vocab unit 2 flash cards

Set: vocab unit 2

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	Term	Definition
	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;
	belligerent	(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
	grimace	(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, impusle, 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 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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