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Bad Boy Vocab 14-19
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| eligible | Worthy or qualified to be chosen |
| insolence | Lack of respect for rank or authority |
| predicament | A bad or difficult situation |
| baritone | A male singing voice between base and tenor in range |
| conked | to hit or strike on the head |
| dimension | The length, width, or height of something |
| nuance | a very slight difference or variation in color or tone |
| sporadically | appearing in scattered or isolated instances |
| subversive | advocating an attempt to overthrow or cause the destruction of an established or legally constituted government |
| debris | The junk or pieces left from something broken down or destroyed |
| mediate | to settle disputes as an intermediary between parties |
| charade | a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess |
| remnants | a fragment or scrap |
| intercepted | to stop or interrupt the course, progress, or transmission of |
| articulate | capable of speech; not speechless |
| stultifying | to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous |
| accoutrements | personal clothing, accessories, etc. 2. the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier |
| interim | a temporary or provisional arrangement; stopgap; makeshift |
| versatility | capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, |
| interposing | to place between; cause to interven |