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Vocabulary Unit 2

Vocabulary Unit 2. The adroit juggler threw seven balls in the air at one time. adroit- adjective skillful; expert with use of hands or mind synonym-clever. People should be amicable when settling arguments. amicable- adjective friendly; peaceable synonym-congenial.

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Vocabulary Unit 2

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  1. VocabularyUnit 2

  2. The adroit juggler threw seven balls in the air at one time.

  3. adroit- adjectiveskillful; expert with use of hands or mindsynonym-clever

  4. People should be amicablewhen settling arguments.

  5. amicable-adjectivefriendly; peaceablesynonym-congenial

  6. I am highly averse to eating caviar because I don’t like its consistency.

  7. averse-adjective having a strong dislike; opposed tosynonym-unenthusiastic about

  8. The Jet’s football coach has a belligerentattitude.

  9. belligerent-adjectivetending to fight;aggressive; synonym-pugnacioussynoy

  10. The kind man gives benevolent charity gifts every year.

  11. benevolent-adjectivekindly; charitablesynonym- well meaning

  12. I admit, my studying was only cursoryso I wasn’t surprised by my failing grade.

  13. cursory-adjective not thorough; hastysynonym-quick; superficial

  14. The criminal’s duplicity was astounding; he even lied to his own grandmother!

  15. duplicity-noundeceitfulness in speech or conductsynonym- fraud; double dealing

  16. I must extol the man’s bravery and courage.

  17. extol-verbto praise highlysynonym-glorify; applause

  18. At least give a feasible answer to my question!

  19. feasible-adjectivepossible; able to be donesynonym-workable; practicable

  20. The hurt soccer player grimaced but continued to play.

  21. grimace-verbto make a facial distortionsynonym-to make a pained expression

  22. Some people worry that a nuclear holocaust might destroy our civilization.

  23. holocaust- nounlarge scale destruction, especially by firesynonym-devastation

  24. A good roof should be imperviousto rain.

  25. impervious-adjectivenot affected or hurt bysynonym-impenetrable

  26. Three years ago, there was a strong impetus to change the Keefe mascot from the Unicorn to the Bronco.

  27. impetus-nouna moving force; stimulussynonym-impulse, incentive

  28. Driving a car with poor brakes can put your life in jeopardy.

  29. jeopardy-noundangersynonym=risk

  30. A truly clean house requires a meticulous caretaker.

  31. meticulous-adjectiveextremely careful; particular about detailssynonym-fussy

  32. My Nonny always had a sense of nostalgiafor her old wedding song. Not my grandparents, but very cute. 

  33. nostalgia-nouna longing for something pastsynonym-homesickness

  34. Quintessential (adj) • Arroz con gandules is a quintessential Puerto Rican dish.

  35. quintessential-adjectivemost typicalsynonym- classic, ideal

  36. Don’t retrogressinto your poor study habits again!

  37. retrogress-verbto move back to an earlier conditionsynonym-revert

  38. After scrutinizing the play, the umpires called it a home run.

  39. scrutinize-verbto examine closelysynonym-inspect

  40. The coffee I ordered was only tepid when it arrived, so I asked the server to warm it up.

  41. tepid-adjectivelukewarm; not showing a lot of interestsynonym-half-hearted; wishy washy

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