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Quiz #2
Amer/Whisl
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alienate | To turn away |
| adversary | An enemy, opponent |
| tepid | Lukewarm Unenthusiastic, marked by absence of interest |
| scrutinize | to examine closely |
| retrogress | to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
| quintessence | the purest essence or form of something |
| nostalgia | A longing for something past |
| meticulous | Extremely careful; particular about details |
| jeopardy | Danger |
| impetus | A moving force, impulse |
| impervious | Not affected or hurt by |
| grimace | Facial distortion; pained expression |
| feasible | Possible, able to be done |
| extol | To praise extravagantly |
| duplicity | Treachery, deceitfulness |
| cursory | Hasty, not thorough |
| benevolent | Kindly, charitable |
| belligerent | Given to fighting; combative, aggressive |
| instantaneous | occurring or done in an instant or instantly existing or measured at a particular instant |
| tangent | a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at one point a completely different line of thought or action. |