Vocabulary Unit 2 Academic English 10

You have a right to learn! You have to write to learn! 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.

(adj) really good at doing stuff with his/her hands adroit (adj) really good at doing stuff with his/her hands I admire __________________ because he/she is so adroit at _____________

amicable (adj) friendly Amigo=friend I have an amicable relationship with _____________; we have ______________.

(adj) extremely opposed or against averse (adj) extremely opposed or against

belligerent (adj) likes to fight, combative (n) someone involved in a war

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

Complete Sentences#5, 7, 12, 13 and 20 On page 29

cursory (adj) quickly, not looking at the details enough

duplicity (n) deceitfulness Trying to “dupe” someone “Duplicate” personas

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

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

grimace (n) pained facial expression (v) to make a pained face Face caused by something “grim”

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

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

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

(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus impetus (n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus

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

meticulous (adj) extremely careful, particular about details

Complete on pages 29 and 30 8,10,11,14 &17

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

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

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

scrutinize (v) to examine closely

tepid (adj) not especially interested, lukewarm

Complete on pages 29 and 30 2, 3, 4, 15 and 18