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English Unit 2 Vocabulary Kravitz 2009-2010
List of Unit 2 vocabulary words
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| extol (v) | to praise greatly |
| feasible (adj) | possible, doable |
| grimace (n) | a pained expression |
| holocaust (n) | large scale destruction |
| impervious (adj) | not hurt by; not affected |
| impetus (n) | a moving force, a stimulus |
| meticulous (adj) | organized, careful |
| nostalgia (n) | longing for the past |
| jeopardy (n) | danger |
| quintessence (n) | the purest form of something |
| retrogress (v) | to move backward |
| scrutinize (v) | to examine closely |
| averse (adj) | a deep dislike |
| benevolent (adj) | kind, charitable |
| tepid (adj) | lukewarm (room temp.); unethusiastic |
| alienate (v) | to turn away, to make hostile |
| artifice (n) | a clever trick |
| craven (adj) | fearful |
| culinary (adj) | relates to cooking |
| exhilarate (v) | to create spirit |
| harass (v) | to disturb, bother |
| muse (v) | to think about in a dreamy way |
| perpetuate (v) | to make permanent |
| demise (n) | downfall, death |
| fallow (adj) | unproductive land |
| inclement (adj) | stormy, harsh weather |
| negligible (adj) | an unimportant small detail |
| precedent (n) | example that is followed |
| conflagration | burning, holocaust |
| debate | discuss, argue |
| spur | stimulus, prompt |
| calamity | disaster, downfall |
| spiteful | nasty, belligerent |
| benign | kind, benevolent |
| condemn | blame |
| peril | danger, jeopardy |
| limbo | uncertain |
| resigned | agreeable, give in |
| loath | hate, dislike |
| reckless | careless, hasty |
| trivial | insignicant, negligible |
| essence | meaning, being |
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