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Weintraub English #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adroit | Skillful, expert in the use of both hands or mind. |
| Amicable | Peaceable,friendly. |
| Averse | Having a deep-seated distaste;opposed,unwilling. |
| Belligerent | Given to fighting warlike;combative,aggressive. (N) 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 | (N)A wry face,face distortion (V) To make a wry face. |
| Holocaust | A large grand scale destruction. Especially by by fire: a vast slaughter,a burnt offering. |
| Impervious | Not affected or hurt by;admitting no passage of entrance. |
| Impetus | A moving force,impulse,stimulus.(N) |
| 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. |