Eng. 2 Unit 2 1-20 Flashcards

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Amicable

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Adj
Peaceful
Friendly

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Adroit

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Adj
Skillful
Experts in the use of the hands or mind

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Averse

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Adj
Having a deep seated distaste.
Opposed
Unwilling

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Belligerent

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Adj
Giving to fighting 
Warlike 
Combative 
Noun- one who does war
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Benevolent

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Adj. kindly

Charitable

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Cursory

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Adj
Hastily
Unthorough

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Duplicity

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Noun
Treachery
Deceitfulness

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Extol

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Verb

To praise extravagantly

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Feasible

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Adj
Possibru.
Able to be done

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Grimace

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Noun
A wry face, facial distortion
Verb
To make such a face

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Holocaust

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Noun

Large scale destruction

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Impervious

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Adj
Not affected or hurt
Admitting of no passage or entrance

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Impetus

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Noun
Moving force
Impulse
Stimulus

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13
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Jeopardy

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Noun

Danger

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Meticulous

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Adj
Extremely careful
Particular about details

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Nostalgia

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Noun

A longing for something of the past

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Quintessence

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Noun

The purest essence or form of something

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Retrogress

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Verb
To move backwards
To return to an earlier condition

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Scrutinize

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Verb

To examine closely

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Tepid

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Adj
Lukewarm
Unenthusiastic
Uninterested