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Unit 2 Vocab
Vocab
21
English
10th Grade
11/07/2011

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Term

Amicable

Adjective

Definition

Friendly

My neighbors were amicable and welcomed me when i moved in

Term

Adroit

Adjective

Definition

Extremley Skilled

The Navy Seals are Adroit at their job

Term

Averse

Adjective

Definition

Opposed to

Many students are averse to homework and do not complete it

Term

Belligerent

Adjective

Definition

Angry, Irate

People get Belligerent when their sports team loses

Term

Benevolent

Adjective 

Definition

Charitable

Invisible Children is benevolent to Uganda

Term

Cursory

Adjective

Definition

Without noticing detail

Mcdonalds is cursory when preparing their food

Term

Duplicity 

Adjective

Definition

Deceitful

Salesmen work with duplicity when they are trying to sell

Term

Extol

Verb

Definition

To praise

The teacher extoled the student for doing well on a test

Term

Feasible

Adjective

Definition

Probable, likely

It is feasible that the patriots will win the super bowl

Term

Grimace

Verb

Definition

Look of disgust

I grimaced as the teacher assigned another essay

Term

Holocaust

Noun

Definition

Mass slaughter

World War II was caused by the Jewish holocaust in Germany

Term

Impervious

Adjective

Definition

Incapable of being affected

People are impervious to the flu once they get a flu shot

Term

Impetus

Noun

Definition

Stimulus

The economy in the U.S needs an impetus

Term

Jeopardy

Noun

Definition

Risk of danger

Some students are in jeopardy of failing

Term

Meticulous

Adjective

Definition

Showing intrest in miniscule details

My science teacher is meticulous about the way we do our homework

Term

Nostalgia

Noun

Definition

Desire to return to a former time 

Older people have nostalgia to return to their younger times

Term

Quintessence 

Noun

Definition

The most perfect embodiment of something

Shakespears plays are the quintessence of literature

Term

Retrogress

Verb

Definition

To downgrade

The school retrogressed their lunch's quality 

Term

Scrutinize

Verb

Definition

To examine in detail

My science teachers scrutinizes the assignments she gives

Term

Tepid

Adjective

Definition

Lukewarm

The coffee was 10 minutes old therefore it was tepid instead of hot

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