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Vocabulary #4
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English
9th Grade
02/11/2015
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adriot
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skillful, expert in the hands or mind
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amiable
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peaceful, friendly
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adverse
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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, willing
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belligerent
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given to fighting, warlike, aggressive
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benevolent
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charitable, kindly
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cursory
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hasty, 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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grimace
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a wry face, facial distortion
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holocaust
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a large scale destruction
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impervious
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not affected or hurt by
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impetus
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amazing 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 detail
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nostalgia
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a longing for something past; homesickness
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quintessence
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the purest form or essence of something
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retrogress
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to move backwards
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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tepid
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lukewarm; unenthusiastic
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