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vocab2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| peaceable, friendly | amicable |
| (adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind | adroit |
| (adj.) kindly, charitable | benevolent |
| (adj.) hasty, not thorough | cursory |
| (n.) danger | jeopardy |
| (n.) a moving force | impetus |
| (n.) a longing for something past; homesickness | nostalgia |
| (n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example | quintessence |
| (v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition | retrogress |
| (v.) to examine closely | scrutinize |
| (adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest | tepid |
| (adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling | averse |
| (adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war | belligerent |
| (n.) treachery, deceitfulness | duplicity |
| (v.) to praise extravagantly | extol |
| (adj.) possible, able to be done | feasible |
| (n.) a wry face facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face | grimace |
| (n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering | holocaust |
| (adj.) incapable of being penetrated | impervious |
| (adj.) extremely careful; particular about details | meticulous |