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Unit 2 Vocab
English
Term | Definition |
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adroit | skillful; expert in hands or mind |
amicable | peaceable; friendly |
averse | distaste |
belligerent | aggressive |
benevolent | charitable |
cursory | hasty; not thorough |
duplicity | treachery; deceitfulness |
extol | to praise greatly |
feasible | able to be done |
grimace | a wry face |
holocaust | large-scale destruction |
impervious | not affected by |
impetus | a moving force; impulsive |
jeopardy | danger |
meticulous | extremely careful |
nostalgia | longing for the past |
quintessence | purest essence; good example |
retrogress | to move backwards |
scrutinize | to examine closely |
tepid | lukewarm; unenthusiastic |