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