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Vocab Unit 2
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adroit | Skillful, expert in use of hands or mind |
| Amicable | Peaceable, friendly |
| Averse | Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| Belligerent | (Adj.)Given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive (N.) 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 | (N.) A wry face, facial expression (V.) 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 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 an absence of interest |