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Unit 2 Vocabulary
English II SAT vocabulary words
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English
10th Grade
12/17/2012

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Adroit
Definition
adjective
Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind
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Amicable
Definition
adjective
Having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement
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Averse
Definition
adjective
Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something
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Belligerent
Definition
adjective
Hostile and aggressive
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Benevolent
Definition
adjective
Well-meaning and kindly; serving a charitable purpose
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Cursory
Definition
adjective
Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
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Duplicity
Definition
noun
Deceitfulness; double-dealing
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Extol
Definition
verb
To praise highly; to laud
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Feasible
Definition
adjective
Capable of being done, effected, or accomplished; probable, likely
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Grimace
Definition
noun
Facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
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Holocaust
Definition
noun
Great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire
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Impervious
Definition
adjective
Not permitting penetration or passage; incapable of being injured or impaired
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Impetus
Definition
noun
A moving force; impulse; stimulus
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Jeopardy
Definition
noun
Hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury
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Meticulous
Definition
adjective
Taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough
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Nostalgia
Definition
noun
Wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one’s life
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Quintessence
Definition
noun
Pure and concentrated essence of a substance; the most perfect embodiment of something
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Retrogress
Definition
verb
To go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition
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Scrutinize
Definition
verb
To examine in detail with careful or critical attention
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Grimace
Definition
Verb
To make a facial expression that indicates disapproval or pain
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Tepid
Definition
adjective
Only slightly warm; lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm
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Behoove
Definition
verb
To be necessary or proper for; to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage
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