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english vocab- 9/16
Question | Answer |
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adroit | skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind |
amicable | peaceable, friendly |
averse | opposed |
belligerent | warlike, aggressive |
benevolent | kindly, charitable |
cursory | hasty, not thorough |
duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness |
extol | to praise extravagantly |
feasible | possible |
grimace | a wry face |
holocaust | a large scale destruction |
impervious | not affected or hurt by |
impetus | impulse |
jeopardy | danger |
meticulous | extremely careful |
nostalgia | a longing for something past |
quintessence | the purest essence or form of something |
retrogress | to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
scrutinize | to examine closely |
tepid | lukewarm; unenthusiastic |