Unit 2 Vocab
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Reem_Aabed on November 9, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adroit | (adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind __________at twirling a rope |
| amicable | (adj.) peaceable, friendly an__________ settlement of the dispute |
| averse | (adj.)having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling __________to strenuous exercise |
| belligerent | (adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war a___________answer |
| benevolent | (adj.) kindly, charitable a_____________feeling toward all their neighbors |
| cursory | (adj.) hasty, not thorough a__________glance at the document |
| duplicity | (n.) treachery, deceitfulness fired the employees suspected of_________ |
| extol | (v.) to praise extravagantly __________her heroic deeds |
| feasible | (adj.) possible, able to be done develop a___________plan of action |
| grimace | (n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face a____________of pain |
| holocaust | (n.) a large-scale destruction; especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering a victim of the Chicago________ |
| impervious | (adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance a plastic cover__________to moisture |
| impetus | (n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus gave a new__________to the drive |
| jeopardy | (n.) danger mistakes that put the entire operation in serious_________ |
| meticulous | (adj.) extremely careful a___________housekeeper |
| nostalgia | (n.) a longing for something past; homesickness a vague feeling of__________ |
| quintessence | (n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example a deed hailed as the____________of valor |
| retrogress | (v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition has________________into barbarism |
| scrutinize | (v.) to examine closely __________the documents |
| tepid | (adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence or interest a cup of_________________tea |
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