English 1A 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Adroit | (adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
| Amicable | (adj.) peaceable, friendly |
| Averse | (adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling |
| Belligerent | (adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war |
| Benevolent | (adj.) kindly, charitable |
| Cursory | (adj.) hasty, not thorough |
| Duplicity | (n.) treachery, deceitfulness |
| Extol | (v.) to praise extravagantly |
| Feasible | (adj.) possible, able to be done |
| Grimace | (n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face |
| Holocaust | (n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering |
| Impervious | (adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance |
| Impetus | (n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| Jeopardy | (n.) danger |
| Meticulous | (adj.) a extremely careful; particular about details |
| Nostalgia | (n.) a longing for something past; homesickness |
| Quintessence | (n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
| Retrogress | (v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition |
| Scrutinize | (v.) to examine closely |
| Tepid | (adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest |
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