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vocab unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adroit | skillful, excerpt in the use of the hands or mind |
| amicable | peaceable,friendly |
| averse | having a deep-seated distaste;opposed, unwilling |
| belligerant | given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive;(n) one at war, one engaged in war |
| benevolent | kindly, charitable |
| cursory | hasty, not through |
| duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness |
| extol | to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | possible, able to be done |
| grimace | a wry face, facial distortion;(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 |
| jeperdy | danger |
| meticulous | extremely careful; particular about details |
| nostalgia | a longing for something past; homesick |
| 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 closley |
| tepid | lukewarm; unenthusiastic,marked by an absence of interest |