Level E Unit 2 Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adroit | (adj) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind |
| amicable | (adj) peaceful, friendly, congenial |
| averse | (adj) having a deep-seated distaste, disinclined; opposed, unwilling |
| belligerent | (adj) given to fighting, warlike, truculent; (n.) one engaged in war, one at war |
| benevolent | (adj) kindly, charitable |
| cursory | (adj) hasty, not thorough, quick |
| duplicity | (n) treachery, deceitfulness, fraud |
| extol | (v) to praise extravagantly |
| feasible | (adj) possible, able to be done |
| grimace | (n)a wry face, facial distortion, pained expression (v) to make a wry face |
| holocaust | (n)a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter |
| 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) extremely careful; particular about details |
| nostalgia | (n) a longing for something past; homesickness |
| quintessence | (n) the purest essence or forn 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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