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Vocabulary Unit 2

Vocabulary Unit 2. To juggle bowling balls, one must be adroit . Adroit skillful. Students should be amicable when settling disputes. Amicable friendly, peaceable. The man is averse to eating broccoli. Averse strong dislike, opposed, unwilling.

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Vocabulary Unit 2

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  1. VocabularyUnit 2

  2. To juggle bowling balls, one must be adroit. Adroitskillful

  3. Students should be amicable when settling disputes. Amicablefriendly, peaceable

  4. The man is averse to eating broccoli. Aversestrong dislike, opposed, unwilling

  5. The captain of boot camp has a belligerent attitude. Belligerentcombative, aggressive, warlike

  6. The kind man gave a benevolent gift of money to the homeless person. Benevolentkindly, well-meaning, charitable

  7. The students did a cursory study of their history books for the test tomorrow. Cursoryquick, hasty

  8. It was difficult to believe that our friend was capable of such duplicity. Duplicitydeceitful

  9. I must extol the man who saved the boy from the shark attack. Extolpraise extravagantly

  10. Give a feasible answer to the question for full credit. Feasiblepossible, able to be done

  11. The man grimaced when the doctor touched the cut on his arm. Grimacefacial expression of disgust, disapproval or pain

  12. Many lives were lost in the great Chicago holocaust. Holocausta thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life especially through fire 

  13. A good rain coat should be impervious to the rain. Imperviousimpenetrable, resistant

  14. The reward money should be sufficient impetus for someone to come forward with information about the robbery. Impetusa moving force, impulse, stimulus

  15. When people make the decision to play in traffic, they put their lives in jeopardy. Jeopardydanger

  16. My neighbor is meticulouswhen cutting his lawn. Meticulouscareful about doing something in an extremely accurate and exact way

  17. The song gave the audience a feeling of nostalgia. Nostalgialonging for past, homesickness

  18. The Parthenon in Greece was considered the quintessenceof the perfectly proportioned building. Quintessencemost typical example

  19. After curing his disease, he had retrogressed to a state worse than he had started. Retrogressmove backward

  20. Scrutinize this paper and tell me if this is your handwriting. Scrutinizeexamine closely

  21. The coffee I ordered was already tepid when I started to take a sip. Tepidlukewarm, unenthusiastic

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