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01/25/2011

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Term
insinuate
Definition
verb (used with object)
1. to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
Term
billet
Definition
noun
1. lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
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rescind
Definition
verb (used with object)
1. to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal
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surreptitious
Definition
adjective
1. obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine
Term
irrevocably
Definition
adjective
not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled
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hermetically
Definition
adverb
so as to be airtight
Term
abyss
Definition
noun 1. a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm
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tumult
Definition

noun

1.
violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd ormob; uproar: The tumult reached its height duringthe premier's speech.

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notorious
Definition

adjective

1.
widely and unfavorably known

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interspered
Definition

verb (used with object), -spersed, -spers·ing.

1.
to scatter here and there or place at intervals among otherthings: to intersperse flowers among shrubs.

 

Term
lucidity
Definition

adjective

1.
easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: alucid explanation.

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harangued
Definition

noun

1.
a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.

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poignant
Definition

–adjective

1.
keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.

Term
wizened
Definition

adjective

withered; shriveled: a wizened old man; wizened features.

Term
altruistic
Definition

adjective

1.
unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of othersopposed to egoistic).

Term
cynical
Definition

adjective

1.
like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparagingthe motives of others.

Term
dissipated
Definition

adjective

indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure;intemperate; dissolute.

Term
sabotage
Definition

noun

1.
any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in aplant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime orby employees during a trade dispute.

Term
untenable
Definition

adjective

1.
incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.;indefensible.

Term
emaciated
Definition

verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away offlesh.

Term
apathy
Definition

noun, plural -thies.

1.
absence or suppression of passionemotion, or excitement

Term
grimace
Definition

noun

1.
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicatesdisapproval, pain, etc.

Term
excruciating
Definition

adjective

1.
extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearablydistressing; torturing: an excruciating noise; excruciatingpain.

Term
disheveled
Definition

adjective

1.
hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: disheveled hair.

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