sadlier-oxford vocabulary workshop level E unit 2
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blatantreader78 on September 18, 2008
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unit 2 from Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop workbook
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Language arts 2 honors, Staggs English, English II CP1, Ms.Long, HRHS Spanish Bosses, English 10CP (see more)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adroit | skillful, experiment in the use of the hands or mind |
| amicable | peaceable, friendly |
| averse | having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent | given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war |
| benevolent | kindly, charitable |
| cursory | hasty, not thorough |
| duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness |
| extol | to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | possible, able to be done |
| grimace | a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face |
| holocaust | a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
| impervious | not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage or entrance |
| impetus | a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| jeopardy | danger |
| meticulous | extremely careful; particular about details |
| nostalgia | a longing for something past; homesickness |
| quintessence | the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
| retrogress | to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
| scrutinize | to examine closely |
| tepid | lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest |
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