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Vocab List 1.
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English
10th Grade
01/25/2011

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Insinuate
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To introduce gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way.
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Billet
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An official order directing that a member of a military force be provided with board & lodging.
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Rescind
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To take away
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Surreptitious
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Done, made, or acquired by stealth.
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Irrevocably
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Impossible to revoke, undo or change.
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Hermetically
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Completely sealed especially against the escape or entry of air.
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Abyss
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Bottomless pit.
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Tumult
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Noisy Commotion: A psychological or emotional upheaval or agitation
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Notorious
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Widely & unfavorblely known.
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Interspersed
Definition
Break something's continuity
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Lucidity
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Easily understood: clear and easily understood
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Harangued
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Address somebody loudly and forcefully: to criticize or question somebody
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Poignant
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Causing sadness or pity: causing a sharp sense of sadness
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Wizened
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Dried up: looking wrinkled, shriveled, or dried up
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Altruistic
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Unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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Cyncial
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Distrustful of human nature:sarcastic: mocking, scornful, or sneering
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Dissipated
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Overindulging in the pursuit of physical pleasure
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Imprudent
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Unwise: showing no care, forethought, or judgment
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Sabotage
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Destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations
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Untenable
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Not defendable: lacking the qualities such as sound reasoning or high ground that make defense possible
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Emaciated
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Very thin: extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness
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Apathy
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Lack of enthusiasm or energy
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Grimace
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Expression on face: a contorted twisting of the face that expresses disgust or pain
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Excruciating
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Extremely painful, physically or emotionally
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Disheveled
Definition
Disordered and untidy
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