Unit 1-3 Vocab

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(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

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adroit

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(adj.) peaceable, friendly

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amicable

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(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

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averse

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(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n) one at war, one engaged in war

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belligerent

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(adj.) kindly, charitable

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benevolent

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(adj.) hasty, not thorough

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cursory

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(n) treachery, deceitfulness

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duplicity

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(v) to praise extravagantly

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extol

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(adj.) possible, able to be done

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feasible

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(n) a wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face

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grimace

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(n) a large-scale destruction, especially by firel a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

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holocaust

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(adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

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impervious

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(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus

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impetus

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(n) danger

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jeopardy

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(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details

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meticulous

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(n) a longing for something past; homesickness

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nostalgia

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(n) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

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quintessence

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(v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

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retrogress

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(v) to examine closely

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scrutinize

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(adj.) lukearm; unenthusiatic, marked by an absence of interest

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tepid

Front 21

(n) an enemy, opponent

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adversary

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(v) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer

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alienate

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(n) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; clever skill; trickery

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artiface

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(v) to compel, force

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coerce

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(adj.) cowardly; (n) a coward

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craven

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(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

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culinary

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(v) to erase, wipe out, cut out

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delete

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(n) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

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demise

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(v) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

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exhilarate

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(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n) land left unseeded; (v) to plow but not seed

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fallow

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(n) a longing for something past; homesickness

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nostalgia

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(n) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

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quintessence

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(v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

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retrogress

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(v) to examine closely

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scrutinize

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(adj.) lukearm; unenthusiatic, marked by an absence of interest

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tepid

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(n) an enemy, opponent

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adversary

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(v) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer

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alienate

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(n) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; clever skill; trickery

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artiface

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(v) to compel, force

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coerce

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(adj.) cowardly; (n) a coward

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craven

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(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

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culinary

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(v) to erase, wipe out, cut out

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delete

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(n) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

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demise

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(v) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

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exhilarate

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(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n) land left unseeded; (v) to plow but not seed

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fallow

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(v) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

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harass

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(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

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inclement

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(v) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

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muse

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(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded

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negligible

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(v) to make permanent or long lasting

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perpetuate

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(n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

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precedent

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(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment

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punitive

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(v) to set right, remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury

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redress

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(n) a temporary stay; (v) to stay for a time

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sojourn

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(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave

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urbane

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(v) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

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adulterate

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(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful, deceitful, hypocritical

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ambidextrous

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(v) to make larger, increase

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augment

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(part., adj.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

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bereft

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(v) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

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deploy

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(adj.) stern, unyielding; gloomy, ill-humored

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dour

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(n) courage in facing difficulties

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fortitude

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(v) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

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gape

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(v) to utter taunting words; (n) an expression of scorn

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gibe

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(n) an external appearance, cover, mask

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guise

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(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

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insidious

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(n) a hint, indirect suggestion

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intimation

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(adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

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opulent

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(adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

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pliable

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(v) to say again, repeat

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reiterate

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(adj.) not easily moved, mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

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stolid

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(adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

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tentative

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(adj.) not combed, untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

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unkempt

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(adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken

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verbatim

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(adv.) cautiously, with great care

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warily