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Vocab # 2 Flashcards

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Duplicity (n)

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Treachery, deceitful ness

Ex: fired the employees suspected of DUPLICITY

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Amicable (adj)

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Peaceable, friendly

Ex: an AMBICABLE settlement of the dispute

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Holocaust (n)

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A large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
Ex: a victim of the Chicago HALOCAUST

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Meticulous (adj)

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Extremely careful; particular about details

Ex: a METICULOUS housekeeper

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Scrutinize (v)

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To examine closely

Ex: SCUTINIZE the documents

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