Vocabulary 2

Lawyers

Lawyers

________ are paid to scrutinize legal papers and explain the fine print to their clients.

Impervious

________- Not affected or hurt by, admitting no entrance.

Belligerent

________- Given to fighting, warlike, combative.

Averse

________- Having a deep- seated distaste, opposed, unwilling.

Scrutinize

________- To examine closely.

Adroit

________- Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind.

Holocaust

________- A large- scale destruction, especially by fire.

Impetus

________- A moving face, impulse, stimulus.

Meticulous

________- Extremely careful; particular about details.

Duplicity

________- Treachery; deceitfulness.

Adroit

Skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

Amicable

Peaceable, friendly

Averse

Having a deep-seated distaste, opposed, unwilling

Belligerent

Given to fighting, warlike, combative

Benevolent

Kindly, charitable

Cursory

Hasty, not thorough

Duplicity

Treachery; deceitfulness

Extol

To praise extravagantly

Feasible

Possible, able to be done

Grimace

A wry face, facial distortion

Holocaust

A large-scale destruction, especially by fire

Impervious

Not affected or hurt by, admitting no entrance

Impetus

A moving face, impulse, stimulus

Jeopardy

Danger

Meticulous

Extremely careful; particular about details

Nostalgia

Longing for past; homesick

Retrogress

To move backward; return to previous condition

Scrutinize

To examine closely

Tepid

Lukewarm; unenthusiastic, uninterested

Quintessence

The purest form; most typical example