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

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adroit
Definition
(adj) extremely talented
The kid could dance like no other he was adroit.
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amicable
Definition
(adj) friendly
Most people say i am an amicable person.
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averse
Definition
(adj) against ; resistent
I am averse to child abortion.
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belligerent
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(adj) irritable ; aggressive
I am very belligerent in basketball.
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benevolent
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(adj) generous,giving
I am a very benevolent person around thanksgiving.
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cursory
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(adj)quick,brief,short
I took a cusory look over my essay.
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duplicity
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(noun)sneaky, two facedness
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extol
Definition
(verb) to praise highly
I love to extol justin bieber, hes my favorite artist.
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feasible
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(adj) likely, probable
its feasible that ill go see justin bieber in concert again.
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grimace
Definition
(noun,verb) facial contortion, to contort your face
The grimace on her face showed something was wrong.
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holocaust
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(n)great devistation
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impervious
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(adj)incapable of being affected
Going under your desk during an earthquake will save you from being impervious
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impetus
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(n)a moving force
A tsumani is a impetus.
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jeopardy
Definition
(n)risk or danger
On my brothers report card his teacher put in jeopardy of failing the class.
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meticulous
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(adj)paying close attention to detail
during a sweet 16 its important that everyone is being meticulous to the candle lighting ceremony incase you get one.
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nostalgia
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(n)desire to return to a former time?place
Far from his family the soldier felt especially nostalgic on Christmas Day.
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quintessence
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(n)most perfect embodiment of something
Gwen was the quintessence of grace and beauty at the party last night.
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retrogress
Definition
(v)to go backward, usually to a worse condition
After a couple days of dealing with common cold symptoms, my sisters health retrogressed into the flu.
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scrutinize
Definition
(v)to examine in detail
The detective scrutinized the evidence of the murder.
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tepid
Definition
(adj)lukewarm ; room temp
the bottle of water that was left in the car all day was tepid.
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