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Nightses4
VL1
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10th Grade
01/31/2011
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Insinuate
 Definition
Suggest or hint slyly
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Wizened
 Definition
Withered; shriveled
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Billet
 Definition
Lodging for soldiers, students
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Altruistic
 Definition
Uncharacteristically concerned for 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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Distrusting of the motives of others
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Surreptitious
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acting in a selfish way
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Dissipated
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indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure
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Irrevocably
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recalled
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Imprudent
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Not prudent
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Hermalleticy
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To be air tight
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Sabotage
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Undermining of a cause
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Abyss
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A deep chasm
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Untenable
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not fit to be occupied
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Tumult
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A riot or other form of disorder
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Emaciated
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Marked by emancipation
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Notorious
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Unfavorably known
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Apathy
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Abscense of emotion or excitement
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Interspersed
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to be Diversed
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Grimace
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an unfavored facial expression
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Lucidity
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easily understood
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Excruciation
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Intensely painful
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Harangued
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A long intense verbal actack (scolding)
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Disheveled
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Hanging loosely or in disorder
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Poignant
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keenly distressing to the feelings
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