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10th Grade
01/31/2011

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Insinuate
Definition
to suggest or hint slyly
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Wizened
Definition
To Wither; Shrivel; Dry Up
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Billet
Definition
Lodging For A Soidier, Student, Etc. as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
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Altrustic 
Definition
Unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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Rescind
Definition
To abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal
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Cynical
Definition
Like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others
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Surreptitious


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Obtained, done, made etc., by stealth secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.

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Dissipated
Definition
Indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute
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Irrevocably
Definition
Not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be replaced or annulled; unalterable
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Imprudent
Definition
Not prudent; lacking discretion, incautious; rash
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Hermetically
Definition
So tightly or perfect fitting as to exclude the passage of air
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Sabotage
Definition
The deliberate damaging or destroying of property or equipment
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Abyss
Definition
A Chasm or gorge so deep that its extent is not visible 
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Untenable
Definition
Locking the qualities such as sound reasoning or high ground that make defense possible
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Tumult
Definition
A violent or nosy commotion
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Notorious
Definition
Well known for something undesirable feature, quality or act
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Apathy 
Definition
Lack of interest in anything, or the absence of anything with something else
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Grimace
Definition
A Contorted twisting of the face that expresses disgust or pain
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Lucidity
Definition
Rational, and mentally clear especially only for a period between episodes of delirium or psychosis
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Excrucialting
Definition
To free somebody from blame or accusation
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Harangued
Definition
To criticize or question somebody, or to try to persuade somebody to o something in a forceful angry way
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Disheveled
Definition
With messed up hair or clothes
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Poignant
Definition
Causing a sharp sense of sadness, pity or regret
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Interspersed
Definition
To break up the countinulty or flaw of something with something else
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