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BHS Vocab Unit 2 Rapp
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English
10th Grade
11/07/2011

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adroit
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adj; clever, skillful in using the hands and mind
I thought that was amusing, but not particulary adroit
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amicable
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adj; having a spirt of friendless
Amicable settelment of the few complaints received.
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averse
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adj; having a strong dislike of or opposition to do something
Most students have an averse feeling towards waking up.
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belligerent
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adj; hostile
noun; nation/person engaged in war or conflict.
After the teacher determined his belligerent nature, the boy refused to accept the observation.
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benevolent
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adj; well meaning, kindly
The schools prinicipal was con sidered a kind of benevolent individual.
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cursory
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adj; nasty, not through/ detailed
I didnt make a careful and complex, just a quick cursory glance.
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duplicity
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noun; deceitfulness, double dealing
The use of duplicity incloning can be dangerous.
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extol
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verb; paise enthusiastically
He extolled the courage of the new King.
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feasible
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adj; 1. possible to do easily
2. likely, probably
I am feeling feasible today.
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grimace
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noun; twisted expression on a persons face
The grimace of the refugee in the photograph reveals the pain of homelessness.
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holocaust
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noun; great devasation
The less people who encourage plan and create holocaust the better.
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impervious
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adj; incapable of being affected
Due to his trauma, the man was impervious to pain.
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impetus
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noun;a moving face
Even the campaign in the media had lost some impetus.
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jeopardy
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noun; risk, danger
Bob was put in great jeopardy with his mom that she found out that he recieved a C on his biology exam.
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meticulous
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adj; preise, thorough, paying close attention to detail
He had alwaysbeen so meticulous about his apperance.
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nostalgia
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noun; desire to return to a former time/place
Nostalgia aint what it use to be.
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quintessence
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noun; most perfect example of something
The earth is very quintessence of the human condition.
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retrogress
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verb; to go backward, usually to a worse condition.
In the novel , the surviors of a nuclear explosion retrogress into a state of barbism and anarchy.
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scrutinize
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verb; to examine in detail
Its been a scrutinize day.
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tepid
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adj; lukewarm; temperature warm, reaction
The mother tested the tepid waters before lowering her baby to the bath.
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