to a profound extent; extremely.

 

 

Sentence: a profoundly disturbing experience. 

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Deportee 
Definition

Definition:a person who has been or is being expelled from a country.

 

Sentence: People with invalid papers are deported to another country

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Emigration 
Definition

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

 

 

Sentence: mass emigration from Ireland to the united states.

 
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Anecdote 
Definition

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

 

Sentence: told anecdotes about his job. 

 
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Melancholy 
Definition

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

 

Sentence: an air of melancholy surround him, 

 
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