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Cue For Treason
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English
9th Grade
03/31/2010

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anarchy
Definition
[noun] absence of government or law within a state or society.
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assassination
Definition
[transitive verb] to murder for pay or for ideological reasons.
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bedraggled
Definition
[adjective] dirty, wet, or limp from having wandered or been dragged through mud and water.
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calamity
Definition
[noun] an event causing extreme harm, suffering, or destruction; disaster.
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consolation
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[noun] an act or instance of consoling.
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conspiracy
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[noun] a secret agreement or plan among two or more persons to perform a crime or other wrongful act
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Derision
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noun
ridicule; mockery
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feud
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[noun] a deep, long-lasting hostility, esp. between families or other related groups, and sometimes with outbreaks of violence.
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Haughtiness
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noun
disdainfully proud; snobbish
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hullabaloo
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[noun] the loud sounds of excited voices; uproarious din; clamor.
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perilous
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[adjective] causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous.
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profoundly
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[adjective] located at, reaching to, or coming from a great depth; deep.
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quaint
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[adjective] pleasingly old-fashioned; picturesque.
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ravenous
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[adjective] extremely hungry; famished; starved.
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rival
Definition
noun] the person with whom one is competing; competitor.
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sinister
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[adjective] threatening or foreshadowing evil, injury, or danger; menacing; ominous.
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skulking
Definition
verb] to hide or wait in hiding; lurk.
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squeamish
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[adjective] easily nauseated; queasy.
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strenuous
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[adjective] marked by great effort or energy; vigorous or zealous.
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swarthy
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[adjective] dark in color or complexion.
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truant
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[noun] one who is absent without permission, esp. from a school.
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turret
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[noun] a small, usu. circular tower on a larger building such as a castle.
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tyrant
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[noun] a ruler who governs absolutely and with arbitrary or unjust cruelty and oppression.
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vengeance
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[noun] injury or damage done to a person in return for injury or damage inflicted by him or her; retribution; revenge.
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vigil
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[noun] a watch or period of surveillance, esp. one kept during normal sleeping hours.
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