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VOCABULARY WORKSHOP LEVEL E
Lessons 2 and 10
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English
9th Grade
06/13/2010

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adroit
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skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind
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averse
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having a deep-seated distaste, opposed or unwilling
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belligerent
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given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive, 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 thorough
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duplicity
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treachery, 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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impervious
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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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impetus
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a moving force; impulse, stimulous
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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 of the past; homesickness
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retrogress
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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
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acquiesce
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to accept without protest; to agree
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allure
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to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction
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askew
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twisted to one side, crooked
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blithe
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cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
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contentious
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quarrelsome, inclined to argue
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covet
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to desire something belonging to another
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crestfallen
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discouraged, dejected, downcast
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exponent
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one who advocates, speaks for, explains or interprets
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garrulous
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given to much talking, tediously chatty
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insuperable
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incapable or being overcome
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lamentable
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to be regretted or pitied
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misnomer
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an unsuitable or misleading name
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respite
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a period or relief or rest
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retribution
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a repayment; a deserved punishment
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sinuous
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winding, having many curves
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sonorous
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full, deep, or rich in sound
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