Vocab Unit 2 Flashcards by Elena Huff | Brainscape

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adroit

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adj

skillful expert in the use of hands/mind

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amicable

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adj

peaceful/ friendly

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adverse

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adj

deep seated distaste; opposed

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belligerent

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adj
warlike

n
one at war

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benevolent

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adj

kind

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cursory

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adj

hasty; not thorough

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duplicity

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n

treachery

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extol

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v

praise extravagantly

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feasible

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adj

possible

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grimace

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n

wry face

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holocaust

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n

large scale destruction

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impervious

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adj

not affected or hurt by

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impetus

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n

moving force, impulse

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jeopardy

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n

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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n

Longing for something last

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quintessence

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n

purest essence or form of something

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retrogress

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v

Move backward

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scrutinize

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v

examine closely

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tepid

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adj

lukewarm; unenthusiastic