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Night AB 4
VL1
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English
10th Grade
01/25/2011

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insinuate
Definition
verb; to suggest or hint slyly
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wizened
Definition
adjective;
withered, shriveled
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billet
Definition
noun; a place assigned
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altruistic
Definition
adjective
unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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rescind
Definition
verb
revoke; repeal
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cynical
Definition
adjective ;showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one's actions
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surreptitious
Definition
adjective;secret or unauthorized
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dissipated
Definition
adjective;
indulging
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irrevocably
Definition
adjective;
not to be revoked or recalled
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imprudent
Definition
adjective;
lacking discretion
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hermetically
Definition
adverb; airtight
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sabotage
Definition
noun;
any underhand interference with production, work, etc
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abyss
Definition
noun; bottomless pitt
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untenable
Definition
adjective;
incapable of being defended
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tumult
Definition
noun; a general outbreak, riot
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emaciated
Definition
adjective ; to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.

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notorious
Definition
adjective;
widely and unfavorably known
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apathy
Definition
noun;
absence or suppression of passion
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interspersed
Definition
verb;to scatter here and there
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grimace
Definition
noun; a facial expression, often ugly
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lucidity
Definition
adjective;
easily understood
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excruciating
Definition
adjective;
extremely painful
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harangued
Definition
noun; a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack
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disheveled
Definition
adjective;
hanging loosely or in disorder
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poignant


poignant
Definition
adjective; keen or strong
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