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Bad Boy Vocab 14-19
Term | Definition |
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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 |