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Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adroit | skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
| amicable | peaceable, friendly |
| averse | having deep-seated distaste, opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent | given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive |
| cursory | hasty, not thorough |
| duplicity | treachery, deceitfulness |
| grimace | a wry face, facial distortion; to make a face |
| impervious | not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
| impetus | a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| meticulous | extremely careful; particular about details |
| quintessence | the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
| tepid | lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |