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Quiz #2
Amer/Whisl
Term | Definition |
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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. |