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01/31/2011

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Insinuate
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To suggest or hint slyly
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Wizened
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To wither;shrivel;dry up
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Billet
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Lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building
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Altruistic
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Unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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Rescind
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To abrogate;annul;revoke;repeal
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Cynical
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Like or charistic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others
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Surreptitious
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Obtained, done, made, etc., bestealth; secretor unauthorized; clandestine; a surreptitious glance
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Dissipated
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Indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute
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Irrevocably
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Not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree
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Imprudent
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Not prudent; lacking discretion; incautioys; rash
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Hermetically
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So as to be air tight: hermetically sealed
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Sabotage
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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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Abyss
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A deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm
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Untenable
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Incapable of being defended, as an arguement, thesis, etc.; indefensible
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Tumult
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Violent and noisy commotionor disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar
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Emaciated
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Marked by emaciation
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Notorious
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Widely and unfavorably known
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Apathy
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Absence or supression of passion, emotion or excitement
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Interspersed
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To scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things
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Grimace
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A facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
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Lucidity
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Easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
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Excruciating
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Extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing
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Harangued
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A scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe
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Disheveled
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Hanging loosely or indisorder; unkempt:
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Poignant
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Keenly distressing to the feelings
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