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Night KC 3
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10th Grade
01/26/2011

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insinuate
Definition
To suggest or hint slyly
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billet
Definition
job; position; appointment.
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rescind
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verb: to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal
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surreptitious
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adjective: obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine
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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adjective: not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable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
adjective: hidden or protected from the outside world
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abyss
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noun: a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm
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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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adjective: well-known for some bad or unfavourable quality, deed, etc
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interspersed
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verb: to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things
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lucidity
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adjective: 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
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poignant
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adjective: keenly distressing to the feelings
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wizened
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adjective: withered; shriveled
verb: to wither; shrivel; dry up
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altruistic
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adjective: unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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cynical
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adjective: showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one's actions, esp. by actions that exploit the scruples of others.
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dissipated
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adjective: indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
verb: to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel
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imprudent
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adjective: not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash
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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
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untenable
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adjective: incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible.
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emaciated
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adjective: marked by emaciation
verb: to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.
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apathy
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noun: 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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adjective: extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing
verb: to inflict severe pain upon; torture
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disheveled
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adjective: hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt
verb: to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.
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