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Vocab 10-level E
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adroit | quick or skillful or adept in action or thought(adj) |
| amicable | characterized by friendship and good will(adj) |
| averse | usually followed by `to') strongly opposed(adj) |
| belligerent | characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight(adj) |
| benevolent | (adj) showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity |
| cursory | adj- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough |
| duplicity | noun-treachery |
| extol | verb-to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | adj-possible |
| grimace | noun-making a face |
| holocaust | noun-a large scale destruction |
| impervious | adj-not affected, immune |
| impetus | noun-moving force |
| jeopardy | noun-danger |
| meticulous | adj-precise |
| nostalgia | noun-longing for the past |
| quintessence | noun-purest form of something |
| retrogress | verb-move backwards |
| scrutinize | verb-examine closely |
| tepid | adj-lukewarm |