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Level E Unit 2
Level E Unit 2 Vocab
Word | Synonym |
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adroit | skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
amicable | peaceful, friendly |
averse | having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
belligerent | given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive, one at war, one engaged in war |
benevolent | kindly, charitable |
cursory | hasty, not thorough |
duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness |
extol | to praise extravagantly |
feasible | possible, able to be done |
grimace | a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face |
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 | a longing for something past; homesickness |
quintessence | the purest 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 |