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Chapt 2 Vocab Gr. 10
Question | Answer |
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adroit | skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind |
amicable | peaceable, friendly |
averse | having a deep seated distaste;opposed, unwillingly |
belligerent | given to fighting,warlike;combative,aggressive |
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 detruction, especially by fire;a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
impervious | not affected or hurt by; admitted 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 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 absence of interest |