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Night KMP period 3
Vocabulary list 1
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10th Grade
01/26/2011

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abyss
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deep, inmeasurable space
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insinuate
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to suggest or hint slyly
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irrevocably
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irreversibly, once and for all
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billet
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a written order to provide lodging for military personel
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hermetically
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airtight
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rescind
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to revoke or cancel
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surreptitious
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done, gotten, acting
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tumult
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violent and noisey commotion
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notorious
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widely and unfavorably known
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interpersed
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to scatter here and there or place at intervals
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lucidity
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easily understood
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harangued
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a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack
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poignant
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intense, sincere, heartfelt
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wizened
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withered; shriveled
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altruistic
Definition
unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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cynical
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distrusting or disparaging the motives of others
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dissipated
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characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure
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imprudent
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lacking discretion
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sabotage
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any undermining of a cause
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untenable
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incapable of being defended
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emaciated
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haggered, bony
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apathy
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absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement
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grimace
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a facial expression, often ugly or contorted
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excruciating
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extremely painful, causing intense suffering, unbearable
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disheveled
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hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt
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