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Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 2
Unit 2 Definitions, synonyms, antonyms
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10th Grade
09/01/2011

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adroit
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adj - skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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adroit (syn)
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adj - clever, deft, dexterous, slick
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adroit (ant)
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adj - clumsy, inept, all thumbs
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amicable
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adj - peaceable, friendly
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amicable (syn)
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congenial, neighborly, cordial
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amicable (ant)
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hostile, antagonistic
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averse
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adj - having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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averse (syn)
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adj - disinclined, loath
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averse (ant)
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favorably disposed, eager, keen
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belligerent
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adj - given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; n - one at war, one engaged in war
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belligerent (syn)
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adj - assertive, truculent, pugnacious
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belligerent (ant)
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adj - peaceful, conciliatory, placid
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benevolent
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adj - kindly, charitable
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benevolent (syn)
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benign, well-meaning
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benevolent (ant)
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malicious, spiteful, malevolent
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cursory
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adj - hasty, not thorough
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cursory (syn)
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quick, superficial, perfunctory
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cursory (ant)
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thorough, painstaking, careful
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duplicity
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n - treachery, deceitfulness
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duplicity (syn)
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fraud, double-dealing, chicanery
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extol
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v - to praise extravagantly
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extol (syn)
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v - glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
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extol (ant)
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criticize, belittle, disparage
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feasible
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adj - possible, able to be done
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feasible (syn)
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workable, practicable, viable
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feasible (ant)
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unworkable, impractical
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grimace
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n- a wry face,facial expression
v - to make a wry face
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grimace (syn)
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n - pained expression, facial contortion
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grimace (ant)
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n - smile, grin
v - beam
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holocaust
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n - a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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holocaust (syn)
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conflagration, devastation, annihilation
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holocaust (ant)
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deluge, inundation
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impervious
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adj- not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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impervious (syn)
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adj - inpenetrable, resistant, proof against
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impervious (ant)
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porous, permeable, vulnerable
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impetus
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n- a moving force, impulse, stimulus
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impetus (syn)
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impulse, incentive, spur
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impetus (ant)
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curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
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jeopardy
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n - danger
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jeopardy (syn)
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risk, hazard, peril
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jeopardy (ant)
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safety, security
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meticulous
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adj - extremely careful; particular about details
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meticulous (syn)
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fastidious, painstaking, fussy
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meticulous (ant)
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careless, negligent, sloppy
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nostalgia
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n - a longing for something past; homesickness
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quintessence
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n - the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
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quintessence (syn)
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paragon, exemplar
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retrogress
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v - to move backward;to return to an earlier condition
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retrogress (syn)
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revert, degenerate, decline
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retrogress (ant)
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advance, evolve, progress
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scrutinize
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v - to examine closely
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scrutinize (syn)
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inspect, pore over
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scrutinize (ant)
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skim, scan, glance over
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tepid
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adj - lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an adsence of interest
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tepid (syn)
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insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy
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tepid (ant)
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heated, excited, enthusiatic
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