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Night JEH 4
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10th Grade
01/25/2011

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insinuate
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Verb- to suggest or hint slyly; to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect or artful methods
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billet
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Noun- lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
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rescind
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Verb- to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal
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surreptitious
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Adj- acting in a stealthy way
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irrevocably
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Adjective- not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable
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hermetically
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Adverb- so as to be airtight
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abyss
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Noun- a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity
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tumult
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Noun- violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar
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notorious
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Adj- well-known for some bad or unfavourable quality, deed, etc; infamous
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interspersed
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Verb- scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things
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lucidity
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Adj- easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
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harangued
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Noun -a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
-a long, passionate, and vehement speech, esp. one delivered before a public gathering.
-any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory or didactic nature; sermonizing lecture or discourse.
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poignant
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Adj- keenly distressing to the feelings
-keen or strong in mental appeal
-affecting or moving the emotions
-pungent to the smell
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wizened
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Adj- withered; shriveled
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altruistic
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Adj- unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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cynical
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Adj- like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others.
-bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.
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dissipated
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Adj- indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
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imprudent
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Adj- not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash
-unwise, indiscreet, ill-advised
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sabotage
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Noun- 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.
-any undermining of a cause.
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untenable
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Adj- incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible.
-baseless, groundless, unsound, weak, questionable
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emaciated
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Adj- marked by emaciation
-thin, wasted, puny, gaunt, haggard, scrawny
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apathy
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Noun- absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
-lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
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grimace
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Noun- a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
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excruciating
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Adj- extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing
-exceedingly elaborate or intense; extreme
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disheveled
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Adj- hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt
-untidy; disarranged
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