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10th Grade
12/15/2010

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insinuate
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introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
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wizened
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shriveled: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
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billet
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note: a short personal letter
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altruistic
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showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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rescind
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revoke: cancel officially
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cynical
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believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
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surreptitious
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furtive: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
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dissipated
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to make disappear
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imprudent
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not prudent; rash
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sabotage
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without pity or compassion
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untenable
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emaciated
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to cause to become abnormally lean
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Definition
without
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grimace
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distortion of the face; expressing disgust.
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excruciating
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agonizing; intense
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disheveled
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to become disarranged; rumple
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