vocab level e unit 2

(adj.) peaceable, friendly

(adj.) peaceable, friendly

amicable

(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

adroit

(adj.) kindly, charitable

benevolent

(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

averse

(adj.) hasty, not thorough

cursory

(n.) treachery, deceitfulness

duplicity

(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war

belligerent

(v.) to praise extravagantly

extol

(n.) a wry facem facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face

grimace

(adj.) possible, able to be done

feasible

(adj.) incapable of being penetrated

impervious

(n.) danger

jeopardy

(n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

holocaust

(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details

meticulous

(n.) a moving force

impetus

(n.) a longing for something past; homesickness

nostalgia

(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

quintessence

(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

retrogress

(v.) to examine closely

scrutinize

(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

tepid