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Unit 2 Definitions
Pham Vocab Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adroit | skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
| amicable | peaceable, friendly |
| averse | having a deep-seated distaste, opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent | 1. given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive 2. one at war, one engaged in war |
| benevolent | kindly, charitable |
| cursory | hasty, not thorough |
| duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness |
| extol | to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | possible, able to be done |
| grimace | 1. a wry face, facial distortion 2. 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 |
| jeopardy | danger |
| meticulous | extremely careful, particular about details |
| nostalgia | a longing for something past, homesickness |
| 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 closely |
| tepid | lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |