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Vocab
Unit 2
20
Language - English
8th Grade
09/03/2009
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adroit
 Definition
skillful,expert in the user of the hands or mind
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anmicable
 Definition
peacable, friendly
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averse
 Definition
having a deep-seated distaste; opposed,unwilling
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belligerent
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given to fighting, warlike; comative, aggressive

one at war
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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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treachory, deceitfulness
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extol
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to praise extravagantly
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feasible
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possile, able to be done
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grimace
 Definition

a wry face, facial distortion

 
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holocaust
 Definition
a large-scale destruction, especially by fire
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impervious
 Definition
not affected or hurt by
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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
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nostalgia
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a longing for something past
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quintessence
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the purest essence 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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lukewram; unenthusiastic
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