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10th english words unit 2
unit 2 for english 10
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English
10th Grade
10/20/2011

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adroit
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skillful; expert in use of the hands or mind
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amicable
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peaceful, friendly
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averse
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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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belligerant
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given to fighting, warlike; combative, 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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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; to make a wry face
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holocaust
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a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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impervious
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not affected by or hurt by; admitting of no passage or enterance
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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 something; the most typical example
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retrogress
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to move backwards; to return to a previous condition
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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tepid
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lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
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