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Bhs Vocabulary Unit 2 Roher
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10th Grade
11/07/2011

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Adroit
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Adj.) Extremly talented
The girl is adriot, altough she's only 6 years old she sounds just like Christian Agularia.
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Amicable
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Adj.) Friendly
My new neighbors were extremly amicable to me and my family when we moved in.
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Averse
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Adj.) againt, opposed
Many people are averesed to doing homework
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Belligerent
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adj.) irritable, agressive
Peter is extremly belligernt, he has to win even in a friendly game of cards.
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Benevolent
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Adj.) generous, giving, charitable
Oprah Winfery is the most benevolent person i know.
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Cursory
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Adj.) quick, brief
The test is cursory, short and right to the point.
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Duplicity
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N) sneakiness, too faced
My friend is so duplicity that she cant keep up with her lies.
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Extol
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V) to praise highly
My teacher extols her students with candy and friday films.
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Feasible
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Adj.) likely, probable
The vacation plan is feasible.
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Grimace
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N) a facial contortion (expression)
His grimace expression easily gives him away at the poker table.
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Holocaust
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N) great devestation or destruction, mass slaughter
The holocaust is a slaughtering of hundreds of people, and usually ends in great destruction.
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Impervious
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Adj.) incapable of being affected
Most boys are impervious to emotions.
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Impetus
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N) moving force, stimulus, motivate
Im so impetus i was voted for most implusive.
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Jeopardy
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N) risk or danger
My life is in danger when i drive drunk
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Meticulous
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Adj.) careful, detailed, thorough and precise.
I am very meticulous when it comes to writing essays, everything has to be perfect.
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Nostalgia
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N) a desire to retun to a former time/place, to long for
When at war, i am nostalgia of my old life.
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Quintessence
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N) most perfect embodiment of something
Buddah people are the best example of quintessence
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Retrogress
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V) to go backward, usually in worse condition
I retrogressed in my class, i went to an A to a d-.
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Scrutinize
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V) to examine in detail
My teacher scrutinizes my paper, and finds every mistake
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Tepid
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Adj.) luke warm
Over a few hours my coffee became tepid
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