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Unit 2 Vocabulary
Vocab. Workshop Level E
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English
9th Grade
09/24/2010

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adroit (adj)
Definition
skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind.
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amicable (adj)
Definition
peaceable, friendly.
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averse (adj)
Definition
having a deep- seated distaste; opposed, unwilling.
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belligerent (adj)
Definition
given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive.
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benevolent (adj)
Definition
kindly, charitable.
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cursory (adj)
Definition
hasty, not thorough.
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duplicity (n)
Definition
treachery, deceitfulness.
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extol (v)
Definition
to praise extravagantly.
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feasable (adj)
Definition
possible, able to be done.
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grimace (n)
Definition
wry face, facial distortion.
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grimace (v)
Definition
to make a wry face.
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holocaust (n)
Definition
large scale destruction, especailly by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering.
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impervious (adj)
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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance.
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impetus (n)
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus.
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jeopardy (n)
Definition
danger.
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meticulous (adj)
Definition
extremely careful, particulous about details.
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nostolgia (n)
Definition
a longing for something past; homesickness.
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quintessence (n)
Definition
the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example.
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retrogress (v)
Definition
to move backward; to return to an earlier condition.
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scruntinize (v)
Definition
to examine closely.
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tepid (adj)
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lukewarm; unenthuusiastic, marked by an absence of interest.
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belligerent (n)
Definition
one at war, one engaged in war.
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