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Night TKE 3
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English
10th Grade
01/25/2011

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insinuate
Definition
verb
to suggest or hint slyly
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billet
Definition
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building
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rescind
Definition
to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority
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surreptitious
Definition
obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
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irrevocably
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adjective
not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree
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hermetically
Definition
adverb
so as to be airtight: hermetically sealed.
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abyss
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noun
a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
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tumult
Definition
violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.
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notorious
Definition
widely and unfavorably known
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notorious
Definition
widely and unfavorably known
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interspersed
Definition
to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs.
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interspersed
Definition
to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs.
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lucidity
Definition
easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
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harangued
Definition
a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe
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poignant
Definition
keenly distressing to the feelings
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poignant
Definition
keenly distressing to the feelings
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wizened
Definition
withered; shriveled:
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altruistic
Definition
unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others ( opposed to egoistic).
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cynical
Definition
like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others.
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dissipated
Definition
adjective
indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
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imprudent
Definition
adjective
not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash
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sabotage
Definition
any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute
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untenable
Definition
incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible
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emaciated
Definition
thin, wasted, puny, gaunt, haggard, scrawny.
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apathy
Definition
absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
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grimace
Definition
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain,
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excruciating
Definition
extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing
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disheleved
Definition
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