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Reading Quiz Unit 2
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Undergraduate 1
01/21/2015
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Adroit
 Definition
Skillful, Expert in the use of hands and mind
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Amicable
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Peaceablity, Friendly
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Belligerent
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Given 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 through
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Duplicity
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trechery, 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 wary 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
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Impetus
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A moving force
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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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Qiuntessence
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The purest essence or form of something
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retrogress
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To move backward
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Scrutinize
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to closely examine
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Tepid
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Unenthusiastic
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