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Unit 2
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Literature
10th Grade
01/26/2009
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adroit
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skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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able
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peaceful, friendly
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averse
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having deep-seated distaste, opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
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giving to fighting, warlike
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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cursory
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hasty, not thorough
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duplicity
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treachery deceitfulness
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extol
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to praise extravagantly
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feasible
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possible, able to be done
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grimace
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a wry face, facial distortion
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holocaust
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a large-scale destruction, especially by fire
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impervious
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not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage or entrance
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impetus
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus
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jeopardy
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danger
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meticulous
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extremely careful, particular about details
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nostalgia
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a longing for something past, homesickness
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quintessence
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the purest essence or form of something
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retrogress
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to move backwards
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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tepid
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lukewarm, unenthusiastic
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