Vocab Unit 2 Flashcards

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Amicable

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Peaceable, friendly

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Adroit

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Skillful, expert in using the hands or mind

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Averse

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Having a deep-seated distaste, opposed, unwilling

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Belligerent

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Warlike, combative, aggressive; at war, engaged in war

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Benevolent

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Kindly, charitable

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Cursory

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Hasty, not thorough

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Duplicity

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Treachery, deceitfulness

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Extol

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To praise extravagantly

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Feasible

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Possible, able to be done

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Grimace

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Wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry expression

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Holocaust

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Large scale destruction

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Impervious

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Not affected or hurt by, admitting no passage

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Impetus

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A moving force, impulse, stimulus

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Jeopardy

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Danger

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful and particular to detail

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Nostalgia

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A longing for something past, homesickness

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Quintessence

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The purest form, most typical example

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Retrogress

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To move backwards, to return to earlier condition

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Scrutinize

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To examine closely

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Tepid

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Lukewarm, unenthusiastic, absence of interest