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Vocab List 2
Term | Definition |
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Adroit | Skillful, expert in using the hands or mind |
Amicable | peaceful, friendly |
Averse | having a deep seeded distaste for something |
Belligerent | given to fighting, warlike |
Benevolent | kindly, charitable |
Cursory | to come lirst |
Duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness |
Extol | to praise extravagantly |
Feasible | possible, able to be done |
Grimace | a wry face of facial distortion |
Holocaust | a large scale destruction by fire |
Impervious | not affected or hurt by |
Impetus | a moving force, impulse |
Jeopardy | Danger |
Meticulous | thorough |
Nostalgia | a longing for the past |
Quintessence | a perfect example of something |
Retrogress | to move backward, return to an earlier condition |
Scrutinize | to criticize |
Tepid | extremely careful |