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Night LW 3rd
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10th Grade
01/25/2011

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Term
insinuate
Definition
to suggest or hint slyly.
–verb
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billet
Definition
private home.
-noun
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rescind
Definition
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
–verb
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surreptitious
Definition
secret or unauthorized
–adjective
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irrevocably
Definition
–adjective
not to be revoked or recalled
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hermetically
Definition
–adverb
so as to be airtight: hermetically sealed.
Term
abyss
Definition
–noun
a deep, immeasurable space
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tumult
Definition
–noun
violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob.
Term
notorious
Definition
–adjective
widely and unfavorably known
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interspersed
Definition
–verb
to scatter here and there.
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lucidity
Definition
–adjective
easily understood
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harangued
Definition
–noun
verbal attack
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poignant
Definition
–adjective
keenly distressing to the feelings
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wizened
Definition
–adjective
withered
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altruistic
Definition
–adjective
unselfishly concerned
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cynical
Definition
–adjective
bitterly or sneeringly distrustful
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dissipated
Definition
–adjective
dissolute.
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imprudent
Definition
–adjective
not prudent
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sabotage
Definition
–noun
any underhand interference with production
Term
untenable
Definition
–adjective
incapable of being defended
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emaciated
Definition
–adjective
marked by emaciation
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apathy
Definition
–noun
absence or suppression of passion
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grimace
Definition
–noun
a facial expression
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excruciating
Definition
–adjective
extremely painful
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disheveled
Definition
–adjective
unkempt.
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