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Unit 2 vocabulary EH
Question | Answer |
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Adroit | Skillful, expert in use of hands and mind |
Amicable | Peaceable, friendly |
Adverse | Opposed, unwilling |
Belligerent | Given to fighting; combative; aggressive |
Benevolent | Kind; charitable |
Cursory | Hasty; not thorough |
Duplicity | Treachery, deceitfulness |
Extol | To praise extravagantly |
Feasible | Possible, able to be done |
Grimace | Wry face, facial distortion |
Holocaust | A large-scale destruction, especially by fire |
Impervious | Not affected or hurt by; admitting to entrance |
Impetus | A moving force, impulse, or stimulus |
Jeopardy | Danger |
Meticulous | Extremely careful; particular about details |
Nostalgia | A longing for something past; homesickness |
Quintessence | The purest essence or form; the most common example |
Retrogress | To move backward or return to previous condition |
Scrutinize | To examine closely |
Tepid | Lukewarm; unenthusiastic; absence of interest |