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10th Grade
03/03/2011

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Adroit
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Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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Amicable
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Peaceable, friendly
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Averse
Definition
Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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Belligerent
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(adj)Given to fighting, warlike; combative, agressive.

(noun) one at war, one engaged in war

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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
Definition
Treachery, deceitfulness
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Extol
Definition
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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(n) A wry face, facial distortion

(adj)To make a wry face

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Holocaust
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A large scale destruction, especially by fire; a burnt offering
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Impervious
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Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage
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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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Quintesssence
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The purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
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Retrogress
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To move backward; to return to an earlier 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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Synonyms of Adroit
Definition
Celver, Deft, Dexterous, Slick
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Synonyms of Amicable
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Congenial, Neighborly, Cordial
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Synonyms of Averse
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Disinclined, Loath
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Synonyms of Belligerent
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Assertive, Truculent, Pugnacious
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Synonyms of Benevolent
Definition
Benign, Well-meaning
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Synonyms of Cursory
Definition
Quick, Superficial, Perfunctory
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Synonyms of Duplicity
Definition
Fraud, Doubling-dealing, Chicanery
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Synonyms of Extol
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Glorify, Applaud, Acclain, Hail
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Synonyms of Feasible
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Workable, Practicable, Viable
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Synonyms of Grimace
Definition
Pained expression, Facial contortion
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Synonyms of Holocaust
Definition
Conflagration, Devastation, Annihilation
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Synonyms of Impervious
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Impenetrable, Resistant, Proof against
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Synonyms of Impetus
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Impulse, Incentive, Spur
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Synonyms of Jeopardy
Definition
Risk, Hazard, Peril
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Synonyms of Meticulous
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Fastidious, Painstaking, Fussy
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Synonyms of Nostalgia
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Synonyms of Quintessence
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Paragon, Exemplar
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Synonyms of Retrogress
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Revert, Degenerate, Decline
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Synonyms of Scrutinize
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Inspect, Pore over
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Synonyms of Tepid
Definition
Insipid, Halfhearted, Wishy-washy
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