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Vocab 10-level E
Term | Definition |
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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 |