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Night-Cse-2nd period
vl7
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English
10th Grade
12/14/2010

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insinuate
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to suggest by indirect allusion, hints
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billet
Definition
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building
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rescind
Definition
to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority
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surreptitious
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obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine
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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not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable
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hermetically
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so as to be airtight
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abyss
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anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite
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tumult
Definition
violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob
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notorious
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widely and unfavorably known
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interspersed
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to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things
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lucidity
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easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
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harangued
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a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack
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poignant
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keenly distressing to the feelings
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wizened
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withered; shriveled
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altruistic
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unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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cynical
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like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others
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dissipated
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indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute
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imprudent
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not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash
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sabotage
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any undermining of a cause.
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untenable
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incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible
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emaciated
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to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.
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apathy
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absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement
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grimace
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a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
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excruciating
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extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing
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