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BHS vocab unit2 nuccio
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English
10th Grade
11/07/2011

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Term
Holocaust
Definition
(N) mass murder/sluaghter
the holocaust was a very bad time in history
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impervious
Definition
(adj) incapable of being in affected
the man was impervious of the other man trying to punch him
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impetus
Definition
(N) a moving force, stimulus
the impetus force was so hard it knocked the wind of out him
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jeopardy
Definition
(N) risk or danger
she puot her life in jeopardy when she said that she killed that man
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meticulous
Definition
(N) precise thorough paying close attention to detail
the graders were to meticulous that they saw every mistake
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nostaligia
Definition
(N) desire to return to a former time/place a sentimental yearning
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quitessence
Definition
(N) most perfect example of something
every girl hates her cause she is a quintessence of a perfect woman
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retrogress
Definition
(V) to go backwards usually to a worse condition
those jeans are soo retrogress that it does not look good
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scrutinize
Definition
(V) exxamine in detail
she scrutinized his work in great detail
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tepid
Definition
(adj) lukewarm
the coffe was not hot it was tepid
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adroit
Definition
(adj) skilled
the soccer team has an adroit team
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amicable
Definition
(adj) friendly
the other players were so amicable that we gave out our numbers
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averse
Definition
(adj) against
the school is aversing the new law
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belligerent
Definition
(adj) agressive
the belligerent man hit the young girl
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benevolent
Definition
(adj) helpful
the girl was so benevolent the woman paid her extra
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cursory
Definition
(adj) quick
he wrotr so cursoy that he waqs done in 10 mins
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duplicity
Definition
(n) sneakyness
the man had a duplicity plan that the other person didnt see it coming
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extol
Definition
(v) praise
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feasible
Definition
(adj) realistice
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grimace
Definition
(v) grim; to contourt your face
she had a grimace on her face because smomeone farted
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