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Vocab Unit 2
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Writing
10th Grade
09/28/2011

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Adriot
Definition
(adj) Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
Clever, dexterous, slick
Clumsy
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Amicable
Definition
(adj) Peaceful, friendly

Congenial, neighborly
Hostile, antagonistic
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Averse
Definition
(adj) Having a deep-seated distaste;opposed;unwilling

Loath
Eager, keen
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Belligerent
Definition
(adj) Given to fighting, warlike;combative, aggressive
(n) one at way, one engaged in war

Assertive
Peaceful
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Benevolent
Definition
(adj) Kindly, charitable

Benign, well-meaning
Malicious, spiteful
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Cursory
Definition
(adj) Hasty, not enough

Quick, superficial
Thorough, painstaking, careful
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Duplicity
Definition
(n) Treachery, deceitfulness

Fraud
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Extol
Definition
(v) To praise extravagantly

Glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
Criticize, belittle
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Feasible
Definition
(adj) Possible, able to be done

Workable, practicable, viable
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Grimace
Definition
(n) a wry face, facial distortion
(v) to make a wry face

(n) pained expression, facial contortion
(n) smile, grin (v) beam
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Holocaust
Definition
(n) A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a cast slaughter; a burnt offering

Devastation, annihilation
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Impervious
Definition
(adj) Not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

Impenetrable, resistant
Permeable, vulnerable
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Impetus
Definition
(n) A moving force, impulse, stimulus

Impulse, incentive, spur
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Jeopardy
Definition
(n) Danger

Risk, hazard, peril
Safety, security
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Meticulous
Definition
(adj) extremely careful; particular about details

Painstaking, fussy
Careless, 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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Retrogress
Definition
(v) To move backward; to return to an earlier condition

Decline
Advance, evolve, progress
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Scrutinize
Definition
(v) To examine closely

Inspect, pore over
Skim, scan, glance at
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Tepid
Definition
(adj) Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked b an absence of interest

Halfhearted
Heated, excited, enthusiastic
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