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