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lesson 2 voacb wrds
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9th Grade
09/22/2011

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adroit
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skillfull, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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amicable
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peaceable friendly
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averse
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having deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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belligerent
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given to fighting, warlike,cambative, aggressive
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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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trachery, 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 b 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,especially by fire;a vast slaughtering a burnt offering
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impervious
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not affected or hurt by; addmitting of no passage or entrance
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impetus
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a moving, impulse, stimulus
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jeopardy
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danger
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maticulous
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extremely careful; particular about details
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nostalgia
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longing for something past; homesickness
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quintessence
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purest essence or form or something; typical example
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retrogress
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to move backward; return to an earlier condition
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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tepid
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likewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest
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