Sophomore Vocabulary Unit 2

adroit

skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind

amicable

peaceable, friendly

averse

having a deep seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

belligerent

given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive or one at war, one engaged in war

benevolent

kindly; charitable

cursory

hasty; not thorough; superficial

duplicity

treachery, deceitfulness; fraud

extol

to praise extravagantly

feasible

possible, able to be done

grimace

a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face

holocaust

a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter

impervious

not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

impetus

a moving force, impulse, stimulus

jeopardy

danger, peril, risk, hazard

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