Vocab

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Confiscators

• Someone who has a permit to take your stuff.

• The cop confiscated his stuff.

sinister

• Evil or mean

• The sinister man killed Bob

Futile

• It is futile to run from him

• wouldn’t matter

Dignity

• Pride

The man’s pride was hurt.

Fruitless

• Useless

• The chain broke so therefore it was fruitless

Interment

• State of being interned

• The Japanese were subordinated.

subordinate

• To put in a group

• Those men were subordinated

Aggravated

• To make even madder

• The boy aggravated him by singing.

Intangible

• Incapable of being perceived.

• The old man was intangible to the TV.

promenade

• A walking space.

• The promenade was falling apart.

pacify

• To calm

• She pacified him with a binkie.

oblivious

• Stupid

• The oblivious boy was hit by the ball.

sustenance

• Means of sustaining life.

• The apple was sustenance.

subdued

• To quiet

• The ninja subdued the enemies.

lethargy

• Hate

• He was full of lethargy

assented

• To agree

• The men assented.

capitulate

• To surrender unconditionally.

• The men capitulated to him.

Assertive

• To be strong about your opinion

• Plankton was assertive.

authentic

• Real

• The badge was authentic.