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Night HRO 4
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English
10th Grade
01/25/2011

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Insinuate
Definition
To make a way for or introduce something by subtle, crafty or artful means
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Billet
Definition
lodging for military personnel
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Rescind
Definition
To repeal, annul, or declare void
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surreptitious
Definition
stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert
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Irrevocably
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Unable to be retracted or reversed.
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Hermetically
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so as to be airtight
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Abyss
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To seemingly be bottomless
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Tumult
Definition
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
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Notorious
Definition
known widely and usually unfavorably
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Interspersed
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Placed at intervals amongst other things
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Lucidity
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free from obscurity and easy to understand
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Harangued
Definition
disputatious public speech
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Poignant
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sharp-pointed; keen; incisive; penetrating
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Wizened
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lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
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Altruistic
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selfless concern for the welfare of others
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Cynical
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believing the worst of human nature and motives
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Dissipated
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unrestrained by convention or morality
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Imprudent
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not attentive to consequence
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sabotage
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destroy property or hinder normal operations on purpose
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untenable
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Not able to be held, as of an opinion or position
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Emaciated
Definition
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
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Apathy
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absence of emotion or enthusiasm
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Grimace
Definition
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
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Excruciating
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Causing great pain or anguish
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Disheveled
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extremely disorderly
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