Level E unit 2

skillful and quick in thinking or using hands

adroit

Friendly and easy to get along with

amicable

strongly not liking or being against something

averse

Angry and ready to fight

belligerent

kind and wanting to help others

Benevolent

Done quickly and without much attention

cursory

Dishonest behavior meant to trick someone

duplicity

To praise something or someone highly

Extol

possible or able to be done

feasible

a face that shows pain, dislike, or disgust

grimace

great destruction ot loss of life

Holocaust

not allowing something to pass through or affect it

impervious

a force or reason that makes something happen

impetus

in danger or at risk

jeopardy

very careful and precise about details

meticulous

a longing or sadness for the past

nostalgia

the best or most perfect example of something

quintessence

to go backward to an earlier or worse condition

retrogress

to look at something very carefully

scrutinize

not very warm or not very interested

Tepid