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Vocab Unit 2
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Term | Definition |
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adroit | adj skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
amicable | adj peaceable or friendly |
averse | adj having a deep-seated distaste or opposed or unwilling |
belligerent | adj or noun given to fighting, warlike, combat or aggressive |
benevolent | adj kindly or charitable |
cursory | adj hasty or not thorough |
duplicity | n treachery or deceitfulness |
extol | v to praise extravagantly |
feasible | adj possible or able to be done |
grimace | n or v a wry face or facial distortion |
holocaust | n a large-scale destruction, especially by fire or a vast slaughter or a burnt offering |
impervious | adj not affected or hurt by or admitting of no passage or entrance |
impetus | n a moving force, impulse, or stimulus |
jeopardy | n danger |
meticulous | adj extremely careful or particular about details |
nostalgia | n a longing for something past or homesickness |
quintessence | n the purest essence or form of something or the most typical example |
retrogress | v to move backward or to return to an earlier condition |
scrutinize | v to examine closely |
tepid | adj lukewarm, unenthusiastic, or marked by an absence of interest |