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Sem 2 Unit 3 Vocab

Pre AP English Language Vocabulary

TermDefinition
QUINTESSENCE (n.) The purest or most typical instance
ADROIT (adj.) Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers
JEOPARDY (n.) Risk of loss or injury; peril or danger
IMPERVIOUS (adj.) impenetrable; also, not capable of being affected
IMPETUS (n.) Any impulse or incentive
GRIMACE (n.) A distortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust; (v.) To make a sharp distortion of the face
FEASIBLE (adj.) That may be done, performed, or effected
DUPLICITY (n.) Double-dealing
HOLOCAUST (n.) Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire
CURSORY (adj.) Hastily or superficially performed
SCRUTINIZE (v.) To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically
EXTOL (v.) To praise
TEPID (adj.) Lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
NOSTALGIA (n.) A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past
AMICABLE (adj.) characterized by friendliness and good will
METICULOUS (adj.) Extremely or excessively careful about details
RETROGRESS (v.) To return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition; to go backward
BENEVOLENT (adj.) Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being
AVERSE (adj.) Opposed to
BELLIGERENT (n.) One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war; (adj.) Inclined or eager to fight, hostile or aggressive
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