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bhs vocab unit2 tacuri
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English
10th Grade
11/07/2011

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adroit(adj.)
Definition
-clever, skillful in using both hands/mind.
My little sister is very smart girl but,I must say that she is very adroited at finding lies when she doesn't do homework.
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amicable(adj.)
Definition
-having a spirt of friendliness, without serious disagreements/rancor.
My mother is very amicable person when meeting new people.
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averse(adj.)
Definition
-having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
I am very averse studing hard and at reading books that I don't know how am I going to get to college.
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belligerent(adj./n.)
Definition
-hostile,agressive/nation,person engaged in war or conflict.
That man belligerent way of talking had caused him serious problems situation.
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benevolent (adj.)
Definition
-well meaning, kindly
The peoples benevolent heart has helped save money for soliders at war.
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cursory(adj.)
Definition
-hasty,not thorough or detailed.
An artwork made in three days looked so cursory for judges to give it credit.
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duplicity(n.)
Definition
-deceitfulness,double-meaning.
The Girl's duplicity caused drama with her bestfreinds.
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extol(v.)
Definition
-praise enthusiastically.
The extol expression in my face showed how happy I was about going to Ecuador.
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feasible(adj.)
Definition
-possible to do easily, convently
The soccer player new how feasible it was for hime to make a goal in a minute.
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grimace(n.)
Definition
-twisted expression on person face. disgust pain.
Everytime when my mom cooks fish she sees the grimace I make in my face.
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holocaust(n.)
Definition
-great devastation/destruction mass.
The holocaust car wasn't useful anymore to drive around.
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impervious(adj.)
Definition
-incapable of being affected.
The agressive tiger is impervious of getting attacked or hurt by another animal.
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impetus(n.)
Definition
-a moving force/stimulus to get something started.
When I saw my friend getting good grades, my determination to master that class recieved a fresh impetus.
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jeopardy(n.)
Definition
-a risk or danger.
When I saw how bad the hurricane was going to affect us, I feared that our lives were in jeopardy.
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meticulous(adj.)
Definition
-a precise through/paying close attention to detail.
For you to know how to bake cookies, you got to be very meticulous in the amount of heat your baking it.
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nostalgia(n.)
Definition
-a desire to return to a former time/place; a sentimental yearning.
As I watched my sister baby pictures I was filled with nostalgia remembering how she suffered in the hospital.
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quintessence(n.)
Definition
- a most perfect example of something.
To be a quintessence teacher you have to be neat, responsible, polite, have character, patients, and etc.
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retrogress(v.)
Definition
-to go backward, usually to a worse condition.
If I keep being absent to class, my grade in class might once again retrogress verly rapidly.
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scrutinize(v.)
Definition
-to examined in detail.
A nurse from the hospital scrutinized the apartment, looking for details to see in what condition the baby is living.
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tepid(adj.)
Definition
-lukewarm, temperature warm, reaction.
The tepid water makes me feel so relaxed and calm for the next day of a soccer game.
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