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Night NL 3
Vocab. List One
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English
10th Grade
01/25/2011

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Disheveled
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Adjective; hanging loosely or in disorder
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Insinuate
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Verb; to suggest or hint slyly or to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect or artful methods
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Billet
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noun, verb; a place assigned, as a bunk, berth, or the like, to a member of a ship's crew ;job; position; appointment.
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Rescind
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Verb; To abrogate or to invalidate by a later action or a hiqher authority
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Surreptitious
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Adjective; acting in a stealthy way; obtained,done,make
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irrevocably
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Adjective; not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable
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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, gulf, or cavity;anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite
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tumult
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noun; violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling
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notorious
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adjective; widely and unfavorably known orpublicly or generally known, as for a particular trait
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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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adjective; easily understood or shining and briqht
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harangued
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noun; a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack;a long, passionate, and vehement speech
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poignant
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adjective; keenly distressing to the feelings;pungent to the smell
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wizened
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adjective; withered; shriveled
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altruistic
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adjective; unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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cynical
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adjective; like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others.
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dissipated
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adjective; indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
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imprudent
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adjective; not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
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sabotage
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noun; any undermining of a cause.
verb; to injure or attack by sabotage.
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untenable
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adjective; incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible; not fit to be occupied
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emaciated
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adjective; marked by emaciation
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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.
Verb; to make grimaces.
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excruciating
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adjective; extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing
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