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ELA Vocab List #3
vocab from Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to remove of strength; to deprive | castrate (verb) |
| a slow decline of something | deterioration (noun) |
| changing/ moving slowly | gradual (adjective) |
| firmly fixed; deeply rooted | ingrained (adjective) |
| without sensitivity; rude in behavior | crass (adjective) |
| complex;complicated; difficult to understand | intricate (adjective) |
| continuing without change | abiding (verb) |
| to cause anger; to stir action. | provoked (verb) |
| emotionally unfeeling | callous (adjective) |
| to rebound from a surface | ricocheting (verb) |
| cleverness; showing skill | ingenious (adjective) |
| to shed tears as a response to an emotional state | blubbering (verb) |
| strange; weird | eerie (adjective) |
| in a particularly horrible or brutal manner; as painfully as possible | sadistic (adjective) |
| unknowledgeable or uneducated | ignorant (adjective) |
| annoyed; irritated | agitated (verb) |
| state of violent mental agitation | hysteria (noun) |
| to meet specific standards | comply (verb) |
| required; not optional | mandatory (adjective) |
| state of being wild; ferocious | savageness (noun) |