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shaleshia young
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10th Grade
01/07/2011

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insinuate
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to suggest or hint slyly
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wizened
Definition
withered; shriveled
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billet
Definition
job; position; appointment.
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altruistic
Definition
unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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rescind
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to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal
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cynical
Definition
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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surreptitious
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obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine
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dissipated
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indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute
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irrevocably
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not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable
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imprudent
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not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash
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heremetically
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so as to be airtight
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sabotage
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1.(noun) so as to be airtight
2.(verb)to injure or attack by sabotage.
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