Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Adroit

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adj. skillful, clever

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Amicable

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adj. friendly

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Averse

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adj. having a deep distate, unwilling, disinclined

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Belligerent

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adj. warlike, combative

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Benevolent

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adj. charitable, good

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Cursory

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hasty, superficial

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Duplicity

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treachery, decietfulness

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Extol

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to praise, glorify

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Feasible

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adj. possible, viable

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Grimace

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pained expression

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Holocaust

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large-scale destruction, especially by fire

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Impervious

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adj. resistant, impenetrable

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Impetus

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impulse, stimulus

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Jeopardy

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danger

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Meticulous

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adj. extremely careful

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Nostalgia

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a longing for something past

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Quintessence

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the most typical example, purest form of something

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Retrogress

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to move backward

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Scrutinize

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to examine closely

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Tepid

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lukewarm