Honors English Vocab Unit 2

adroit

quick or skillful or adept in action or thought

amicable

characterized by friendship and good will

averse

having a strong dislike or opposition to something

belligerent

engaged in war

benevolent

intending or showing kindness

cursory

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

duplicity

deceitfulness

extol

praise enthusiastically

feasible

possible to do easily or conveniently

grimace

ugly expression

holocaust

mass destruction or slaughter

impervious

not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

impetus

the force or energy with which a body moves

jeopardy

danger of loss, harm, or failure

meticulous

marked by precise accordance with details

nostalgia

longing for something past

quintessence

the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

retrogress

go back in an earlier state, typically a worse one

scrutinize

examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

tepid

only slightly warm, lukewarm
OR
showing little enthusiasm