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Night MEH 1st
Vocab List 1
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English
10th Grade
01/26/2011

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Insinuate
Definition
To suggest or hint slyly. To instill or infuse artfully, as into the mind.
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Billet
Definition
Lodging for a soldier, student, etc.
An official order, written or verbal.
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Rescind
Definition
To abrogate, annul, revoke, reveal.
To invalidate.
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Surreptitious
Definition
Done, made, or acquired by stealth.
Acting in a stealthy way.
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Irrevocably
Definition
Not to be revoked or recalled.
Unable to be repelled or annulled.
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Hermetically
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So as to be airtight.
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Abyss
Definition
A deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity. Vast chasm.
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Tumult
Definition
Violent agitation of mind or feelings.
A general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder.
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Notorious
Definition
Widely and unfavorably known.
Publicly or generaly known.
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Interspersed
Definition
To scatter here and there or place at intervals among others.
To diversify with something placed or scattered at intervals.
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Lucidity
Definition
Easily understood completely intelligible or comprehensible.
Characterized by clear perception or understanding.
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Harangued
Definition
A scolding or a long or intense verbal attack.
Sermonizing lecture or discourse.
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Poignant
Definition
Keen or strong in mental appeal.
Pungent to the smell.
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Wizened
Definition
Withered. Shriveled.
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disheveled
Definition
hanging loosely or in disorder
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emaciated
Definition
marked by emaciation
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altruistic
Definition
unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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cynical
Definition
bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.
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dissipated
Definition
indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute
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imprudent
Definition
not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
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sabotage
Definition
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
Definition
incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible.
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apathy
Definition
absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
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grimace
Definition
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
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excruciating
Definition
extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing
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