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Night JLS 4
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10th Grade
01/26/2011

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disheveled
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adj.-untidy; disarranged
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insinuate
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adj.-to suggest or hint slyly
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billet
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noun-lodging for a soldier, student, etc.
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rescind
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verb-to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority.
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surreptitious
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adj.-obtained, done, made
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irrevocably
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adj.-not to be revoked or recalled
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hermetically
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adverb-so as to be airtight
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abyss
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noun-a deep, immeasurable space
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tumult
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noun-violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob
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notorious
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adj.-widely and unfavorably known
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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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adj.-easily understood
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harangued
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noun-a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack
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poignant
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adj.-affecting or moving the emotions
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wizened
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verb-to wither; shrivel; dry up.
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altruistic
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adj.-unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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cynical
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adj.-bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.
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dissipated
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adj.-indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
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imprudent
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adj.-not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
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sabotage
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noun-any undermining of a cause
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untenable
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adj.-not fit to be occupied, as an apartment, house, etc.
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emaciated
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verb-to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.
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apathy
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noun-absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
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grimace
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noun-a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
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excruciating
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extremely painful; causing intense adj.-suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing: an excruciating noise; excruciating pain.
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