Vocabulary Unit 2Academic English 10

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After reviewing the meaning and use of each word, write a sentence of your own. Be sure to use context clues to reinforce the word’s meaning.

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(adj) really good at doing stuff with his/her hands

adroit

I admire __________________ because he/she is so adroit at _____________

(adj) friendly◦Amigo=friend

amicable

I have an amicable relationship with _____________; we have ______________.

(adj) extremely opposed or against

averse

(adj) likes to fight, combative

(n) someone involved in a war

belligerent

(adj) kind, giving-does things that are “bene”ficial for others

benevolent

Complete Sentences#5, 7, 12, 13 and 20

On page 29

(adj) quickly, not looking at the details enough

cursory

(n) deceitfulness◦Trying to “dupe” someone

◦“Duplicate” personas

duplicity

(v) to praise a great deal◦ “ex”claim about their greatness

extol

(adj) possible, able to be done◦ Easy-ible

feasible

(n) pained facial expression (v) to make a pained face

◦ Face caused by something “grim”

grimace

Complete on pages 29 and 30:1, 6, 9, 16 and 19

(n) large-scale destruction◦ “Costs” people a lot

holocaust

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

impervious

(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus

impetus

(n) danger◦Puts you in jeopardy of losing you life

jeopardy

(adj) extremely careful, particular about details

meticulous

Complete on pages 29 and 30

8,10,11,14 &17

(n) wanting to go back to the way things were, longing for something past

nostalgia

(n) purest form of something or the best example◦The very “essence” of it

quintessence

(v) to move backward, return to earlier condition◦“retro”-from a before period

retrogress

(v) to examine closelyscrutinize

(adj) not especially interested, lukewarm

tepid