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Vocabulary List 5
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10th Grade
01/07/2012

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Term
Adroit
Definition

(adjective) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind.

synonyms: clever, deft, dexterous, slick

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Belligerent
Definition

(adjective) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive.

synonyms: assertive, pugnacious

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Cursory
Definition

(adjective) hasty, not thorough.

synonyms: quick, superficial, perfunctory

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Duplicity
Definition

(noun) the fact of being treacherous and deceptive; being double.

synonyms: fraud, dishonesty, double-dealing

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Feasible
Definition

(adjective) possible, able to be done.

synonyms: workable, practicable, viable

Term
Grimace
Definition

(noun) a wry face, twisted, facial distortion.

synonyms: pained expression, facial contortion

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Impervious
Definition

(adjective) not affected or hurt by; admitting no passage or entrance.

synonyms: impenetrable, resistant

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Meticulous
Definition

(adjective) extremely careful; particular about the details.

synonyms: painstaking, fussy, fastidious

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Retrogress
Definition

(verb) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition.

synonyms: revert, degenerate, decline

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Tepid
Definition

(adjective) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest.

synonyms: halfhearted, insipid, wishy-washy

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