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English Vocab 2
Section 2 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adroit | (adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind. |
| amicable | (adj.) peaceable, friendly. |
| averse | (adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling. |
| belligerent | (adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war. |
| benevolent | (adj.) kindly, charitable. |
| cursory | (adj.) hasty, not thorough. |
| duplicity | (n.) treachery, deceitfulness. |
| extol | (v.) to praise extravagantly. |
| feasible | (adj.) possible, able to be done. |
| grimace | (n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face. |
| holocaust | (n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering. |
| impervious | (adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance. |
| impetus | (n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus. |
| jeopardy | (n.) danger. |
| meticulous | (adj.) extremely careful; particular about details. |
| nostalgia | (n.) a longing for something past; homesickness. |
| quintessence | (n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example. |
| retrogress | (v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition. |
| scrutinize | (v.) to examine closely. |
| tepid | (adj.) lukeworm,; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of intrests. |