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Night DTL 4
Vocabulary List 1
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English
10th Grade
01/25/2011

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Insinuate
Definition
transitive verb
*To introduce (as an idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way
*to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way
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Billet
Definition
noun
*An official order directing that a member of a military force be provided with board and lodging
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Rescind
Definition
transitive verb
*To take away
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Surreptitious
Definition
adjective
*Done, made, or acquired by stealth
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Irrevocable
Definition
adjective
*Not capable of being changed
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Hermetic
Definition
adjective
*Impervious to external influence
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Abyss
Definition
noun
*An immeasurably deep gulf or great space
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Tumult
Definition
noun
*A violent outburst
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Notorious
Definition
adjective
*Generally known and talked of
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Interspersed
Definition
verb
*To place something at intervals in or among
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Lucidity
Definition
noun
*Clearness of thought or style
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Harangued
Definition
verb
*To speak to (someone) in a forceful or angry way
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Poignant
Definition
adjective
*Designed to make an impression
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Wizened
Definition
intransitive verb
*To become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
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Altruistic
Definition
noun
*Feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness
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Cynical
Definition
adjective
*The belief that people are generally selfish and dishonest
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Dissipated
Definition
verb
*To scatter in various directions
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Imprudent
Definition
adjective
*Lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment
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Sabotage
Definition
noun
*An act or process tending to hamper or hurt
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Untenable
Definition
adjective
*Not able to be occupied
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Emaciated
Definition
verb
*To waste away physically; to make feeble
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Apathy
Definition
noun
*Lack of feeling or emotion
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Grimace
Definition
noun
*A facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
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Grimace
Definition
noun
*A facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
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Excruciating
Definition
adjective
*Causing great pain or anguish
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Disheveled
Definition
adjective
*Marked by disorder or disarray
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