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Night ALH 3
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10th Grade
01/25/2011

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disheveled
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adjective
untidy
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insinuate
Definition
verb
to suggest or hint slyly
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billet
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noun and verb
lodging for a soldier
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rescind
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verb
annul by recalling or rescinding
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surreptitious
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adjective
obtained, done, made, etc.
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irrevocably
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adjective
not to be revoked or recalled
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hermetically
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adjective
so as to be airtight
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abyss
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noun
a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
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tumult
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noun
violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar
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notorious
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adjective
unfavorably known for a particular trait
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interspersed
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verb
to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things
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lucidity
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adjective
bright, transparent, and clear perception
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harangued
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noun and verb
intense verbal attack and to deliver an intense verbal attack
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poignant
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adjective
intense feelings, odors, etc
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wizened
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verb
to wither; shrivel; dry up.
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altruistic
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adjective
unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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cynical
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adjective
bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.
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dissipated
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adjective
indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
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imprudent
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adjective
not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash
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sabotage
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noun and verb
any underminding of a case, and to injure or attack by sabatoge
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untenable
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adjective
incapable of being defended, or not fit to be occupied
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emaciated
Definition
adjective and verb
to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.
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apathy
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noun
lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
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grimace
Definition
noun and verb
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc. to make ugly facial expressions.
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excruciating
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adjective
extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing
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