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VOCAB UNIT 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| holocaust | (n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter |
| impetus | (n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| impervious | (adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no entrance |
| cursory | (adj) hasty, not thorough |
| adroit | (adj) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
| belligerent ( n. belligerence) | (adj) given to fighting, warlike; combative,aggressive; one at war |
| benevolent | (adj) kindly, charitable |
| amicable | (adj) peaceable, friendly |
| averse | (adj) having a deep-seated distaste, opposed, unwilling |
| grimace | (n) a wry face, facial distortion; (v) to make a wry face |
| duplicity |