#2 Definitions Flashcards

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skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

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adroit

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peaceable, friendly

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amicable

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having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

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averse

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given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive

one at war, one engaged in war

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belligerent

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kindly, charitable

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benevolent

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hasty, not thorough

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cursory

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treachery, deceitfulness

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duplicity

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to praise extravagantly

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extol

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possible, able to be done

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feasible

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a wry face, facial distortion

to make a wry face

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grimace

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a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

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holocaust

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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

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impervious

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a moving force, impulse, stimulus

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impetus

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danger

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jeopardy

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extremely careful, particular about details

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meticulous

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a longing for something past, homesickness

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nostalgia

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the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

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quintessence

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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

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retrogress

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to examine closely

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scrutinize

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lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

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tepid